The Houston Rockets (10-23, 4-13 Away) will try to slow down the NBA’s top scoring team when they travel to face the Boston Celtics (24-10, 13-5 Home) on Tuesday. Houston is playing on back-to-back days after topping the Chicago Bulls 133-118 at United Center yesterday. Kevin Porter Jr. had a standout performance with 36 points, nine assists, and seven rebounds.
The Rockets are the 15th seed in the Western Conference. Boston won in dominating fashion on Sunday at TD Garden, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 139-118. Jayson Tatum had 41 points and seven rebounds to lead the team.
The Celtics are 1.5 games ahead of the Milwaukee Bucks atop the Eastern Conference, currently sitting in first. The teams are meeting for the first time this season. Boston won both matchups between the teams last season, the last of which was a 108-90 triumph at TD Garden in November 2021, their fourth straight head-to-head victory.
Tatum led the Celtics with 30 points. Armoni Brooks had 17 points, three rebounds, two assists, and two steals in defeat. Jalen Green and Porter Jr., averaging 21.4 and 19.3 points per game, respectively, have led the Rockets in scoring this season. Porter Jr. also has dished 5.6 assists per game. Meanwhile, Alperen Sengun is grabbing 8.8 rebounds per game.
Tatum and Jaylen Brown have powered the Celts’ offense, averaging 30.9 and 26.6 points per game, respectively. Tatum ranks fifth in the NBA. Tatum also has averaged 8.1 rebounds per game. Marcus Smart has distributed 7.4 assists per game.With 118.7 points per game, the Celtics are the most explosive offense in the NBA.
The teams have split their last 10 clashes at TD Garden (5-5). Meanwhile, the Rockets are 1-3 when playing on consecutive nights this season and 0-1 with a rest disadvantage. The Celtics are 2-0 with a rest advantage.
Houston is 4-6 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -1.2 (110.6-111.8). Boston has split the last 10 (5-5), scoring 113.6 points per game on average while allowing 111.8 (+1.8 margin).
ROCKETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Eric Gordon: 7.5 | 11.5 | -4.0
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Boston Celtics -14.5 (-110)
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