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
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- 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
- Kelly Olynyk blocks Trevor Ariza's 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)
- Jared Sullinger blocks Terrence Jones's layup
- 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
- Tyler Zeller blocks Dwight Howard 's 2-foot 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
- Evan Turner blocks Kostas Papanikolaou 's 2-foot layup
- 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 blocks Marcus Smart's 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
- Jared Sullinger blocks Isaiah Canaan 's 1-foot layup
- Jeff Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Terrence Jones blocks Rajon Rondo 's 3-foot layup
- 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
- James Harden blocks Jeff Green 's 4-foot layup
- 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
- Jason Terry blocks Evan Turner 's 11-foot shot
- 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
- Dwight Howard blocks Rajon Rondo 's 3-foot layup
- 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
- Dwight Howard blocks Brandon Bass's jumper
- Jared Sullinger misses 6-foot two point shot
- Jared Sullinger misses tip shot
- Jared Sullinger blocks Terrence Jones 's 6-foot jumper
- 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
- Terrence Jones blocks Marcus Thornton's layup
- 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)
- Jason Terry blocks Marcus Thornton 's 6-foot jumper
- 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
- Tyler Zeller blocks Donatas Motiejunas 's 2-foot shot
- Isaiah Canaan misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Smart misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Young blocks Nick Johnson 's 3-foot layup
- 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)
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | BOS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Kelly Olynyk vs. Dwight Howard (Isaiah Canaan gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:40 | | Terrence Jones makes layup | 0 | 2 |
| 11:26 | | Avery Bradley misses 26-foot three point jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 11:23 | | Dwight Howard defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 11:08 | | Kelly Olynyk shooting foul (Terrence Jones draws the foul) | 0 | 2 |
| 11:08 | | Terrence Jones makes free throw 1 of 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11:08 | | Terrence Jones makes free throw 2 of 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 10:52 | | Kelly Olynyk misses 18-foot jumper | 0 | 4 |
| 10:51 | | James Harden defensive rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 10:42 | | James Harden misses 4-foot jumper | 0 | 4 |
| 10:41 | | Rajon Rondo defensive rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 10:33 | | Avery Bradley misses 23-foot three point jumper | 0 | 4 |
| 10:32 | | Rockets defensive team rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 10:32 | | Kelly Olynyk loose ball foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul) | 0 | 4 |
| 10:14 | | Jared Sullinger shooting foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul) | 0 | 4 |
| 10:14 | | Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 10:14 | | Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 9:59 | | Jeff Green makes 5-foot two point shot | 2 | 6 |
| 9:47 | | Rajon Rondo shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | 2 | 6 |
| 9:47 | | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 9:47 | | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 9:36 | | Kelly Olynyk makes driving layup | 4 | 8 |
| 9:18 | | Kelly Olynyk blocks Trevor Ariza's layup | 4 | 8 |
| 9:18 | | Terrence Jones offensive rebound | 4 | 8 |
| 9:17 | | Terrence Jones makes two point shot | 4 | 10 |
| 9:04 | | Jeff Green misses 27-foot three point jumper | 4 | 10 |
| 9:03 | | James Harden defensive rebound | 4 | 10 |
| 8:52 | | James Harden makes driving layup | 4 | 12 |
| 8:34 | | Kelly Olynyk misses 26-foot three point jumper | 4 | 12 |
| 8:33 | | James Harden defensive rebound | 4 | 12 |
| 8:32 | | James Harden bad pass | 4 | 12 |
| 8:18 | | Jeff Green misses three point jumper | 4 | 12 |
| 8:15 | | Dwight Howard defensive rebound | 4 | 12 |
| 7:58 | | Trevor Ariza misses 11-foot two point shot | 4 | 12 |
| 7:58 | | Terrence Jones makes 2-foot two point shot | 4 | 14 |
| 7:58 | | Terrence Jones offensive rebound | 4 | 12 |
| 7:31 | | Jared Sullinger misses 9-foot two point shot | 4 | 14 |
| 7:30 | | James Harden defensive rebound | 4 | 14 |
| 7:26 | | Terrence Jones offensive Charge (Rajon Rondo draws the foul) | 4 | 14 |
| 7:26 | | Terrence Jones turnover | 4 | 14 |
| 7:26 | | Brandon Bass enters the game for Kelly Olynyk | 4 | 14 |
| 7:20 | | Trevor Ariza personal foul (Avery Bradley draws the foul) | 4 | 14 |
| 7:07 | | Brandon Bass makes jumper (Jeff Green assists) | 6 | 14 |
| 6:54 | | Trevor Ariza makes driving layup | 6 | 16 |
| 6:33 | | Brandon Bass makes 15-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists) | 8 | 16 |
| 6:13 | | Isaiah Canaan makes three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists) | 8 | 19 |
| 6:13 | | Celtics Full timeout | 8 | 19 |
| 6:01 | | Rajon Rondo misses layup | 8 | 19 |
| 6:00 | | James Harden defensive rebound | 8 | 19 |
| 5:56 | | Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 8 | 22 |
| 5:41 | | Rajon Rondo bad pass (Isaiah Canaan steals) | 8 | 22 |
| 5:37 | | Jared Sullinger blocks Terrence Jones's layup | 8 | 22 |
| 5:37 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 8 | 22 |
| 5:37 | | Marcus Smart enters the game for Rajon Rondo | 8 | 22 |
| 5:37 | | Trevor Ariza bad pass | 8 | 22 |
| 5:22 | | Marcus Smart misses 23-foot three point jumper | 8 | 22 |
| 5:20 | | Terrence Jones defensive rebound | 8 | 22 |
| 5:01 | | Isaiah Canaan misses 25-foot three point jumper | 8 | 22 |
| 5:00 | | Brandon Bass defensive rebound | 8 | 22 |
| 4:54 | | Jared Sullinger makes layup (Avery Bradley assists) | 10 | 22 |
| 4:41 | | James Harden makes 17-foot two point shot | 10 | 24 |
| 4:31 | | Jared Sullinger misses three point jumper | 10 | 24 |
| 4:30 | | Dwight Howard defensive rebound | 10 | 24 |
| 4:18 | | Terrence Jones makes two point shot (James Harden assists) | 10 | 26 |
| 4:03 | | Brandon Bass makes 20-foot jumper | 12 | 26 |
| 3:55 | | Avery Bradley personal foul (James Harden draws the foul) | 12 | 26 |
| 3:55 | | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 27 |
| 3:55 | | Tarik Black enters the game for Dwight Howard | 12 | 27 |
| 3:55 | | Jason Terry enters the game for Isaiah Canaan | 12 | 27 |
| 3:55 | | Evan Turner enters the game for Jared Sullinger | 12 | 27 |
| 3:55 | | Marcus Thornton enters the game for Avery Bradley | 12 | 27 |
| 3:55 | | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2 | 12 | 28 |
| 3:48 | | Jeff Green lost ball turnover (James Harden steals) | 12 | 28 |
| 3:48 | | Jeff Green personal foul (James Harden draws the foul) | 12 | 28 |
| 3:48 | | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 29 |
| 3:48 | | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2 | 12 | 30 |
| 3:39 | | Jeff Green misses 26-foot three point jumper | 12 | 30 |
| 3:36 | | Trevor Ariza defensive rebound | 12 | 30 |
| 3:30 | | James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper | 12 | 30 |
| 3:29 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | 12 | 30 |
| 3:13 | | Trevor Ariza personal foul (Brandon Bass draws the foul) | 12 | 30 |
| 3:13 | | Kostas Papanikolaou enters the game for Trevor Ariza | 12 | 30 |
| 3:03 | | Jeff Green makes 10-foot two point shot | 14 | 30 |
| 2:53 | | Tarik Black offensive foul (Brandon Bass draws the foul) | 14 | 30 |
| 2:53 | | Tarik Black turnover | 14 | 30 |
| 2:53 | | Rockets Full timeout | 14 | 30 |
| 2:53 | | Tyler Zeller enters the game for Brandon Bass | 14 | 30 |
| 2:40 | | Jeff Green makes 9-foot two point shot | 16 | 30 |
| 2:21 | | Kostas Papanikolaou traveling | 16 | 30 |
| 2:03 | | Marcus Smart bad pass (James Harden steals) | 16 | 30 |
| 1:55 | | Terrence Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper | 16 | 30 |
| 1:54 | | Kostas Papanikolaou offensive rebound | 16 | 30 |
| 1:50 | | Terrence Jones makes two point shot (James Harden assists) | 16 | 32 |
| 1:38 | | Tyler Zeller makes two point shot | 18 | 32 |
| 1:38 | | Tarik Black shooting foul (Tyler Zeller draws the foul) | 18 | 32 |
| 1:38 | | Dwight Howard enters the game for James Harden | 18 | 32 |
| 1:38 | | Isaiah Canaan enters the game for Terrence Jones | 18 | 32 |
| 1:38 | | Donatas Motiejunas enters the game for Tarik Black | 18 | 32 |
| 1:38 | | Jared Sullinger enters the game for Jeff Green | 18 | 32 |
| 1:38 | | Tyler Zeller misses free throw 1 of 1 | 18 | 32 |
| 1:38 | | Dwight Howard defensive rebound | 18 | 32 |
| 1:15 | | Dwight Howard makes 7-foot two point shot (Donatas Motiejunas assists) | 18 | 34 |
| 51.0 | | Jared Sullinger misses 10-foot two point shot | 18 | 34 |
| 49.0 | | Isaiah Canaan defensive rebound | 18 | 34 |
| 36.0 | | Tyler Zeller blocks Dwight Howard 's 2-foot shot | 18 | 34 |
| 36.0 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 18 | 34 |
| 29.0 | | Jason Terry makes 28-foot three point jumper (Dwight Howard assists) | 18 | 37 |
| 21.0 | | Kostas Papanikolaou shooting foul (Evan Turner draws the foul) | 18 | 37 |
| 21.0 | | Evan Turner makes free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 37 |
| 21.0 | | Evan Turner makes free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 37 |
| 6.0 | | Jason Terry bad pass (Evan Turner steals) | 20 | 37 |
| 1.0 | | Marcus Thornton makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists) | 22 | 37 |
| 1.0 | | Isaiah Canaan misses 48-foot three point jumper | 22 | 37 |
| 0.0 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 22 | 37 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 22 | 37 | |
| 1:38 | | Rajon Rondo enters the game for Marcus Smart | 18 | 32 |
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Derrick Collins
Referee:Sean Wright
Referee:David Jones
2025-26 Standings
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 25 | 14 | .641 | - | W1 |
| Boston | 24 | 15 | .615 | 1 | L2 |
| Toronto | 24 | 17 | .585 | 2 | L1 |
| Philadelphia | 22 | 16 | .579 | 2.5 | W1 |
| Brooklyn | 11 | 26 | .297 | 13 | L4 |
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 27 | 13 | .675 | - | L2 |
| Houston | 23 | 14 | .622 | 2.5 | W1 |
| Memphis | 17 | 22 | .436 | 9.5 | W1 |
| Dallas | 15 | 25 | .375 | 12 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 9 | 33 | .214 | 19 | L2 |
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