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00:00From the Toyota Center here in downtown Houston,
00:08Space City Hall Network presents Houston Rockets basketball.
00:12As tonight, the 31-17 Rockets aim to remain dominant here at home
00:15as they'll clash with the 32-18 Boston Celtics.
00:20All right, starting lineups time, presented by Mattress Firm.
00:23And for the Houston Rockets, they're going to go with Thompson Tarheeson,
00:25Alfred Shingun, Jabari Smith Jr., and Kevin Durant.
00:28He missed his third game of the season in Indiana.
00:30Rockets 3-0 this season without Kevin Durant.
00:33The Celtics looking a little bit different.
00:35You've got Derek White and Ron Harper Jr.,
00:37the first ever start in the career of Ron Harper Jr. is taking place here.
00:42But now you've got Cade in the middle, Luka Garza, and Baylor Shireman
00:45to round off their starting five.
00:48They played and won last night in Dallas.
00:52And then Thompson getting ready for the ballgame.
00:53He's played very well in his young career against the Celtics.
00:56Ryan, it's now time for the competition game presented by Toyota.
01:00First off, multiple efforts.
01:01You really have to get located in transition and run the Celtics off of the three-point line.
01:06They really love to spread you out and big forwards.
01:10Houston does a great job of creating extra opportunities,
01:13and that allows you room for mistakes.
01:15And downhill, you've got to attack into the paint before you draw a kick
01:19or make a play for others.
01:20And that's an area where Houston has really taken some strides,
01:24and it's been fun to watch, Craig.
01:25The Rockets trail the Celtics in the all-time series.
01:28They're 40 games below .500 in the all-time series with Boston,
01:32but they have beaten them twice in a row, both on the road.
01:35They have dropped their last two games in the Celtics here at Toyota Center
01:39and four of their last five.
01:41And a chance again to end that run and continue their winning streak over the Celtics
01:45and sweep them, which, again, does not happen very often.
01:50So Boston has control first.
01:52They take a ton of threes, and they take one there.
01:55When you look at the Celtics jerseys, you may wonder,
01:58there's so many random numbers.
01:59That's because just about every Celtics jersey number is retired.
02:04When I put it there, the 101 is Ibiadoka is now beating his former team twice in a row
02:09after losing three straights to the Celtics.
02:11And that was when Boston blew out the Rockets three times in a row.
02:14That's what a cut and a layup for Garza, one of the most definitely college players.
02:18Oh, my goodness.
02:19I mean, his numbers are up there with Luau Cinder.
02:22Shandu spinning to the rim, and he lays it up and in.
02:25Easy take for Alki.
02:27Again, Boston also defense so well in transition.
02:30Here's Tari open for the wing, and he's made a three, and the Rockets have the lead.
02:36And, you know, these games can be tough.
02:38Sometimes the motivation can be missing, and right now Boston's got all the energy, Craig.
02:43I know it's only a tie.
02:46There's Thompson.
02:47There again gets turned back by Harper.
02:51He's just slipped by Keita.
02:53Comes on the other side and hits the acrobatic reverse two.
02:57So the black top overseas, I mean, literally anywhere that there's a hoop.
03:01It's great to have him back.
03:03As White is able to make it along.
03:06A lot of these guys from Boston, they're playing more than they ever have before,
03:09especially with the Tatum injury.
03:11He'll get to the body of Garza, and finishes with the left.
03:15You know, you've got to have enough evidence to change the ball.
03:18And there's the cut.
03:19Player Kogi, the pass by Shin, doing the ultimate dunk.
03:23By the way, Garza did hit four threes last night at Carrillo.
03:25You know, that's why you're a big Rooney-Gobert guy.
03:30And that three is good.
03:32So they finally get one to go after eight straight misses.
03:35More defined role of Clint Capella's been playing a lot better.
03:38Jayshon Tate's out there as well.
03:40He had a terrific game against the Pacers.
03:42That is the rainer draws to.
03:43Take the touch.
03:44Again, you see that the Celtics are so good defending in the lane.
03:47Now, Shepard pressuring Pritchard.
03:50He loses him, finds Walsh.
03:53He misses.
03:54That's a brick.
03:55But it's cleaned up by Gonzalez.
03:57You've got to come away with those plays.
04:00Clint was flat-footed there, but, man, it's all over the boards.
04:04Low-scoring first quarter.
04:06Pritchard in the paint.
04:06He's pushing off every time, man.
04:14Harper fakes the three, resets, and makes it on that reset.
04:20Dive to the rim, you know, get to a jump shot that you're comfortable with.
04:24And a little leaner is good for White after finding a seam and driving lane.
04:29Durant's a little bit out of rhythm here.
04:31Let's see if he can get going.
04:33Post on White.
04:34There's the help.
04:35The step back is good.
04:36Rockets needed that.
04:38Should be, should start to be mentioned amongst the MVP candidates for the season.
04:42That's White.
04:43Makes the three.
04:44That's back-to-back buckets for Darren White.
04:47He's a games-league scorer with ten.
04:49Gets it back.
04:51Let it go.
04:52Yep.
04:54And Jabari pails his team out.
05:01Thompson at midair.
05:02Whip it out to Jabari.
05:04What a pass.
05:05And back-to-back threes for him.
05:07What a pass that was.
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05:18And then a rebound gets poked up.
05:19The holiday on the reset.
05:21He'll immediately take the shot.
05:22And he makes it a three.
05:24And it's so hard, man.
05:25Houston's got to be thankful.
05:27They missed their share.
05:28Open three.
05:29They have a night.
05:30Sharmin into Tar East and absorbs some contact and scores.
05:35That's the same team they won the championship with.
05:38They could be very demoralizing.
05:40Shagun, a little bit of a half-step in there.
05:47Tarzan said, turned around, was like, I'm open.
05:50I'm going to take it.
05:50I made four of them last night, a career eye.
05:54That's his first make tonight from three.
05:56Richard set himself at dances off.
05:59Another miss.
06:02He'll try it again.
06:04Same spot.
06:05Different result.
06:07Tough.
06:09Durant slips a little bounce pass over to Tasha and Kilda Smith.
06:13Oh, looks like he got pushed.
06:14Easily should have been an animal in there.
06:18So Jabari's got eight.
06:19And there goes Pritchard right to the rim, finishing over Tari Eason.
06:24Son of Ron Harper.
06:28White, a couple of ball fakes got Davison to bite.
06:33Eason's got to find some energy here.
06:36And again, just playing far too slow.
06:38Two-for-one opportunity.
06:41Biggest lead for Boston.
06:43The extra pass.
06:43Jabari's open in the corner.
06:45Got it.
06:46His third three in a game.
06:48Yeah, Boston.
06:49Richard stepping to his left, separating from Jabari Smith Jr.
06:56Making the J.
06:57Richard pushes off every time he drives.
07:00Happy 10th birthday to a very special young man, Grayson Milamovich.
07:05Happy birthday to you.
07:06Love you.
07:06As Kevin Durant finds a Ben Thompson, and he makes the three.
07:11The one last year, I thought it was the Rockets' best regular season win of the entire year.
07:18Shireman rims it down.
07:21Missed that last game.
07:25Harper dumps it into Garza.
07:27And then the hot potato is saved by Shireman.
07:35Back to Durant.
07:36Throws it up to top.
07:37It taps it to Chagud.
07:38Who ultimately got fouled.
07:40Hit it.
07:40And won.
07:41And then the rebound.
07:43Durant tried to tap it ahead, but Harper tapped it to Shireman and then gets it back.
07:47Misses the three.
07:48Rebound to Shireman.
07:50The reset to White.
07:51He lets it fly.
07:51It's tough to play like that without rhythm.
07:57And if you try to get it back, White, the kick, Shireman, open.
08:03Another one.
08:05The reset and a half court.
08:06We got a team that scores a ton of points on the break.
08:09White pulling back.
08:11Oh, they're hot now.
08:12But that's three in a row.
08:14Two for White, one for Shireman.
08:16And two fairly good looks for Kevin Durant.
08:19And obviously, you know, the goal is to get him another three for Boston Sun.
08:23Sorry, Frank.
08:24Get him a layup or an open look.
08:27And then the basket starts to open up.
08:29But right now, just absolutely no rhythm for Houston.
08:32They hit seven threes the Celtics did in the first half.
08:35That was their fifth already in this court.
08:37And in fairness, this is something Houston's going to happen later.
08:41Rockets have only lost four games here at home all season.
08:45This home record of the league.
08:46White driving down the lane.
08:49Fades back and misses with a rebound.
08:51Poked out and picked up by Harper.
08:53And another opportunity for Boston.
08:55They've out-rebounded the Rockets in this game by ten.
08:58White's a pullback.
09:00And he hits again.
09:07White contested three over.
09:09Durant, he is in a zone now.
09:11Very difficult shot for Derek White.
09:13Well, has he for White from the free-throw line?
09:16Short.
09:18Offensive rebound, Gonzalez back to White.
09:21And nobody put a body on Harper.
09:24Okay, flying out of nowhere.
09:25All Boston here in this third quarter.
09:27Jen Gunn had it taken away by Garza.
09:31It gets deflected by Thompson.
09:33Picked up by Durant.
09:34Who makes his second basket of the game?
09:37Durant, hey, something as simple as a free-throw could get him going.
09:40And Clint Tapella, who is the Rockets' best shot blocker.
09:44There's the help side.
09:45The block by Jabari that ricochets Takeda who finishes off.
09:51Durant shoots over the top and scores.
09:54There's a mix of doing a good job on Kevin.
09:56And partially when Kevin's got a little bit of a break, they're just sitting there helping.
10:00Durant with two, perhaps three defenders in the vicinity.
10:08Pulls up and scores, so he's now had a couple of shots.
10:12Help us do what we do.
10:15Pritchard leaning and throwing the lob to Takeda.
10:18He found just enough space weaving through.
10:22And it's now 81-60 Boston.
10:25Takeda working on a double-double.
10:27Three ball.
10:28Rockets needed one.
10:29My goodness.
10:30And either one is right.
10:31Push to pace.
10:32Play hard.
10:33And just let it hang.
10:34Shireman, an easy-driving layup.
10:46Shepard looking for another one.
10:47And gets another one.
10:48His second three of the game.
10:50Now two for six.
10:54Knocked out to Terry Eason.
10:56And he gets a three to go.
10:57So the Rockets starting to find their mark a little bit.
11:01A three for Eason.
11:01A couple for Reed Shepard.
11:05The handoff to Pritchard.
11:08Answers with a three of his own.
11:09His third.
11:10He's got 19.
11:18Jabari off the glass.
11:20Shireman, the heave.
11:28So after the Rockets.
11:32Terry Eason, one-on-three.
11:33Kata there at the rim.
11:35There he goes spinning into the stands.
11:38And that's what Bob.
11:39Oh, stolen by Shepard.
11:41Kata retreats.
11:42And he blocks the dunk attempt by Reed Shepard.
11:45But Terry Eason there to clean it up.
11:46Cedric Coward in Memphis.
11:49BJ Edgecombe with the Sixers.
11:52And with the Anthony Davis trade.
11:54Dallas just went all in.
11:56Cooper flag.
11:58An invitation to the post-race party.
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12:02Shepard for three off the inbounds.
12:05There's the good news.
12:06You know, Reed Shepard's pretty much never going to have a chance if they can't do that.
12:14Lear for Garza.
12:16Here in Boston.
12:20Here with Minnesota and Detroit.
12:23Shengun.
12:24And he whirls and gets it to go.
12:26That's 13 for Shengun.
12:29Rockets with 30 pain points in this game.
12:32Oh, wow.
12:33The Celtics.
12:34Again, getting loose backdoor.
12:36It's Garza.
12:40The skips.
12:41The shot by White.
12:42Back-tap by Hartford.
12:44And Pritchard deep three over Shepard.
12:45Three-game winning streak.
12:50Ben Sullivan.
12:51Putting Isaiah Crawford.
12:52J.D. Davidson back in as he lays it up and in.
12:54Jeff Green, Aaron Holliday.
13:01Pritchard.
13:02Five of eight from three.
13:0427 points.
13:05He and White.
13:08And Pritchard's tough because he's a solid player.
13:12He makes you pay for your mistakes.
13:14Jason.
13:14Capela last year.
13:18J.D. Davidson.
13:1916 games with the Celtics.
13:23As Holliday hits the running.
13:29Davison off the screen.
13:31Capela taps it in.
13:32Good finish there for Clint Capela.
13:35Went up with his off hand.
13:36Left hand.
13:36And sees it.
13:37Make it officially 19 rebounds now for him.
13:40As Garza gets a clean look at a three.
13:42Which she, of course, makes.
13:43The Celtics poured on.
13:45That's 19 for Garza.
13:47Definitely the best game that Houston's seen Garza play.
13:51He was good defensively against Shingon.
13:56Proper to the rim.
13:58And he dunks it down.
14:01I understand his ball movement.
14:09Holliday picks it up and lays it up.
14:11There you go.
14:12Play with energy.
14:14Kevin Durant came back after missing the game against Indiana.
14:20But, obviously, not enough.
14:27As the Celtics, especially in this second half, dominated play.
14:32As Green makes the three.
14:37Can we whistle?
14:38And what?
14:40We're going to put 2.2 back on the game clock.
14:42Yeah, the clock.
14:45But, uh,
14:45second night of a back-to-back.
14:47Again, Boston really excels in these scenarios.
14:50Even without their best player.
14:51Big night for Derek White.
14:5328 points.
14:54Huge third quarter.
14:57Grayton Pritchard had 27.
14:59Did a lot of damage in the fourth.
15:00And the Celtics did most of their damage in the second half.
15:04As, again, they beat the Rockets for the third time in a row
15:06here at Toyota Center.
15:07The final score, 114-93.
15:10We'll be back with more.
15:14To be continued...
15:27To be continued...
15:33To be continued...
15:34Thanks a lot.
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