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Houston Rockets vs Boston Celtics Result & Analysis

Date: Wed 05 Nov 2008
Tip-off: 01:30
Final 99-103
22-28 31-30 25-23 21-22
Position#8
Record3-0
FormWWW
Points / game94.3
Allowed / game83.3
vs
Position#3
Record2-1
FormWWL
Points / game88.3
Allowed / game86.7
USANBA
NBA2008-09
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Houston Rockets winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Boston Celtics winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Houston RocketsUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Memphis Grizzlies
#26
W
82-71
82
71
+11
H30/10
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#9
W
112-102
112
102
+10
A31/10
NBA
Oklahoma City Thunder
#27
W
89-77
89
77
+12
H02/11
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
26-18
17-19
15-20
24-14
32-33
30-26
23-27
27-16
20-17
22-24
23-18
24-18
177.7Avg total
94.3Scored
83.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (3)94.383.3177.7+11.0100%
Season at home (2)85.574.0159.5+11.5100%
Season away (1)112.0102.0214.0+10.0100%
Last 10 (3)94.383.3177.7+11.0100%
Last 5 (3)94.383.3177.7+11.0100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (1)112.0102.0214.0+10.0100%
vs Weaker (2)85.574.0159.5+11.5100%
This opponent (Boston Celtics) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Boston CelticsUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Cleveland Cavaliers
#1
W
90-85
90
85
+5
H29/10
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#15
W
96-80
96
80
+16
H01/11
NBA
Indiana Pacers
#18
L
79-95
79
95
-16
A01/11
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
22-28
21-22
24-13
23-22
24-13
25-18
21-23
26-26
17-27
24-21
17-21
21-26
175.0Avg total
88.3Scored
86.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (3)88.386.7175.0+1.767%
Season at home (2)93.082.5175.5+10.5100%
Season away (1)79.095.0174.0-16.00%
Last 10 (3)88.386.7175.0+1.767%
Last 5 (3)88.386.7175.0+1.767%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (1)90.085.0175.0+5.0100%
vs Weaker (2)87.587.5175.0+0.050%
This opponent (Houston Rockets) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

No spread forecast for this game yet.

⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-11-6+0+6+11Q1Q1: +3.3+3.3Q1: -1.7-1.7Q2Q2: +0.0+0.0Q2: +3.0+3.0Q3Q3: -1.3-1.3Q3: +1.7+1.7Q4Q4: +9.0+9.0Q4: -1.3-1.3
-11-6+0+6+11Q1Q1: +3.3+3.3Q1: -1.7-1.7Q2Q2: +0.0+0.0Q2: +3.0+3.0Q3Q3: -1.3-1.3Q3: +1.7+1.7Q4Q4: +9.0+9.0Q4: -1.3-1.3
Houston RocketsBoston Celtics
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by quarter and half · pick a period
Houston RocketsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Memphis Grizzlies
#26
W
43-37
43
37
+6
H30/10
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#9
W
62-59
62
59
+3
A31/10
NBA
Oklahoma City Thunder
#27
W
42-41
42
41
+1
H02/11
NBA
94.7Avg total
49.0Scored
45.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (3)49.045.794.7+3.3100%-
Last 30 at home (2)42.539.081.5+3.5100%-
Last 30 away (1)62.059.0121.0+3.0100%-
Last 10 (3)49.045.794.7+3.3100%-
Last 5 (3)49.045.794.7+3.3100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (1)62.059.0121.0+3.0100%-
vs Weaker (2)42.539.081.5+3.5100%-
This opponent (Boston Celtics) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Boston CelticsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Cleveland Cavaliers
#1
L
43-50
43
50
-7
H29/10
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#15
W
49-31
49
31
+18
H01/11
NBA
Indiana Pacers
#18
L
41-48
41
48
-7
A01/11
NBA
87.3Avg total
44.3Scored
43.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (3)44.343.087.3+1.333%-
Last 30 at home (2)46.040.586.5+5.550%-
Last 30 away (1)41.048.089.0-7.00%-
Last 10 (3)44.343.087.3+1.333%-
Last 5 (3)44.343.087.3+1.333%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (1)43.050.093.0-7.00%-
vs Weaker (2)45.039.584.5+5.550%-
This opponent (Houston Rockets) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

Not enough box scores for both teams yet (the data provider has box scores for the NBA and Europe's top competitions, not every game).

🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Houston Rockets wins
0
Boston Celtics wins
No previous meetings.
DateH/AOpponentScore
02/11/08HOklahoma City Thunder89-77
31/10/08ADallas Mavericks112-102
30/10/08HMemphis Grizzlies82-71
DateH/AOpponentScore
01/11/08AIndiana Pacers79-95
01/11/08HChicago Bulls96-80
29/10/08HCleveland Cavaliers90-85

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Houston Rockets
NBA 2008-09
Recent: 3 Wins / 0 Losses (last 3)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWW100%
HomeWW100%
AwayW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games321
Win %100%100%100%
Points / game94.385.5112.0
Allowed / game83.374.0102.0
Point differential+11.0+11.5+10.0
Avg total177.7159.5214.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+100%100%100%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
Boston Celtics
NBA 2008-09
Recent: 2 Wins / 1 Losses (last 3)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWL67%
HomeWW100%
AwayL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games321
Win %67%100%0%
Points / game88.393.079.0
Allowed / game86.782.595.0
Point differential+1.7+10.5-16.0
Avg total175.0175.5174.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+33%50%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (1)100% (1)-
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Los Angeles Lakers330100%105.784.0+21.7
2 Utah Jazz330100%96.082.0+14.0
3 Houston Rockets330100%94.383.3+11.0
4 Detroit Pistons330100%106.095.3+10.7
5 Atlanta Hawks220100%97.086.5+10.5
6 New Orleans Pelicans330100%106.796.7+10.0
7 Toronto Raptors330100%99.393.0+6.3
8 Phoenix Suns43175%104.897.0+7.8
9 Boston Celtics32167%88.386.7+1.7
10 Philadelphia 76ers42250%103.292.0+11.2
11 Indiana Pacers21150%94.589.5+5.0
12 Cleveland Cavaliers42250%93.288.5+4.8
13 Orlando Magic42250%96.595.2+1.2
14 Chicago Bulls42250%94.293.2+1.0
15 Milwaukee Bucks42250%93.593.0+0.5
16 Memphis Grizzlies42250%83.285.2-2.0
17 Miami Heat31233%101.799.0+2.7
18 Denver Nuggets31233%101.3101.7-0.3
19 Minnesota Timberwolves31233%89.393.0-3.7
20 Dallas Mavericks31233%92.799.0-6.3
21 Oklahoma City Thunder31233%84.090.7-6.7
22 Charlotte Hornets31233%87.394.7-7.3
23 Brooklyn Nets31233%92.7101.3-8.7
24 Portland Trail Blazers31233%90.7100.7-10.0
25 New York Knicks31233%97.7108.3-10.7
26 Golden State Warriors41325%98.8101.8-3.0
27 San Antonio Spurs2020%98.5101.5-3.0
28 Washington Wizards2020%97.0106.0-9.0
29 Sacramento Kings4040%91.8111.8-20.0
30 Los Angeles Clippers4040%83.5105.0-21.5
Built from this season's results before tip-off (all phases of the competition). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -). 30 teams: scroll the table.

📋 13. Box Score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Houston Rockets2231252199
Boston Celtics28302322103
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