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
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
12:30 AM, 20 March 1998
Attendance: 16,285
- Referees:
- Bill Oakes
- Scott Foster
- Violet Palmer
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 21 | 9 | .700 | - | W1 |
| Boston | 18 | 11 | .621 | 2.5 | W3 |
| Toronto | 18 | 13 | .581 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 12 | .571 | 4 | L1 |
| Brooklyn | 9 | 19 | .321 | 11 | W2 |
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 23 | 7 | .767 | - | W8 |
| Houston | 18 | 10 | .643 | 4 | W1 |
| Memphis | 14 | 16 | .467 | 9 | W1 |
| Dallas | 12 | 20 | .375 | 12 | L1 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 23 | .258 | 15.5 | L1 |
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