11. 2011 PAC DIV CHAMP LA LAKERS v. 14. 2015 SW DIV CHAMP HOUSTON ROCKETS
Lakers 57-25, 1st Pac Div, 6th Off/6th Def
d. Hornets West 1st Rnd 4-2
Lost Mavs West Semis 4-0
#172 overall seed
d. '07 Mavs (2-0 Kobe/Gasol PotG)
Coach Phil Jackson, Asst Chuck Person, Brian Shaw, GM Mitch Kupchak
Starters
C Pau Gasol 30 18.8 PPG 23.3 PER 14.7 WS 5.2 WS
F Lamar Odom 31-R Island 14.4 19.4 10.1 3.7
F Metta World Peace 31-St Johns 8.5 11.2 4.4 1.3
G Derek Fisher 36-L Rock 6.8 8.9 3.7 0
G Kobe Bryant 32 25.3 23.9 10.3 5
Rotation Reserves
C Andrew Bynum 23 11.3 21.1 6.6 2
F Matt Barnes 30-UCLA 6.7 14.6 3 .7
F Devin Ebanks 21-W Virginia 3.1 19.4 .4 0
G Stevie Blake 30- Maryland 4 7.5 1.8 -.1
G Shannon Brown 25-Mich St 8.7 13.6 3.1 .5
Leaders Kobe 5th PPG, 5th PER, 5th Off +/-, 4th Off Rtng, 1st Team All NBA
Gasol 5th Reb, 2nd WS, 3rd WS/48, 2nd Team All NBA
The '11 Lakers were top 6 in both offense and defense; 30 year old Gasol and 32 year old Kobe both hit 23 PER with double digit WS; 31 year old Lamar Odom has double digit WS and 23 year old Andrew Bynum comes off the bench with 20+ PER. If these Lakers advance to the Regional Final - they will face Magic's 1990 Lakers.
Rockets: 56-26, 1st SW Div, 12th Off/8th Def
d. Mavs West 1st Rnd 4-1
d. Clips West Semis 4-3
Lost Warriors West Finals 4-1
#213 overall seed
d. '94 Sonics (2-1 Harden 2 PotG)
Coach Kevin McHale
Starters
C Dwight Howard 29 15.8 PPG 19.2 PER 3.6 WS .5
F Terrence Jones 23-Kentucky 11.7 18.3 3 .5
F Trevor Ariza 29- UCLA 12.8 12.7 6.6 2.2
G Jason Terry 37-Arizona 7 11.4 3.6 1
G James Harden 25-Arizona St 27.4 26.7 16.4 8.1 VORP
Rotation Reserves
C Donatas Motlejunas 24 12 14.4 4.7 .8
F Josh Smith 29 12 15.2 2.1 .8
F Corey Brewer 28- Florida 11.9 14 2.7 .3
G Patrick Beverley 26-Arkansas 10.1 11.3 3.5 .9
G Pablo Priglioni 37 3 11.4 1.1 .2
Leaders Harden 2nd PPG, 3rd Steals, 4th PER, 1st WS, 4th WS/48, 3rd +/-, 1st VORP, 2nd Trip Doub, 1st Team All NBA
Ariza 4th Stls
Houston's the 14th seed in the region, 25 year old James Harden leads the way - 1st in both Win Shares and VORP, 4th in PER. The 2019 Rockets are already in the Rnd of 32.
Matchup
C Gasol (Lakers)
F Odom (Lakers)
F Ariza (Rockets)
G Push
G Harden (Rockets)
Bench: Push
Gm
1 Qtr
9 Lakers 7 Rockets 2
Lakers Kobe, Kobe(3) Odom
Rockets Harden
6 Lakers 18 Rockets 8
Lakers Artest, Odom(1) Kobe, Gasol, Gasol, Blake
Rockets Ariza, Terry, Howard
Bottom half of Region 12 is underway; the 24th spot in the rnd of 32 up for grabs.
3 Lakers 18 Rockets 11
Lakers
Rockets Josh, Harden(1)
1 Score Lakers 22 Rockets 15
Lakers Bynum, Bynum
Rockets Harden, Donatas
Kobe has 7 - Laker defense the story so far.
2 Qtr
9 Lakers 25 Rockets 19
Lakers Bynum(1) Gasol
Rockets Jones, Donatas
6 Rockets 32 Lakers 27
Lakers Bynum
Rockets Jones, Jones, Brewer(3) Prigioni (3) Prigioni(3)
Back to back triples by Prigioni in the last minute and Houston takes the lead.
3 Rockets 38 Lakers 36
Lakers Kobe(3) Kobe, Kobe, Odom
Rockets Smith, Prigioni, Smith
H Score Rockets 42 Lakers 41
Lakers Odom(3) Kobe
Rockets Smith, harden
Kobe adds 7 more; it's defense though that has asserted.
3 Qtr
9 Rockets 49 Lakers 41
Lakers
Rockets Harden, Terry, Terry(3)
6 Rockets 53 Lakers 46
Lakers Odom, Kobe, Bynum(1)
Rockets Jones, Beverley
Houston really making it tough on LA to find the basket.
3 Rockets 58 Lakers 53
Lakers Kobe(1) Gasol, Kobe, Odom
Rockets Smith(3) harden
3 Score Rockets 62 Lakers 58
Lakers Gasol(3) Bynum
Rockets Terry, harden
13 for Harden - defense, defense, defense.
4 Qtr
9 Rockets 69 Lakers 64
Lakers Artest, Barnes, Kobe
Rockets harden, Smith(1) Donatas, Harden
6 Rockets 82 Lakers 71
Lakers Blake(3) Bynum, Gasol
Rockets Jones, Harden(3) Ariza, harden(3) Terry(3)
The Rockets with 3 triples and it looks like Houston's taking game 1 in LA.
3 Rockets 89 Lakers 75
Lakers Barnes, Vujacic
Rockets Howard(3) Harden, McDaniels
F Score Rockets 96 Lakers 79
Lakers Vujacic(1) Vujacic(3)
Rockets Dorsey, Black, Kostas(3)
Houston blasts LA; holding the Lakers under 80 pts.
Harden: 25 pts/6 assists-Player of the Game(3)
Howard: 5 pts/12 boards/4 blocks
Terry: 12 pts
Jones: 10 pts/10 boards
Smith: 12 pts/10 boards
Kobe: 23 pts/6 boards/6 assists
Gasol: 13 pts/11 boards
Odom: 12 pts/15 boards
Bynum: 12 pts/8 boards
Gm 2
1 Qtr
9 Rockets 12 Lakers 4
Rockets Jones, Terry(3) Harden Ariza, Jones(3)
Lakers Artest, Odom
6 Rockets 17 Lakers 8
Rockets Jones(3) Harden
Lakers kobe, Kobe
The Lakers need a road win, but they're down early.
3 Rockets 22 Lakers 15
Rockets Terry(3) Harden
Lakers Blake, Gasol, odom
1 Score Rockets 32 Lakers 15
Rockets harden, Brewer(3) Brewer, Smith(3)
Lakers
The Rockets are just blasting the Lakers.
2 Qtr
9 Rockets 39 Lakers 19
Rockets Beverley(3) Donatas, Donatas
Lakers Bynum(1) Kobe(3)
6 Rockets 43 Lakers 28
Rockets Brewer, Jones
Lakers Barnes(3) Barnes, Brown, Kobe
Lakers are able to cut the lead to 15 - but this sure looks done.
3 Rockets 50 Lakers 35
Rockets Artest, Artest(3) Harden
Lakers Donatas, Terry, Bynum
H Score Rockets 63 Lakers 40
Rockets Jones(3) Harden, Brewer, Harden, Jones, Jones
Lakers Artest(3) Odom
it's done - Houston is steamrolling the Lakers and they'll move to the regional semis.
3 Qtr
9 Rockets 72 Lakers 45
Rockets Ariza(3) Smith, Smith, Terry
Lakers Gasol, Gasol(3)
6 Rockets 80 Lakers 53
Rockets Howard(3) Beverley, Brewer
Lakers Blake, Barnes, Kobe, Barnes
Just a stunning whipping.
3 Rockets 91 Lakers 58
Rockets Howard, Harden, Terry(3) Jones, Jones
Lakers Bynum, Artest, Gasol(1)
3 Score Rockers 99 Lakers 68
Rockets Smith, Beverley(3) Ariza(3)
Lakers Kobe(3) Kobe, Kobe, Odom(3)
4 Qtr
9 Rockets 106 Lakers 74
Rockets harden, Harden(3) Harden
Lakers Gasol, Gasol, Bynum
6 Rockets 116 Lakers 76
Rockets Brewer(1) Howard, Howard, Terry(3) Smith
Lakers Gasol
3 Rockets 118 Lakers 82
Rockets Harden
Lakers Kobe, odom, Ratliff
F Score Rockets 123 Lakers 83
Rockets Garcia, Daniels(3)
Lakers Vujacic(1)
A 40 point annhilation - the Rockets put a 2 game beating on LA
Harden: 25 pts/10 assists/14 boards-Player of the Game
Jones: 21 pts/8 boards
Terry: 17 pts
Smith: 11 pts
Brewer: 12 pts/5 boards
7. 2020 BOSTON CELTICS v. 15. 2008 SE DIV CHAMP ORLANDO MAGIC
Celtics: 48-24, 3rd East Conf, 4th Off/4th Def
d. Sixers East 1st Rnd 4-0
d. Raptors East Semis 4-3
Lost Heat East Finals 4-2
#108 overall seed
d. '85 Bucks (2-0 Walker 2 PotG)
Coach Brad Stevens, GM Danny Ainge
Starters
C Daniel Theis 25 12.9 PPG 17.9 PER 6.5 WS 1.7
F Jayson Tatum 21-Duke 23.4 20.4 PER 6.9 3.4 VORP
F Gordon Hayward 29-Butler 17.5 18.1 5.7 2
G Kemba Walker 29-UConn 20.4 20 5.9 2.9
G Jaylen Brown 23-Cal 20.3 16.9 4.9 1.4
Rotation Reserves
C Enes Kanter 27 8.1 22.4 4.4 .9
F Robert Williams 22-Texas A&M 5.2 23.1 2 .7
F Javonte Green 26-Radford 3.4 13.1 1.1 .2
G Brad Wannamaker 30-Pitt 6.9 12.8 3.5 .5
G Marcus Smart 25-OK St 12.9 13.8 4.5 1.6
Leaders Wannamaker 1st FT%
Theis 5th Off Rtng
Tatum 3rd Team All NBA
The Quarrantine Celtics were 4th in both offense and defense, that earns them the 7th seed in the region; pretty empty leader board, 21 year old Jayson Tatum and 29 year old Kemba Walker both hit 20 PER (in fewer minutes, there's some 20 PER coming off the bench as well). There's currently just one Celtics team in the Rnd of 32.
Magic: 52-30, 1st SE Div, 7th Off/6th Def
d. Raptors 4-1 East 1st Rnd
Lost Pistons East Semis 4-1
#236 overall seed
d. '05 Spurs (2-1 Howard 2 PotG)
Coach Stan Van Gundy, Asst Patrick Ewing
Starters
C Dwight Howard 22 20.7 PPG 22.9 PER 12.9 WS 3.7
F Rashard Lewis 28 18.2 16.7 9.8 4 VORP
F Hedo Turkoglu 28 19.5 17.8 9 3.6
G Jameer Nelson 25- Stanford 10.9 15.5 5.6 1.6
G Maurice Evans 29-Texas 9.3 14 4.6 1.2
Rotation Reserves
C Adonal Foyle 32- Colgate 1.9 9.9 1.3 0
F JJ Redick 23-Duke 4.1 12.7 .5 0
F Keith Bogans 27-Kentucky 8.7 10.9 4.9 1.4
G Keyon Dooling 27- Missouri 8.1 14.1 3.7 .5
G Carlos Arroyo 28-FIU 6.9 12.8 2.8 .3
Leaders Howard 1st Reb, 1st Reb/Gm, 4th Blocks, 5th Blocks/Gm, 3rd Eff FG%, 1st Def WS, 1st Reb% 1st Team All NBA
Evans 2nd TO%
Turkoglu 5th Trip Doub
22 year old Dwight Howard leads the way for the 15th seed in the region, 20+ PER and double digit WS. Magic looking for their first team to advance to the Rnd of 32. We saw Howard from 7 years later in the prior series; Trevor Ariza is also on both this team and that Houston club.
Matchup
C Howard (Magic)
F Push
F Turkoglu (Magic)
G Walker (Celtics)
G Brown (Celtics)
Bench: Celtics
Gm
1 Qtr
9 Celtics 5 Magic 2
Celtics Brown(3) Tatum
Magic Howard
6 Magic 18 Celtics 7
Celtics Hayward
Magic Evans, Evans, Turkoglu, Howard, Howard(3) Turkoglu(3) Evans
If Orlando wins this series- 2008 Dwight Howard will go up against 2015 Dwight Howard.
3 Magic 21 Celtics 15
Celtics Kanter, Walker, Kanter, Tatum
Magic Turkoglu(3)
1 Score Magic 27 Celtics 24
Celtics Brown, Brown, Ojeleye(3) RWilliams
Magic Dooling, Arroyo, Dooling, Arroyo
Dwight Howard/Jaylen Brown each with 7
2 Qtr
9 Magic 32 Celtics 28
Celtics Hayward, Wannamaker
Magic Howard, Lewis(3)
6 Celtics 37 Magic 36
Celtics Hayward, Tatum(3) Kanter, Theis
Magic Howard, Foyle
Tatum's got 7 and the Celtics regain the lead.
3 Celtics 46 Magic 37
Celtics Ojeleye(3) Walker, Brown, Hayward
Magic Howard(1)
H Score Celtics 52 Magic 45
Celtics Tatum, Walker, Kanter
Magic Lewis(3) Howard(1) Howard, Howard
Howard with 17 in the half but Boston has its biggest lead.
3 Qtr
9 Celtics 58 Magic 58
Celtics Brown, Walker, kanter
Magic Lewis, Bogans(3) Lewis, Nelson(3) Lewis(3)
6 Celtics 68 Magic 65
Celtics Tatum, Theis(3) Tatum(3) Brown
Magic Nelson, Howard(3) Howard
Reggie Lewis with 7 to open the third - Magic close the deficit.
3 Celtics 75 Magic 75
Celtics Tatum, GWilliams, Wannamaker
Magic Turkoglu, Howard, Lewis(1) Bogans, Arroyo
3 Score Celtics 80 Magic 80
Celtics Brown(3) Brown
Magic Arroyo, Nelson(3)
Howard with 24, Brown with 18. We are tied.
4 Qtr
9 Celtics 88 Magic 82
Celtics Tatum, RWilliams, Tatum, Smart
Magic Turkoglu,
6 Celtics 91 Magic 86
Celtics Theis(1) Brown
Magic Howard, Howard
28 for Howard - Magic trail.
3 Celtics 98 Magic 92
Celtics Kanter(3) Wannamaker, Kanter
Magic Howard, Nelson, Turkoglu
1 min Celtics 100 Magic 100
Celtics Hayward
Magic Howard(1) Lewis, Lewis(3) Evans
5 points for the Magic in the last 30 seconds to tie this score.
At 28 seconds - it's Jaylen Brown - a triple from the wing.
6 seconds later - Turkoglu in the paint. Celtics by a point.
Walker is fouled. Hits both. 17 seconds left.
Turkoglu misses a 3 - Lewis is there with the putback. Celtics by 1.
Tatum is quickly fouled. Hits both. 107-104.
Now it's the Magic - in bounding from half court after the timeout - Turkoglu with the contested 3 ----
GOOOD! GOOOOOOD! GOOOOD! HEDO TURKOGLU TIES THE SCORE WITH 2 SECONDS LEFT! TURKOGLU!!
Celtics now, tied at 107, inbounds to Brown, just outside the paint - Brown quickly turns and fires ---
GOOOOD! GOOD! GOOD! JAYLEN BROWN AT THE BUZZER GIVES THE CELTICS GAME ONE! GOOOOOOOOD!!!
Final: Celtics 109 Magic 107
Fun game - great Magic comeback - Turkoglu hits a game tying 3 with 2 seconds left only to see Jaylen Brown take it away again at the buzzer. Tremendous.
Brown: 25 pts/9 boards/buzzer beater-Player of the Game
Hayward: 10 pts/5 boards
Tatum: 22 pts/7 boards
Walker: 10 pts/8 assists
Kanter: 15 pts/8 boards
Howard: 31 pts/21 boards
Lewis: 21 pts
Turkoglu: 19 pts/7 assists/5 boards
Nelson: 10 pts/7 assists
Gm 2
1 Qtr
9 Celtics 8 Magic 5
Magic Howard(3) Evans
Celtics Theis, Brown(3) Tatum(3)
6 Celtics 16 Magic 11
Magic Nelson, Turkoglu, Howard
Celtics Walker, Walker, Walker, RWilliams
A Celtic win and they're onto the region 12 semi against the Rockets.
3 Celtics 19 Magic 16
Magic Evans(3) Turkoglu
Celtics Walker(3)
1 Score Celtics 23 Magic 22
Magic Nelson, Howard, Howard
Celtics Brown, Brown
Jaylen Brown won game one at the buzzer, 7 to start game 2.
2 Qtr
9 Magic 30 Celtics 30
Magic Dooling, Foyle, Arroyo, Howard
Celtics Smart(3) Green, Theis
6 Magic 37 Celtics 34
Magic Lewis(3) Dooling, Howard
Celtics Tatum, Kanter
Dwight Howard was a monster in game one and has 13 today.
3 Magic 39 Celtics 39
Magic Turkoglu
Celtics Tatum(3) Theis
H Score Magic 43 Celtics 39
Magic Foyle, Nelson
Celtics
Boston held to 5 in the last 6.
3 Qtr
9 Magic 47 Celtics 45
Magic Howard, Nelson
Celtics RWilliams, RWilliams, RWilliams
6 Magic 56 Celtics 50
Magic Lewis(3) Howard, Dooling, Redick
Celtics Tatum(1) Smart, Walker
Orlando with its biggest lead.
3 Magic 63 Celtics 54
Magic Lewis, Howard, Lewis(3)
Celtics Brown, Tatum
3 Score Magic 69 Celtics 58
Magic Arroto(1) Arroyo(3) Howard
Celtics Tatum, kanter
Orlando's defense throttling Boston.
4 Qtr
9 Magic 75 Celtics 67
Magic Dooling, Evans, Turkoglu
Celtics Tatum, Brown, Theis(3) Theis
6 Magic 88 Celtics 78
Magic Howard, Turkoglu, Howard, Arroyo, Bogans(3) Howard
Celtics Tatum, Smart(3) Hayward, Theis, Hayward
Another half dozen for Dwight - Orlando looking to force the showdown.
3 Magic 92 Celtics 82
Magic Nelson, Evans
Celtics Theis, Walker
F Score Magic 100 Celtics 91
Magic Turkoglu, Evans, Nelson, Turkoglu
Celtics Hayward(3) Theis, Kanter, Brown
Orlando controls the game and we go back to Boston for one more.
Howard: 27 pts/24 boards-Player of the Game
Lewis: 11 pts
Turkoglu: 14 pts/7 boards/6 assists
Evans: 11 pts
Nelson: 12 pts/6 assists
Walker: 13 pts/5 assists
Brown: 13 pts/11 boards
Theis: 17 pts
Tatum: 17 pts/11 boards
Gm 3
1 Qtr
9 Celtics 6 Magic 0
Celtics Hayward(3) Tatum(3)
Magic
6 Celtics 10 Magic 7
Celtics Tatum, Kanter
Magic Howard, Howard, Lewis(3)
Winner advances. If it's Boston, they stay home and host the Rockets. The Magic would travel to Houston.
3 Celtics 15 Magic 12
Celtics Walker(3) hayward
Magic Howard(1) Lewis(1) Turkoglu(3)
1 Score Celtics 22 Magic 17
Celtics Hayward, RWilliams, Ojeleye(3)
Magic Dooling, Dooling, Lewis(1)
7 for Hayward - winner moves on.
2 Qtr
9 Celtics 30 Magic 22
Celtics Kanter, Walker(3) Tatum(3)
Magic Foyle, Turkoglu(3)
6 Celtics 35 Magic 27
Celtics Walker, Hayward
Magic Dooling, Howard(3)
Kemba Walker has 3 triples.
3 Celtics 45 Magic 32
Celtics Brown(3) Green, Brown(3) RWilliams
Magic Howard, Evans(3)
H Score Celtics 53 Magic 35
Celtics Tatum(3) Smart(3) Tatum
Magic Turkoglu
It's done - Boston pulling away; the Celtics will move to the regional semi.
3 Qtr
9 Celtics 61 Magic 39
Celtics Tatum(3) Walker, Smart(3)
Magic Redick, Foyle
6 Celtics 70 Magic 53
Celtics Walker, Brown, Walker(3) Brown
Magic Dooling, Dooling, Dooling, Turkoglu, Evans, Nelson, Howard
15 for Kemba Walker.
3 Celtics 72 Magic 57
Celtics Hayward
Magic Evans, Howard
3 Score Celtics 78 Magic 65
Celtics Walker, Kanter, Brown
Magic Redick, Redick(3) Bogans(3)
12 left.
4 Qtr
9 Celtics 87 Magic 75
Celtics Smart, Walker(3) Brown, RWilliams
Magic Lewis(3) Arroyo, Howard, Turkoglu(3)
6 Celtics 98 Magic 82
Celtics Walker(3) Hayward, Tatum, Walker(3) Kanter(1)
Magic Lewis(3) Arroyo, Turkoglu
Boston's 6 from advancing.
3 Celtics 102 Magic 87
Celtics Brown, Tatum
Magic Lewis, Cook(3)
F Score Celtics 107 Magic 89
Celtics GWilliams, Edwards(3)
Magic Garrity
16/21 for Howard, but the Magic fall and we won't see Dwight v. Dwight in the regional semi
Walker: 26 pts/8 boards/5 assists-Player of the Game(3)
Tatum: 20 pts/10 boards
Brown: 16 pts/9 boards
Hayward: 16 pts/6 boards/5 assists
Gm 1
1 Qtr
9 Rockets 9 Celtics 7
Celtics Walker(3) Walker, Theis
Rockets Harden, Howard, Howard, Harden(3)
6 Rockets 17 Celtics 12
Celtics Hayward(3) Tatum
Rockets Jones, Terry, harden, Brewer
24th spot in the rnd of 32 is on the line.
3 Rockets 24 Celtics 18
Celtics Langford, Kanter, Walker
Rockets Jones, Harden, Harden(3)
1 Score Rockets 37 Celtics 20
Celtics Hayward
Rockets Harden(3) Harden, Brewer, Brewer, Donatas, Jones
We saw the Rockets really mow down the Lakers and this series starts the same way; 17 first qtr points for James Harden.
2 Qtr
9 Rockets 44 Celtics 24
Celtics Kanter, Green
Rockets Brewer, Beverley(3) Donatas
6 Rockets 48 Celtics 35
Celtics Hayward, Hayward(3) Tatum(3) Hayward, Tatum(1)
Rockets Smith, Harden
Boston with 11 in the 3, slicing into the deficit.
3 Rockets 55 Celtics 39
Celtics Smart, Brown
Rockets Jones, Jones, Prigioni(3)
H Score Rockets 67 Celtics 49
Celtics Wannamaker, Hayward, Tatum, Brown, RWilliams
Rockets Beverley, Terry(3) Jones, Jones, Jones(3)
11 for Terrence Jones in the last 6 - Houston will take game one.
3 Qtr
9 Rockets 74 Celtics 54
Celtics Hayward, Smart(1) Brown
Rockets Howard, Harden(3) Harden
6 Rockets 81 Celtics 63
Celtics Brown(3) Walker, Smart, Brown
Rockets Howard, Harden(3) Smith
27 for James Harden
3 Rockets 87 Celtics 68
Celtics Hayward(3) Tatum
Rockets Donatas, Beverley, Jones
3 Score Rockets 96 Celtics 73
Celtics Walker(3) Brown
Rockets Brewer(3) Harden(3) Harden(3)
James Harden has broken the Celtics.
4 Qtr
9 Rockets 100 Celtics 78
Celtics Brown(3) Brown
Rockets Brewer, Jones
6 Rockets 107 Celtics 91
Celtics Hayward, Wannamaker, Kanter, Tatum(3) Walker, Brown
Rockets Harden(3) Howard, Harden
3 Rockets 119 Celtics 95
Celtics Walker, Poirier
Rockets Harden(3) Smith, Howard, Howard(3) Canaan
F Score Rockets 119 Celtics 98
Celtics Edwards(3)
Rockets
The Rockets just pushed the Celtics around.
Harden: 41 pts/9 assists/6 boards-Player of the Game
Howard: 15 pts/13 boards
Jones: 21 pts/8 boards
Brewer: 13 pts
Hayward: 21 pts/8 boards
Walker: 16 pts/7 assists
Tatum: 13 pts/8 boards/6 assists
Brown: 20 pts/5 boards
Gm 2
1 Qtr
9 Rockets 7 Celtics 2
Rockets Jones, Terry, Howard
Celtics Brown
6 Rockets 13 Celtics 6
Rockets Howard, Howard, Jones
Celtics Walker, Theis
Rockets looking to close
3 Rockets 19 Celtics 18
Rockets Jones, Jones, Harden
Celtics Walker, Hayward, Brown(3) Walker(3) Tatum
1 Score Rockets 28 Celtics 24
Rockets Jones, Howard, Jones, Beverley(3)
Celtics Tatum, Kanter, RWilliams
2 Qtr
9 Celtics 35 Rockets 33
Rockets Donatas(3) Prigioni
Celtics Hayward(3) RWilliams(1) Walker(3) Kanter, Hayward
6 Celtics 39 Rockets 38
Rockets Harden, Beverley
Celtics Green(1) Tatum(3)
Hayward with 5 to open the qtr - Boston has its first lead.
3 Rockets 46 Celtics 41
Rockets Jones, Harden(3) Terry(3)
Celtics Theis
H Score Celtics 53 Rockets 51
Rockets Smith, Ariza(3)
Celtics Tatum, Kanter, Tatum, Walker(3) Walker(3)
Kemba Walker with 2 triples in the last 43 seconds - Boston up a bucket.
3 Qtr
9 Rockets 59 Celtics 59
Rockets Howard, Harden, Beverley(3) Howard(1)
Celtics Kanter, Walker, Brown
6 Rockets 65 Celtics 63
Rockets Howard, Harden, Harden
Celtics Hayward, Hayward
Howard and Harden each with 13.
3 Celtics 74 Rockets 68
Rockets Terry(3)
Celtics Tatum (3) Walker, Kanter, Kanter, Kanter
3 Score Celtics 84 Rockets 76
Rockets Harden, Brewer(3) Jones (3)
Celtics Walker, Walker, Hayward(3) Tatum
Kemba with 24 - Boston tries to force the showdown
4 Qtr
9 Celtics 86 Rockets 84
Rockets Brewer, Howard, Beverley, Brewer
Celtics Brown
6 Celtics 93 Rockets 87
Rockets Brewer, Beverley(1)
Celtics Tatum, Tatum(3) Hayward
Tatum's got 21 - Boston trying to tie it up.
4 Celtics 99 Rockets 96
Rockets Harden, Harden, Harden(3) Howard
Celtics Walker, Hayward, Smart
Nearly 2:30 passes before the next bucket - it's Terrence Jones with a corner 3 that ties the score.
Boston misses - at 1:20, the Jet, Jason Terry scores in traffic and Houston leads.
Ten seconds later - Jaylen Brown triples from the wing - Boston leads.
Dwight Howard on both ends - he blocks Hayward and at 34 seconds hits a 4 footer. 103-102 Rockets.
Kemba misses at 22 seconds.
Harden is fouled. Hits both.
Boston ball. 18 seconds. Need a 3 to stay alive.
Tatum gets a good look.
Misses.
Harden hits 2 more FT. Final
F Score: Rockets 107 Celtics 102
James Harden's Rockets never got over the hump - but in the tournament they now have 2 of the Final 32 spots.
27 pts/12 assists for Kemba, but he misses late and Boston goes home.
Harden's triple double gives him all 6 PotG awards for the Rockets so far.
Harden: 27 pts/12 boards/11 assists-Player of the Game
Howard: 19 pts/11 boards
Jones: 20 pts/16 boards
Terry: 11 pts
Beverley: 11 pts
All Region:
C Howard ('08 Magic-3)
F Rogers ('00 Suns-2)
F Worthy ('90 Lakers-3)
G Magic ('90 Lakers-3)
G Harden ('15 Rockets-6)
