Houston Rockets vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 1/13/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Boston Celtics

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics (29-8) will play the Houston Rockets (18-18) at TD Garden on Saturday.

The Rockets stepped onto the hardwood against the Bulls and took a loss by a score of 124-119 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Rockets ended up finishing with 18 and the Bulls totaled 19 fouls. They also converted 19 of their 47 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Chicago ended up going 84.0% from the charity stripe by burying 21 of their 25 tries. Furthermore, Chicago snagged 46 rebounds (8 offensive, 38 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Chicago distributed 31 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. In regard to defending, Houston allowed the other team to shoot 44.2% from the field on 42 of 95 shooting. They also recorded 29 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 50 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Rockets made 12 of 20 attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. Houston finished with a 47.5% field goal percentage (48 out of 101) and converted 11 out of their 45 shots from beyond the arc.

Alperen Sengun is a guy who had an impact in this matchup. Sengun ended up going 57.9% from the field and also distributed 5 assists. He was on the court for 41 minutes played and totaled 9 boards. He had 25 points on 11 out of 19 shooting.

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Houston steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 18-18 so far this year. They have an average of 112.7 points per outing (24th in the league) while hitting 46.3% from the floor. The Rockets are hitting 36.5% on shots from downtown (452 of 1,239) and 78.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Houston is collecting 45.0 rebounds per contest and has earned 902 assists this year, which ranks 27th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 13.1 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 21.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Rockets are forcing 13.2 turnovers every game while drawing 20.1 fouls. They are giving up 33.4% on shots from distance and they are ranked 2nd in basketball in points per game from their opponents (110.6). The Rockets defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.2% (1,413 of 3,126) and they concede 43.9 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 1st in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 865 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Celtics went home victorious with a score of 127-120 when they faced the Timberwolves. When discussing how they rebounded, Boston permitted Minnesota to pull down 47 in all (8 on the offensive glass). They went 41.2% from 3-point land by hitting 14 out of 34 and ended up going 18 out of 20 from the free throw line (90.0%). The Celtics allowed the Timberwolves to make 44 out of 95 tries from the field which had them sitting at 46.3% for the game. Overall, the Celtics went 39 for 90 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.3%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Boston converted 19 of their 47 attempts (40.4%). They were able to bury 30 of those for a clip of 96.8%. The Timberwolves had 27 personal fouls for this game which got the Celtics to the free throw line for a total of 31 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. The Celtics were able to snag 39 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 46 for the game.

Jayson Tatum pitched in for the Celtics for this game. Tatum earned 45 points in his 42 minutes on the hardwood and earned 2 dimes in the matchup. He converted 13 out of 26 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Boston has a record of 29-8 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Celtics are connecting on 48.1% from the floor, which is 10th in the NBA. Boston has 4,489 points on the year (121.3 per game) and they average 47.6 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 25.9 times per game (19th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.2 times per game. The Celtics are committing 17.6 fouls per game and they shoot 80.4% from the charity stripe.

The Celtics on defense are ranked 3rd in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 111.0. They are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.0% from the floor (3rd in the NBA). The Boston defense surrenders 36.3% on three-point shots (512 of 1,411) and opponents are knocking down 73.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 24.6 dimes and 43.2 boards per game, which is ranked 5th and 15th in basketball.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston

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