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NBA 1988-89Regular season

Final

Boston Celtics123–137Houston Rockets

Boston Celtics at Houston Rockets

Date
Arena
Not recorded
Season
NBA 1988-89Regular season
Meeting
106th meetingof 178 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
PlayerMINFG3PFTORBDRBTRBASTSTLBLKTOVPFPTS
Reggie Lewis—13–230–05–51344111531
Kevin McHale—8–210–09–1266122012325
Robert Parish—9–120–04–639120214322
Danny Ainge—5–111–57–81123202018
Brian Shaw—5–90–01–10558505411
Dennis Johnson—2–60–17–70004102511
Jim Paxson—1–20–12–2000100004
Brad Lohaus—0–10–01–2011012121
Kevin Gamble—0–00–00–0000010000
Mark Acres—0–10–00–0303000110
Ramón Rivas—0–00–00–0011000000
Ron Grandison—0–20–20–0000000000
Team totals—43–881–936–43142640221351823123

Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets box score
PlayerMINFG3PFTORBDRBTRBASTSTLBLKTOVPFPTS
Walter Berry15:004–50–03–30113102211
Hakeem Olajuwon—15–220–05–8712193323335
Sleepy Floyd—6–123–43–303310304318
Otis Thorpe—7–160–01–12571000315
Buck Johnson—7–90–00–02132010414
Frank Johnson—4–50–05–60225001313
Derrick Chievous—5–80–01–22020102311
Mike Woodson—4–90–00–0011610328
Purvis Short—3–50–00–0000310026
Tim McCormick—3–50–00–0145100056
Allen Leavell—0–10–10–0000000000
Chuck Nevitt—0–20–00–0000001000
Team totals15:0058–993–518–23142943341041530137

This season

Houston Rockets 1, Boston Celtics 1 in NBA 1988-89.

Records going in

Boston Celtics
23–23
Houston Rockets
28–18

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Houston Rockets 63, Boston Celtics 115.

Every meeting

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.