Boston Celtics @ Houston Rockets
1-1, 0-1 Away
90
1-1, 0-1 Away
3-0, 1-0 Home
104
3-0, 1-0 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
38% (37-98)
Field Goal %
42% (32-76)
4% (1-25)
Three Point %
35% (12-34)
83% (15-18)
Free Throw %
70% (28-40)
11
Turnovers
19
51
Rebounds
69
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Derrick Collins
Referee:Sean Wright
Referee:David Jones
Game Flow
--BOS
--HOU
Shot Chart
- Terrence Jones makes layup
- Avery Bradley misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Terrence Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
- Terrence Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kelly Olynyk misses 18-foot jumper
- James Harden misses 4-foot jumper
- Avery Bradley misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jeff Green makes 5-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kelly Olynyk makes driving layup
- Terrence Jones makes two point shot
- Jeff Green misses 27-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Kelly Olynyk misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jeff Green misses three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 11-foot two point shot
- Terrence Jones makes 2-foot two point shot
- Jared Sullinger misses 9-foot two point shot
- Brandon Bass makes jumper (Jeff Green assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes driving layup
- Brandon Bass makes 15-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Isaiah Canaan makes three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses layup
- Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Marcus Smart misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Isaiah Canaan misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jared Sullinger makes layup (Avery Bradley assists)
- James Harden makes 17-foot two point shot
- Jared Sullinger misses three point jumper
- Terrence Jones makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Brandon Bass makes 20-foot jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jeff Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jeff Green makes 10-foot two point shot
- Jeff Green makes 9-foot two point shot
- Terrence Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Terrence Jones makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Tyler Zeller makes two point shot
- Tyler Zeller misses free throw 1 of 1
- Dwight Howard makes 7-foot two point shot (Donatas Motiejunas assists)
- Jared Sullinger misses 10-foot two point shot
- Jason Terry makes 28-foot three point jumper (Dwight Howard assists)
- Evan Turner makes free throw 1 of 2
- Evan Turner makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marcus Thornton makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Isaiah Canaan misses 48-foot three point jumper
- Evan Turner misses 18-foot two point jumper
- Evan Turner misses 12-foot two point shot
- Donatas Motiejunas makes free throw 1 of 2
- Donatas Motiejunas makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jared Sullinger makes layup
- Marcus Thornton makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Jason Terry misses 31-foot
- Marcus Thornton misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kelly Olynyk makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Isaiah Canaan misses three point jumper
- Isaiah Canaan makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Dwight Howard makes 7-foot two point shot (Kostas Papanikolaou assists)
- Brandon Bass misses 4-foot jumper
- Brandon Bass misses tip shot
- Dwight Howard misses 8-foot two point shot
- Evan Turner makes 13-foot two point shot
- Isaiah Canaan misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Rajon Rondo misses 10-foot Running Jumper
- Kostas Papanikolaou misses three point jumper
- Kelly Olynyk misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 21-foot jumper
- Jeff Green misses two point jumper
- Terrence Jones misses 5-foot two point shot
- Tarik Black misses free throw 1 of 2
- Tarik Black makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marcus Smart misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Tarik Black misses free throw 1 of 2
- Tarik Black makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marcus Smart misses layup
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jeff Green misses jumper
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Isaiah Canaan assists)
- Avery Bradley misses 21-foot two point jumper
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Tyler Zeller makes two point shot (Evan Turner assists)
- Dwight Howard misses alley pop dunk shot
- Isaiah Canaan misses three point jumper
- Avery Bradley makes jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Terrence Jones makes 26-foot (Dwight Howard assists)
- Jeff Green makes driving layup
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Avery Bradley makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jeff Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Avery Bradley misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Isaiah Canaan makes three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Avery Bradley misses three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Bass makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jeff Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Terrence Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Avery Bradley makes 20-foot two point shot (Jared Sullinger assists)
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jared Sullinger misses 8-foot jumper
- Jared Sullinger makes layup
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jared Sullinger misses 8-foot two point shot
- Jared Sullinger makes layup
- Jared Sullinger makes free throw 1 of 1
- Trevor Ariza makes two point shot (Isaiah Canaan assists)
- Avery Bradley misses 20-foot two point jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tyler Zeller makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tyler Zeller makes free throw 2 of 2
- Donatas Motiejunas misses three point jumper
- Jared Sullinger misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes two point shot
- Isaiah Canaan misses free throw 1 of 2
- Isaiah Canaan misses free throw 2 of 2
- Avery Bradley misses driving layup
- Jared Sullinger makes 1-foot two point shot
- Avery Bradley misses driving layup
- Donatas Motiejunas makes free throw 1 of 2
- Donatas Motiejunas makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes 26-foot three pointer (Kostas Papanikolaou assists)
- Evan Turner misses two point jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jeff Green misses two point shot
- Jeff Green makes jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Kostas Papanikolaou misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses 19-foot two point jumper
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Donatas Motiejunas makes two point shot
- Jeff Green makes 9-foot jumper (Evan Turner assists)
- Kostas Papanikolaou makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- James Harden makes two point shot
- Jeff Green makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jeff Green makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
- Donatas Motiejunas misses free throw 1 of 2
- Donatas Motiejunas misses free throw 2 of 2
- Marcus Thornton makes technical free throw
- Kelly Olynyk makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kelly Olynyk makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes 25-foot three pointer
- Marcus Smart misses 53-foot three point running jumper
- Dwight Howard misses 10-foot two point shot
- Brandon Bass misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jared Sullinger misses tip shot
- Jared Sullinger misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jason Terry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dwight Howard assists)
- Marcus Thornton makes driving layup
- Jason Terry misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jared Sullinger misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jared Sullinger makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jared Sullinger misses 6-foot two point shot
- Marcus Thornton misses layup
- Jared Sullinger makes two point shot
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Evan Turner misses layup
- Marcus Thornton misses layup
- Terrence Jones makes layup (Dwight Howard assists)
- Terrence Jones makes free throw 1 of 1
- Marcus Thornton makes driving layup (Jared Sullinger assists)
- Jason Terry misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
- Dwight Howard makes 5-foot two point shot
- Marcus Thornton misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jeff Green misses jumper
- Terrence Jones misses 18-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses 16-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes driving layup (Kostas Papanikolaou assists)
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot
- Jason Terry makes technical free throw
- Jeff Green misses two point shot
- Terrence Jones makes 6-foot two point shot
- Evan Turner makes two point shot (Tyler Zeller assists)
- Terrence Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Evan Turner makes driving dunk (Jeff Green assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 21-foot two point jumper
- Jeff Green makes 28-foot three point jumper (Evan Turner assists)
- Terrence Jones makes two point shot (Kostas Papanikolaou assists)
- Jeff Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Troy Daniels makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donatas Motiejunas assists)
- Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Young makes driving layup
- James Young misses free throw 1 of 1
- Isaiah Canaan misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Smart misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Young makes 1-foot two point shot (Marcus Smart assists)
- Kelly Olynyk makes layup (Phil Pressey assists)
- Troy Daniels misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Joey Dorsey misses 4-foot hook shot
- Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Donatas Motiejunas misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tyler Zeller makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tyler Zeller makes free throw 2 of 2
- Isaiah Canaan misses driving layup
- James Young makes two point shot (Phil Pressey assists)
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 41 | 20 | .672 | - | W3 |
| New York | 39 | 22 | .639 | 2 | W2 |
| Toronto | 35 | 25 | .583 | 5.5 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 33 | 27 | .550 | 7.5 | L1 |
| Brooklyn | 15 | 45 | .250 | 25.5 | L8 |
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 43 | 17 | .717 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 38 | 22 | .633 | 5 | W1 |
| Memphis | 23 | 36 | .390 | 19.5 | W2 |
| Dallas | 21 | 39 | .350 | 22 | L3 |
| New Orleans | 19 | 43 | .306 | 25 | L1 |
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