Boston Celtics @ Houston Rockets
4-12, 0-6 Away
89
4-12, 0-6 Away
16-2, 8-1 Home
94
16-2, 8-1 Home
Boston Celtics
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 27 | 10 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | 15 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | 18 | 7-16 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 40 | 10 | 4-21 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | 5 | 2-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 16 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | 17 | 5-14 | 3-6 | 4-5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | 9 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
89 | 34-98 | 6-15 | 15-17 | 44 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 26 | ||
35% | 40% | 88% |
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 40 | 19 | 7-13 | 1-5 | 4-6 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | 16 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | 18 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 7-8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 39 | 11 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | 15 | 5-16 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | 10 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
94 | 33-75 | 5-21 | 23-29 | 51 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 21 | ||
44% | 24% | 79% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
HOU wins 2-0
Game Information
12:30 AM, 5 December 1996
Attendance: 16,285
- Referees:
- Dan Crawford
- Derrick Stafford
- Jim Kinsey
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 20 | 9 | .690 | - | L1 |
| Boston | 18 | 11 | .621 | 2 | W3 |
| Toronto | 18 | 13 | .581 | 3 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 12 | .571 | 3.5 | L1 |
| Brooklyn | 9 | 19 | .321 | 10.5 | W2 |
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 22 | 7 | .759 | - | W7 |
| Houston | 17 | 10 | .630 | 4 | L2 |
| Memphis | 14 | 16 | .467 | 8.5 | W1 |
| Dallas | 12 | 19 | .387 | 11 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 23 | .258 | 15 | L1 |
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