Rockets 104, Celtics 101 FG FT
HOU Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS
Thomas 26 4-9 0-2 0-0 2 6 8
Griffin 43 6-11 4-4 0-10 2 5 19
Cato 40 6-9 2-6 3-12 0 3 14
Francis 45 7-20 10-13 2-15 10 3 26
Mobley 41 8-20 0-0 1-2 4 1 21
Morris 27 4-6 0-0 2-4 3 6 9
Norris 15 2-4 2-2 1-2 2 1 7
Torres 3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Totals 240 37-81 18-27 9-45 23 25 104
Percentages: FG .457, FT .667. 3-Point Goals: 12-23, .522 (Mobley 5-8, Griffin 3-5, Francis 2-5, Norris 1-1, Morris 1-3, Torres 0-1). Team Rebounds: 12. Blocked Shots: 5 (Griffin 5). Turnovers: 13 (Francis 5, Griffin 3, Mobley 2, Thomas 2, Morris). Steals: 6 (Norris 2, Francis, Morris, Griffin, Torres). Technical Fouls: Defensive Three Second, 3:10 first. FG FT
BOST Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS
Walker 45 7-17 9-12 2-11 4 3 25
Pierce 44 13-27 10-13 2-11 6 1 38
Battie 27 2-5 1-2 4-9 1 4 5
Anderson 33 3-9 0-0 1-3 3 1 6
Johnson 18 0-4 0-0 0-1 0 2 0
Strickland 31 4-11 4-5 0-4 1 5 15
EWilliams 13 2-3 3-4 0-0 1 2 7
Potapenko 17 0-1 0-0 1-1 1 2 0
McCarty 12 2-3 0-0 1-1 1 0 5
Totals 240 33-80 27-36 11-41 18 20 101
Percentages: FG .412, FT .750. 3-Point Goals: 8-20, .400 (Strickland 3-5, Walker 2-6, Pierce 2-6, McCarty 1-1, E.Williams 0-1, Johnson 0-1). Team Rebounds: 11. Blocked Shots: 2 (Battie, Potapenko). Turnovers: 8 (Walker 4, E.Williams 2, Anderson, Johnson). Steals: 8 (Walker 4, Pierce 2, Anderson, Battie). Technical Fouls: Defensive Three Second, 51.5 first Defensive Three Second, 42.8 second; Walker, 7:38 fourth. Houston 25 25 29 25 104
Boston 22 22 26 31 101
A—16,317 (18,624). T—2:22. Officials—Ted Bernhardt, Leon Wood, Phil Robinson.