Boston Celtics @ Houston Rockets
29-37, 9-24 Away
96
29-37, 9-24 Away
35-31, 23-13 Home
105
35-31, 23-13 Home
Boston Celtics
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 28 | 3 | 1-9 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | 23 | 8-24 | 3-6 | 4-6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 34 | 9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | 31 | 12-24 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 20 | 9 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 12 | 6-14 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
96 | 39-96 | 4-13 | 14-19 | 38 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 26 | ||
41% | 31% | 74% |
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 36 | 33 | 15-20 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | 10 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | 11 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | 10 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | 20 | 6-17 | 2-8 | 6-9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 2 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 10 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
105 | 39-77 | 6-22 | 21-27 | 46 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 17 | ||
51% | 27% | 78% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Referee:Bill Oakes
Referee:Scott Foster
Referee:Violet Palmer
2025-26 Standings
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 56 | 26 | .683 | - | W2 |
| New York | 53 | 29 | .646 | 3 | L1 |
| Toronto | 46 | 36 | .561 | 10 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 45 | 37 | .549 | 11 | W2 |
| Brooklyn | 20 | 62 | .244 | 36 | L3 |
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | L2 |
| Dallas | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | W1 |
| Memphis | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | L8 |
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