The Boston Celtics defeated the Houston Rockets 109-86 on Friday night, extending their winning streak to three games. Derrick White led the Celtics with 23 points, while Jayson Tatum and Payton Pritchard each scored 20.
Derrick White scored 23 points, Jayson Tatum and Payton Pritchard added 20 each, leading the Boston Celtics to a 109-86 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday night. The Celtics led by 10 after three quarters and scored the first 11 points of the fourth quarter to extend their advantage to 93-72. White, Kristaps Porzingis, and Pritchard made 3-pointers during that stretch, helping the Celtics pull away for their third straight win.
Porzingis added 11 points and five rebounds in his return after missing four games with a sprained left ankle. The Celtics had no trouble handling Houston despite playing without Jaylen Brown, who missed a second straight game with a shoulder strain. Sam Hauser, who had 15 points Thursday night filling in for Brown, didn't score Friday night. The Rockets started 38-year-old Jeff Green for the first time this season with news Friday that Jabari Smith Jr. could miss up to two months after breaking a bone in his hand during shootaround. Amen Thompson, the fourth pick in the 2023 draft, will fill in for him moving forward after finishing up a two-game suspension Friday night for a fight with Miami’s Tyler Herro last weekend. The Rockets made just 32 of 88 shots with Green going 10 of 21 and Cam Whitmore making just 4 of 17. The Celtics visit Oklahoma City on Sunday, and the Rockets host the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night
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