Irving scores 26, Celts rally from 26 to beat Houston 99-98

Al Horford made a hook shot with 3.7 seconds left to give Boston its only lead of the game, and the Celtics rallied from a 26-point deficit to beat the Houston Rockets 99-98 on Thursday night.
Dec 29, 2017, 05:24 am - Associated Press

Probabilities & Game Flow

0%
--HOU
100%
--BOS

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Ryan Anderson misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Eric Gordon makes 28-foot three point jumper
  • Al Horford misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Nene makes 2-foot dunk (Eric Gordon assists)
  • Jayson Tatum misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Ryan Anderson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
  • James Harden misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
  • Marcus Smart misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
  • Nene makes 1-foot layup (James Harden assists)
  • James Harden makes driving layup
  • Kyrie Irving misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Nene misses two point shot
  • Kyrie Irving misses two point shot
  • Ryan Anderson misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Al Horford makes 26-foot three point jumper (Abdel Nader assists)
  • Eric Gordon makes layup (James Harden assists)
  • Marcus Smart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Al Horford assists)
  • Nene makes 1-foot dunk (James Harden assists)
  • Jayson Tatum misses two point shot
  • James Harden makes driving layup
  • Jayson Tatum makes dunk (Marcus Smart assists)
  • Trevor Ariza misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Kyrie Irving makes driving floating jump shot
  • Ryan Anderson makes 32-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
  • Marcus Smart misses three point jumper
  • Eric Gordon misses two point shot
  • James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
  • James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
  • James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Briante Weber makes two point shot
  • Briante Weber makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Briante Weber makes free throw 2 of 2
  • James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Terry Rozier misses two point shot
  • Terry Rozier makes two point shot (Marcus Smart assists)
  • James Harden makes technical free throw
  • Gerald Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Terry Rozier misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
  • Gerald Green misses two point shot
  • Marcus Morris misses 12-foot two point shot
  • James Harden makes 28-foot step back jumpshot
  • Marcus Morris misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Eric Gordon misses driving layup
  • Tarik Black misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Tarik Black makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Daniel Theis misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Marcus Morris misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Shane Larkin makes 1-foot two point shot
  • Jayson Tatum misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Eric Gordon misses three point jumper
  • Al Horford misses two point shot
  • Eric Gordon makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Marcus Smart misses 9-foot step back jumpshot
  • Eric Gordon makes 4-foot two point shot
  • Marcus Morris misses driving layup
  • Eric Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper (Briante Weber assists)
  • Shane Larkin misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Ryan Anderson makes 16-foot two point shot
  • Kyrie Irving makes driving layup
  • PJ Tucker misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Kyrie Irving makes 3-foot two point shot (Al Horford assists)
  • Trevor Ariza makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ryan Anderson assists)
  • Jayson Tatum makes 2-foot two point shot (Kyrie Irving assists)
  • Eric Gordon makes 15-foot step back jumpshot
  • Abdel Nader makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shane Larkin assists)
  • Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Al Horford misses 3-foot two point shot
  • Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Eric Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
  • Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jayson Tatum misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Ryan Anderson misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Kyrie Irving makes 26-foot three point jumper (Al Horford assists)
  • Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
  • Trevor Ariza misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Kyrie Irving makes two point shot
  • Trevor Ariza misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2
  • James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
  • James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
  • James Harden makes 27-foot three point jumper
  • Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nene misses two point shot
  • Ryan Anderson misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Trevor Ariza makes 22-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
  • Jayson Tatum misses three point jumper
  • Marcus Smart makes two point shot
  • Al Horford misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Abdel Nader makes two point shot
  • Jayson Tatum misses two point shot
  • James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
  • James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kyrie Irving misses driving layup
  • Al Horford misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • James Harden misses 28-foot step back jumpshot
  • Abdel Nader misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Nene makes 1-foot dunk (James Harden assists)
  • Abdel Nader misses driving layup
  • Abdel Nader misses two point shot
  • Al Horford makes layup (Marcus Smart assists)
  • James Harden misses driving layup
  • Marcus Smart misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Kyrie Irving makes 9-foot jump bank shot
  • James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tarik Black assists)
  • Marcus Smart misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Jayson Tatum misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Marcus Smart makes driving dunk (Al Horford assists)
  • Eric Gordon makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
  • Kyrie Irving makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kyrie Irving makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Eric Gordon misses 30-foot three point jumper
  • Al Horford misses 8-foot two point shot
  • James Harden misses two point shot
  • Tarik Black misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Tarik Black misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Abdel Nader misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jayson Tatum makes two point shot
  • Tarik Black makes dunk (Eric Gordon assists)
  • Marcus Smart misses driving floating jump shot
  • Kyrie Irving makes two point shot
  • Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Jayson Tatum makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Tarik Black misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Kyrie Irving misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • James Harden misses two point shot
  • Kyrie Irving makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kyrie Irving makes free throw 2 of 2
  • James Harden misses 30-foot three point jumper
  • Marcus Morris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
  • Marcus Smart makes 1-foot layup (Kyrie Irving assists)
  • James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
  • James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Marcus Morris makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists)
  • Kyrie Irving makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kyrie Irving makes free throw 2 of 2
  • James Harden makes technical free throw
  • James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
  • James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
  • James Harden makes technical free throw
  • Kyrie Irving misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Kyrie Irving makes 1-foot two point shot (Terry Rozier assists)
  • James Harden misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Ryan Anderson misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Ryan Anderson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Terry Rozier makes 23-foot step back jumpshot
  • Gerald Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Eric Gordon misses 30-foot three point jumper
  • Kyrie Irving misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Marcus Smart misses 16-foot two point shot
  • Eric Gordon makes 29-foot three point jumper
  • Marcus Morris misses 14-foot two point shot
  • Aron Baynes makes two point shot
  • Terry Rozier makes 28-foot three point jumper (Shane Larkin assists)
  • Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jayson Tatum misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Terry Rozier misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Marcus Morris misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Marcus Morris misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Marcus Morris makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)
  • Eric Gordon misses 30-foot three point jumper
  • Marcus Morris misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • Eric Gordon misses free throw 1 of 3
  • Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Eric Gordon makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Marcus Morris makes two point shot
  • Terry Rozier makes 3-foot dunk
  • Nene makes 2-foot layup (James Harden assists)
  • Nene misses 2-foot two point shot
  • Al Horford makes 12-foot two point shot
  • Nene misses 3-foot two point shot
  • Terry Rozier makes two point shot
  • Terry Rozier makes free throw 1 of 1
  • James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jayson Tatum makes driving layup (Marcus Smart assists)
  • James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
  • Eric Gordon misses driving layup
  • PJ Tucker makes tip shot
  • Marcus Smart makes driving layup
  • James Harden misses driving layup
  • Kyrie Irving misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Eric Gordon misses driving layup
  • Kyrie Irving makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kyrie Irving misses free throw 2 of 2
  • James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
  • James Harden makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
  • Kyrie Irving makes 9-foot two point shot
  • James Harden misses driving layup
  • Marcus Smart misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • James Harden misses 33-foot three point jumper
  • PJ Tucker makes free throw 1 of 2
  • PJ Tucker misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Marcus Smart makes driving layup
  • James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
  • James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jayson Tatum makes dunk (Marcus Smart assists)
  • Al Horford makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Al Horford misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Al Horford misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
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