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Houston Rockets @ 
Boston Celtics 101–95
2003-02-24 19:00 · NBA · TD Garden, Boston MA · Att. 18,624
Houston Rockets 2002-03 · Boston Celtics 2002-03 · 2002-03 season
Team stats
| Rockets | Celtics | |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 32-72 .444 | 34-91 .374 |
| Three-pointers | 13-28 .464 | 10-35 .286 |
| Free throws | 24-28 .857 | 17-23 .739 |
| Offensive rebounds | 6 | 15 |
| Defensive rebounds | 38 | 33 |
| Total rebounds | 44 | 48 |
| Assists | 23 | 26 |
| Steals | 6 | 12 |
| Blocks | 6 | 2 |
| Turnovers | 17 | 11 |
| Personal fouls | 19 | 23 |
| Technical fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Points in the paint | -1 | -1 |
| Fast-break points | 6 | 5 |
| Points off turnovers | 19 | 27 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cuttino Mobley G | 49 | 31 | 11-20 | 5-9 | 4-4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +7 |
 Steve Francis G | 48 | 33 | 10-18 | 3-8 | 10-12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +9 |
 Yao Ming G | 40 | 9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +14 |
 Eddie Griffin F | 37 | 9 | 3-10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +9 |
 James Posey G | 34 | 10 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +14 |
 Glen Rice F | 19 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -8 |
| Terence Morris G | 12 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -6 |
 Maurice Taylor G | 10 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 |
| Moochie Norris G | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| Kelvin Cato C | 7 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Larry Smith | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Boylen | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dean Cooper | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Wells | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Melvin Hunt | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anthony Falsone | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 265 | 101 | 32-72 | 13-28 | 24-28 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 19 |
FG .444 · 3P .464 · FT .857
Did not play: Juaquin Hawkins (dnp - coach's decision), Tito Maddox
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Antoine Walker F | 49 | 22 | 7-20 | 3-8 | 5-8 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -3 |
 Paul Pierce G | 42 | 22 | 7-18 | 1-5 | 7-9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -7 |
 Eric Williams F | 37 | 11 | 2-9 | 2-4 | 5-6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +8 |
| Tony Battie C | 34 | 20 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -12 |
| J.R. Bremer F | 31 | 6 | 2-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -5 |
| Walter McCarty F | 25 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 |
 Tony Delk G | 24 | 3 | 1-8 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| Mark Blount C | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -4 |
| Kedrick Brown F | 10 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 |
| Grant Long F | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 |
| Joe Gallagher | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Carroll | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Harter | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim O'Brien | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lester Conner | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Vogel | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 265 | 95 | 34-91 | 10-35 | 17-23 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 23 |
FG .374 · 3P .286 · FT .739
Did not play: Vin Baker (dnp - coach's decision), Mark Bryant (dnp - coach's decision)
Officials: Bennett Salvatore, Bill Spooner, Marc Davis
Play-by-play
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Quarter 1
- 12:00 Start of 1st Period (7:12 PM EST)
- 12:00 BOS Jump Ball Battie vs. Griffin: Tip to Williams
- 11:42 BOS Battie 9' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Williams 1 AST) 0–2
- 11:20 HOU MISS Posey 23' Jump Shot
- 11:18 HOU Francis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 11:04 HOU MISS Mobley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 11:02 CELTICS Rebound
- 10:50 BOS MISS Walker 2' Layup
- 10:48 HOU Griffin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 10:39 HOU Griffin Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
- 10:39 BOS Bremer STEAL (1 STL)
- 10:31 BOS Bremer 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) 0–5
- 10:05 HOU MISS Francis 22' Jump Shot
- 10:03 BOS Bremer REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 9:53 BOS MISS Williams 4' Jump Shot
- 9:53 HOU Yao BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 9:51 BOS Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 9:51 HOU Yao S.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 9:51 BOS Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 9:51 BOS Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 9:25 HOU MISS Griffin 21' Jump Shot
- 9:23 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 9:13 BOS Battie 20' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Pierce 1 AST) 0–9
- 8:57 HOU Mobley 23' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Francis 1 AST) 2–9
- 8:42 BOS MISS Battie 11' Jump Shot
- 8:40 HOU Griffin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 8:35 HOU Posey 2' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Francis 2 AST) 4–9
- 8:17 BOS Walker 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Pierce 2 AST) 4–12
- 7:56 HOU Griffin 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Mobley 1 AST) 7–12
- 7:39 BOS Battie 20' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Pierce 3 AST) 7–14
- 7:19 HOU Griffin 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Francis 3 AST) 10–14
- 7:04 BOS Battie 2' Slam Dunk (8 PTS) (Williams 2 AST) 10–16
- 6:47 HOU MISS Posey 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:45 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 6:41 HOU Posey S.FOUL (P1.T2)
- 6:41 BOS MISS Walker Free Throw 1 of 2
- 6:41 CELTICS Rebound
- 6:41 BOS Walker Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
- 6:26 HOU MISS Griffin 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:24 BOS Bremer REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 6:20 BOS Pierce 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Bremer 1 AST) 10–19
- 6:14 Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
- 6:02 HOU Griffin Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
- 6:02 BOS Williams STEAL (1 STL)
- 5:55 BOS MISS Pierce 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 5:53 HOU Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 5:43 HOU MISS Griffin 22' Jump Shot
- 5:41 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 5:30 BOS MISS Bremer 3PT Jump Shot
- 5:28 HOU Posey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 5:10 HOU Posey 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Yao 1 AST) 12–19
- 4:42 BOS MISS Williams 4' Jump Shot
- 4:41 BOS Williams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
- 4:29 BOS Williams 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Walker 1 AST) 12–22
- 4:03 BOS Bremer S.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 4:03 HOU Francis Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 4:03 BOS SUB: Delk FOR Bremer
- 4:03 BOS SUB: Blount FOR Battie
- 4:03 HOU Francis Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 3:43 BOS MISS Walker 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 3:41 BOS Blount REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 3:33 BOS Pierce 18' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS) (Walker 2 AST) 14–24
- 3:15 HOU MISS Mobley 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 3:12 BOS Williams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
- 3:04 BOS Walker 11' Running Hook Shot (6 PTS) (Delk 1 AST) 14–26
- 2:49 BOS Pierce P.FOUL (P1.T2)
- 2:49 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
- 2:49 BOS SUB: McCarty FOR Williams
- 2:35 HOU Francis 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Griffin 1 AST) 17–26
- 2:17 BOS MISS Delk 10' Running Jump Shot
- 2:15 HOU Posey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 2:07 HOU Mobley 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Posey 1 AST) 19–26
- 2:07 BOS McCarty S.FOUL (P1.T3)
- 2:07 HOU Mobley Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
- 1:53 BOS MISS Pierce 15' Fadeaway Jumper
- 1:53 HOU Mobley BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 1:51 HOU Griffin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 1:47 HOU Griffin OFF.Foul (P1)
- 1:47 HOU Griffin Foul Turnover (P3.T3)
- 1:47 BOS SUB: Bremer FOR Pierce
- 1:34 BOS MISS Delk 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:32 HOU Posey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 1:23 HOU MISS Griffin 12' Jump Shot
- 1:22 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 1:15 HOU Francis S.FOUL (P1.T3)
- 1:15 BOS MISS Walker Free Throw 1 of 2
- 1:15 CELTICS Rebound
- 1:15 BOS Walker Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
- 0:53 HOU Francis Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
- 0:35 BOS MISS Walker 6' Fadeaway Jumper
- 0:34 BOS Blount REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
- 0:34 BOS Blount Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
- 0:34 HOU SUB: Cato FOR Yao
- 0:17 BOS Delk P.FOUL (P1.T4)
- 0:03 HOU Francis 23' Jump Shot (7 PTS) 22–27
- 0:01 BOS Blount Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
- 0:01 HOU Francis STEAL (1 STL)
- 0:00 HOU MISS Francis 29' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:00 Rockets Rebound
- 0:00 End of 1st Period (7:35 PM EST)
Quarter 2
- 12:00 Start of 2nd Period (7:38 PM EST)
- 11:46 HOU MISS Taylor 20' Jump Shot
- 11:44 BOS McCarty REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 11:35 HOU Mobley P.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 11:27 BOS MISS Pierce 18' Jump Shot
- 11:24 HOU Rice REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 11:05 HOU Mobley 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Norris 1 AST) 25–27
- 10:49 BOS Battie 13' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Pierce 4 AST) 25–29
- 10:33 HOU MISS Mobley 5' Jump Shot
- 10:31 HOU Mobley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 10:30 HOU MISS Mobley 5' Jump Shot
- 10:28 HOU Cato REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 10:12 BOS Delk S.FOUL (P2.T1)
- 10:12 HOU Taylor Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 10:12 BOS SUB: Bremer FOR Delk
- 10:12 HOU Taylor Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 9:59 BOS MISS Battie 6' Turnaround Jump Shot
- 9:57 HOU Taylor REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 9:42 HOU MISS Rice 19' Jump Shot
- 9:40 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 9:34 BOS Pierce OFF.Foul (P2)
- 9:34 BOS Pierce Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
- 9:34 BOS SUB: Brown FOR Long
- 9:34 BOS SUB: Walker FOR Pierce
- 9:25 HOU Rice 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Mobley 2 AST) 29–29
- 9:04 BOS McCarty 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Walker 3 AST) 29–32
- 8:35 HOU MISS Cato 7' Jump Shot
- 8:33 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 8:18 BOS MISS Brown 3PT Jump Shot
- 8:16 HOU Norris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 8:07 HOU Taylor Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
- 8:07 BOS Brown STEAL (1 STL)
- 7:59 BOS Walker 24' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Bremer 2 AST) 29–35
- 7:33 HOU Rice Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
- 7:33 BOS Brown STEAL (2 STL)
- 7:27 BOS Brown 2' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Walker 4 AST) 29–37
- 7:26 Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
- 7:26 HOU SUB: Francis FOR Mobley
- 7:26 BOS SUB: Blount FOR Battie
- 7:11 HOU MISS Taylor 19' Jump Shot
- 7:09 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
- 6:52 BOS Walker 2' Layup (12 PTS) (McCarty 1 AST) 29–39
- 6:30 HOU Francis 24' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Norris 2 AST) 32–39
- 6:12 BOS MISS Brown 16' Jump Shot
- 6:09 HOU Norris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 5:58 BOS Blount S.FOUL (P1.T2)
- 5:58 Timeout: Official
- 5:58 HOU SUB: Morris FOR Taylor
- 5:58 BOS SUB: Williams FOR McCarty
- 5:58 HOU Cato Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 5:58 HOU Cato Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 5:48 BOS Bremer 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) 34–42
- 5:34 HOU SUB: Yao FOR Cato
- 5:24 HOU Yao Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T7)
- 5:12 BOS MISS Walker 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 5:10 BOS Bremer REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 5:01 BOS Brown 3' Dunk (4 PTS) (Walker 5 AST) 34–44
- 4:40 BOS Blount S.FOUL (P2.T3)
- 4:40 HOU Francis Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
- 4:40 HOU Francis Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
- 4:27 BOS MISS Brown 3PT Jump Shot
- 4:25 HOU Yao REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 4:11 HOU Rice Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T8)
- 4:11 BOS Blount STEAL (1 STL)
- 4:06 BOS Williams 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Bremer 3 AST) 36–47
- 3:48 BOS Blount P.FOUL (P3.T4)
- 3:48 BOS SUB: Battie FOR Blount
- 3:40 BOS Bremer S.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 3:40 HOU Yao Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 3:40 BOS SUB: Delk FOR Bremer
- 3:40 HOU MISS Yao Free Throw 2 of 2
- 3:40 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
- 3:17 BOS MISS Williams 14' Jump Shot
- 3:17 HOU Rice BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 3:14 HOU Francis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 3:10 BOS Brown P.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 3:10 HOU SUB: Mobley FOR Norris
- 3:10 HOU Francis Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
- 3:10 HOU MISS Francis Free Throw 2 of 2
- 3:10 BOS Williams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
- 2:53 BOS MISS Williams 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:51 BOS Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 2:50 BOS MISS Brown 2' Tip Shot
- 2:49 HOU Mobley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 2:39 Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.3 Short 0)
- 2:30 HOU Mobley 24' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Morris 1 AST) 41–47
- 2:17 BOS Battie 2' Alley Oop Dunk (12 PTS) (Walker 6 AST) 41–49
- 1:59 HOU MISS Morris 23' Jump Shot
- 1:57 HOU Mobley REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
- 1:52 HOU Rice 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Francis 4 AST) 44–49
- 1:37 HOU Morris S.FOUL (P1.T2)
- 1:37 BOS Walker Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
- 1:37 BOS MISS Walker Free Throw 2 of 2
- 1:36 HOU Yao REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 1:22 BOS Williams S.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 1:22 HOU Mobley Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
- 1:22 HOU Mobley Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
- 1:05 BOS Walker Driving Finger Roll (15 PTS) 46–52
- 0:50 HOU Mobley 2' Layup (15 PTS) (Francis 5 AST) 48–52
- 0:50 Rockets Violation: Delay of game Violation
- 0:34 HOU Rice P.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 0:34 BOS Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
- 0:34 BOS Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
- 0:17 HOU Francis 2' Layup (15 PTS) 50–54
- 0:02 BOS MISS Walker 7' Jump Shot
- 0:01 HOU Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 0:00 End of 2nd Period (8:06 PM EST)
Quarter 3
- 12:00 Start of 3rd Period (8:22 PM EST)
- 11:46 HOU MISS Mobley 21' Jump Shot
- 11:45 BOS Bremer REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 11:29 BOS Battie 15' Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Williams 3 AST) 50–56
- 11:06 HOU MISS Mobley 3PT Jump Shot
- 11:04 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:7)
- 11:03 HOU Francis P.FOUL (P2.T1)
- 10:56 BOS MISS Williams 8' Jump Shot
- 10:54 HOU Griffin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 10:37 HOU MISS Posey 2' Layup
- 10:36 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 10:27 BOS MISS Pierce 21' Jump Shot
- 10:25 HOU Mobley REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
- 10:19 HOU Griffin Traveling Turnover (P4.T9)
- 10:06 HOU Yao S.FOUL (P2.T2)
- 10:06 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
- 10:06 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
- 9:45 BOS Bremer S.FOUL (P3.T1)
- 9:45 HOU Francis Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
- 9:45 HOU Francis Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
- 9:30 BOS Bremer Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
- 9:18 HOU Posey 24' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Francis 6 AST) 55–58
- 8:59 BOS Walker Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
- 8:41 HOU MISS Griffin 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 8:39 BOS Williams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
- 8:29 BOS MISS Williams 5' Turnaround Jump Shot
- 8:27 HOU Griffin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
- 8:23 HOU MISS Posey 2' Layup
- 8:21 BOS Williams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
- 8:13 BOS MISS Walker 4' Layup
- 8:12 HOU Posey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 8:02 BOS Battie S.FOUL (P1.T2)
- 8:02 HOU Yao Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 8:02 BOS SUB: Blount FOR Battie
- 8:02 BOS SUB: McCarty FOR Williams
- 8:02 BOS SUB: Delk FOR Bremer
- 8:02 HOU Yao Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
- 7:42 BOS MISS Walker 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 7:40 HOU Mobley REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
- 7:33 HOU Mobley Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T10)
- 7:33 BOS Pierce STEAL (1 STL)
- 7:25 BOS MISS Pierce 2' Layup
- 7:23 CELTICS Rebound
- 7:22 BOS Pierce Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T6)
- 7:22 HOU Griffin STEAL (1 STL)
- 7:17 HOU Mobley 1' Layup (17 PTS) 59–58
- 6:55 BOS MISS McCarty 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:53 HOU Francis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 6:37 HOU MISS Francis 4' Jump Shot
- 6:37 BOS Pierce BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 6:35 BOS Blount REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
- 6:26 BOS MISS Delk 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:24 HOU Francis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 6:06 HOU Yao 2' Layup (5 PTS) 61–58
- 5:57 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
- 5:57 BOS SUB: Battie FOR Blount
- 5:48 BOS Battie 14' Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Delk 2 AST) 61–60
- 5:30 HOU MISS Posey 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 5:28 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:8)
- 5:15 BOS Walker Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T7)
- 5:15 HOU Posey STEAL (1 STL)
- 5:10 HOU MISS Mobley 4' Jump Shot
- 5:08 HOU Griffin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
- 5:06 HOU MISS Griffin 15' Jump Shot
- 5:04 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 4:45 BOS MISS McCarty 3PT Jump Shot
- 4:43 HOU Francis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
- 4:38 HOU Posey Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T11)
- 4:38 BOS Walker STEAL (1 STL)
- 4:33 BOS MISS McCarty 2' Driving Dunk
- 4:30 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 4:29 BOS Battie 2' Layup (18 PTS) 61–62
- 4:09 HOU Francis 17' Turnaround Jump Shot (19 PTS) 63–62
- 3:52 BOS Pierce 15' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Delk 3 AST) 63–64
- 3:27 HOU Francis OFF.Foul (P3)
- 3:27 HOU Francis Foul Turnover (P2.T12)
- 3:27 BOS SUB: Williams FOR Battie
- 3:13 BOS Delk 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Williams 4 AST) 63–67
- 3:03 Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.4 Short 0)
- 3:03 HOU SUB: Morris FOR Yao
- 2:55 HOU Mobley Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T13)
- 2:55 BOS Walker STEAL (2 STL)
- 2:48 BOS MISS Pierce 2' Layup
- 2:46 HOU Posey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
- 2:23 HOU MISS Posey 2' Layup
- 2:21 BOS Williams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
- 2:03 HOU Posey S.FOUL (P2.T3)
- 2:03 HOU SUB: Rice FOR Posey
- 2:03 BOS Walker Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
- 2:03 BOS Walker Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
- 1:46 HOU MISS Francis 3' Layup
- 1:44 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:9)
- 1:39 HOU Rice P.FOUL (P2.T4)
- 1:39 BOS MISS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2
- 1:39 CELTICS Rebound
- 1:39 BOS SUB: Long FOR Walker
- 1:39 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
- 1:20 HOU MISS Morris 18' Jump Shot
- 1:18 BOS McCarty REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 1:13 BOS MISS Delk 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:12 Rockets Rebound
- 1:12 HOU SUB: Taylor FOR Griffin
- 0:57 HOU MISS Francis 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:55 BOS McCarty REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 0:44 HOU Taylor P.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 0:44 BOS MISS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2
- 0:44 CELTICS Rebound
- 0:44 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
- 0:28 HOU Francis 3' Driving Finger Roll (21 PTS) 65–71
- 0:28 BOS Long S.FOUL (P1.T3)
- 0:28 HOU Francis Free Throw 1 of 1 (22 PTS)
- 0:07 HOU Taylor S.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 0:07 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
- 0:07 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
- 0:00 HOU MISS Francis 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:00 Rockets Rebound
- 0:00 End of 3rd Period (8:47 PM EST)
Quarter 4
- 12:00 Start of 4th Period (8:51 PM EST)
- 11:49 HOU Rice S.FOUL (P3.T1)
- 11:49 BOS MISS Williams Free Throw 1 of 2
- 11:49 CELTICS Rebound
- 11:49 BOS Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
- 11:38 HOU MISS Morris 23' Jump Shot
- 11:36 BOS Williams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
- 11:17 BOS MISS Pierce 20' Jump Shot
- 11:15 HOU Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 11:06 HOU MISS Taylor 2' Layup
- 11:06 BOS Walker BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 11:06 Rockets Rebound
- 10:55 HOU Taylor Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T14)
- 10:55 BOS McCarty STEAL (1 STL)
- 10:44 BOS McCarty 2' Layup (5 PTS) 66–76
- 10:14 Rockets Turnover: Shot Clock (T#15)
- 10:02 BOS MISS Walker 14' Jump Shot
- 10:00 BOS Williams REBOUND (Off:3 Def:6)
- 9:53 BOS Walker 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) (McCarty 2 AST) 66–79
- 9:51 Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.5 Short 0)
- 9:33 HOU Francis 2' Driving Layup (24 PTS) 68–79
- 9:33 BOS McCarty S.FOUL (P2.T1)
- 9:33 HOU MISS Francis Free Throw 1 of 1
- 9:33 BOS McCarty REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 9:17 BOS MISS Walker 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 9:15 HOU Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 9:14 HOU Morris Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T16)
- 9:14 BOS Pierce STEAL (2 STL)
- 8:57 BOS MISS Delk 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 8:55 BOS Williams REBOUND (Off:4 Def:6)
- 8:49 BOS MISS Walker 2' Layup
- 8:47 CELTICS Rebound
- 8:47 HOU SUB: Yao FOR Taylor
- 8:47 HOU SUB: Griffin FOR Morris
- 8:38 BOS MISS Walker 2' Layup
- 8:36 HOU Francis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
- 8:23 HOU MISS Griffin 13' Jump Shot
- 8:21 BOS McCarty REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
- 8:06 BOS MISS Pierce 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 8:04 HOU Griffin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
- 7:50 HOU Rice Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T17)
- 7:50 BOS McCarty STEAL (2 STL)
- 7:46 BOS McCarty 1' Slam Dunk (7 PTS) 68–81
- 7:21 HOU MISS Rice 3PT Jump Shot
- 7:19 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 7:13 BOS Pierce 2' Driving Layup (14 PTS) 68–83
- 7:11 Rockets Timeout: Short (Reg.5 Short 1)
- 7:11 HOU SUB: Posey FOR Rice
- 6:59 HOU Francis 24' 3PT Jump Shot (27 PTS) (Posey 2 AST) 71–83
- 6:42 BOS MISS Delk 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:42 CELTICS Rebound
- 6:42 HOU Yao L.B.FOUL (P3.T2)
- 6:20 BOS MISS Delk 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:18 HOU Posey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
- 6:05 BOS McCarty S.FOUL (P3.T2)
- 6:05 BOS SUB: Battie FOR Williams
- 6:05 HOU MISS Posey Free Throw 1 of 2
- 6:05 Rockets Rebound
- 6:05 HOU Posey Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
- 5:50 BOS Battie 3 Second Violation Turnover (P1.T8)
- 5:50 Timeout: Official
- 5:50 BOS SUB: Bremer FOR Delk
- 5:39 HOU Posey 16' Fadeaway Jumper (10 PTS) 74–83
- 5:24 BOS MISS Battie 16' Jump Shot
- 5:24 HOU Francis BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 5:21 BOS McCarty REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
- 5:17 BOS Pierce Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T9)
- 5:17 HOU Posey STEAL (2 STL)
- 5:09 HOU Griffin 24' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Francis 7 AST) 77–83
- 4:46 BOS MISS Bremer 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 4:44 HOU Yao REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 4:33 HOU MISS Mobley 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 4:30 BOS McCarty REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
- 4:17 BOS MISS Battie 2' Layup
- 4:17 HOU Griffin BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 4:17 BOS Jump Ball Battie vs. Griffin: Tip to Mobley
- 4:17 Rockets Rebound
- 3:59 HOU Yao 11' Hook Shot (7 PTS) (Mobley 3 AST) 79–83
- 3:47 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 3 Short 0)
- 3:47 BOS SUB: Williams FOR McCarty
- 3:33 HOU Griffin P.FOUL (P2.T3)
- 3:28 BOS Pierce 15' Fadeaway Jumper (16 PTS) (Walker 7 AST) 79–85
- 3:28 HOU Posey S.FOUL (P3.T4)
- 3:28 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 1 (17 PTS)
- 3:18 BOS Battie P.FOUL (P2.T3)
- 3:06 HOU Mobley 25' 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Posey 3 AST) 82–86
- 2:53 BOS MISS Battie 11' Jump Shot
- 2:53 HOU Francis BLOCK (2 BLK)
- 2:51 HOU Francis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
- 2:50 HOU Mobley 1' Layup (22 PTS) (Francis 8 AST) 84–86
- 2:50 BOS Walker S.FOUL (P1.T4)
- 2:50 HOU Mobley Free Throw 1 of 1 (23 PTS)
- 2:29 BOS Pierce 16' Fadeaway Jumper (19 PTS) 85–88
- 2:09 HOU MISS Francis 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:07 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
- 1:48 BOS MISS Bremer 2' Reverse Layup
- 1:46 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
- 1:35 BOS Pierce Lost Ball Turnover (P4.T10)
- 1:35 HOU Francis STEAL (2 STL)
- 1:29 HOU Mobley 26' 3PT Jump Shot (26 PTS) (Francis 9 AST) 88–88
- 1:07 BOS MISS Bremer 6' Running Jump Shot
- 1:05 BOS Bremer REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
- 0:47 BOS MISS Pierce 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:46 HOU Francis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:7)
- 0:39 Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.6 Short 1)
- 0:24 HOU MISS Mobley 10' Jump Shot
- 0:22 HOU Mobley REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
- 0:22 Rockets Turnover: Shot Clock (T#18)
- 0:01 BOS MISS Pierce 21' Jump Shot
- 0:00 HOU Mobley REBOUND (Off:3 Def:5)
- 0:00 End of 4th Period (9:20 PM EST)
Overtime
- 5:00 Start of 1st OT (9:22 PM EST)
- 5:00 BOS Jump Ball Bremer vs. Griffin: Tip to Francis
- 4:46 BOS Battie P.FOUL (P3.T1)
- 4:37 HOU MISS Francis 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 4:34 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:10)
- 4:22 BOS Pierce 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Bremer 4 AST) 88–91
- 4:02 HOU Mobley Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T19)
- 4:02 BOS Battie STEAL (1 STL)
- 3:49 BOS MISS Bremer 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 3:47 BOS Williams REBOUND (Off:5 Def:6)
- 3:37 BOS Bremer Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T11)
- 3:37 HOU Posey STEAL (3 STL)
- 3:32 HOU Francis 1' Layup (29 PTS) (Posey 4 AST) 90–91
- 3:05 BOS MISS Walker 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 3:03 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:10)
- 2:52 HOU Mobley P.FOUL (P2.T1)
- 2:43 BOS MISS Bremer 21' Jump Shot
- 2:40 HOU Mobley REBOUND (Off:3 Def:6)
- 2:28 BOS Battie P.FOUL (P4.T2)
- 2:18 HOU Mobley 21' Jump Shot (28 PTS) 92–91
- 2:07 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 4 Short 0)
- 1:56 BOS Walker 7' Running Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Bremer 5 AST) 92–93
- 1:40 HOU Mobley 24' 3PT Jump Shot (31 PTS) (Posey 5 AST) 95–93
- 1:23 BOS MISS Walker 3' Layup
- 1:21 HOU Mobley REBOUND (Off:3 Def:7)
- 1:08 BOS Battie S.FOUL (P5.T3)
- 1:08 HOU Yao Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
- 1:08 HOU Yao Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
- 1:08 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 5 Short 0)
- 0:56 BOS MISS Bremer 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:54 HOU Francis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:8)
- 0:33 HOU MISS Posey 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:30 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
- 0:22 BOS Battie 1' Layup (20 PTS) (Walker 8 AST) 97–95
- 0:20 BOS Bremer P.FOUL (P4.PN)
- 0:20 HOU Francis Free Throw 1 of 2 (30 PTS)
- 0:20 HOU Francis Free Throw 2 of 2 (31 PTS)
- 0:20 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 6 Short 0)
- 0:13 BOS MISS Pierce 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:11 HOU Griffin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:7)
- 0:08 HOU Francis 2' Slam Dunk (33 PTS) (Griffin 2 AST) 101–95
- 0:01 BOS MISS Williams 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:00 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
- 0:00 End of 1st OT (9:36 PM EST)