Boston Celtics @ Houston Rockets
44-20, 21-9 Away
120
44-20, 21-9 Away
49-13, 25-6 Home
123
49-13, 25-6 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Clint Capela makes dunk (James Harden assists)
- Kyrie Irving misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 22-foot jumper
- Jaylen Brown makes driving layup
- PJ Tucker misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Al Horford misses 11-foot two point shot
- Trevor Ariza makes driving layup (PJ Tucker assists)
- Jayson Tatum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
- Chris Paul makes 17-foot jumper
- Kyrie Irving misses two point shot
- Kyrie Irving makes three point jumper (Aron Baynes assists)
- Chris Paul makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
- Jaylen Brown makes 17-foot jumper (Al Horford assists)
- Chris Paul misses 14-foot jumper
- James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Aron Baynes misses 13-foot jumper
- James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Jaylen Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes 22-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- James Harden makes three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Morris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
- James Harden misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Kyrie Irving misses two point shot
- Clint Capela makes alley oop layup (James Harden assists)
- Kyrie Irving misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Morris misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- Al Horford misses 10-foot two point shot
- Al Horford makes free throw 1 of 2
- Al Horford makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
- Al Horford makes dunk (Kyrie Irving assists)
- Luc Mbah a Moute makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Marcus Morris misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Greg Monroe makes free throw 1 of 2
- Greg Monroe makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luc Mbah a Moute makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Jayson Tatum makes 23-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Terry Rozier makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot
- Joe Johnson misses hook shot
- Greg Monroe makes free throw 1 of 2
- Greg Monroe makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Terry Rozier makes 26-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
- Greg Monroe makes jumper
- Terry Rozier makes 21-foot pullup jump shot
- Nene makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Marcus Morris makes layup (Jayson Tatum assists)
- Joe Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marcus Morris makes 9-foot jumper
- Marcus Morris misses free throw 1 of 1
- Eric Gordon makes 28-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Jayson Tatum makes 21-foot jumper (Marcus Morris assists)
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marcus Smart makes technical free throw
- Greg Monroe makes 7-foot hook shot
- Chris Paul makes 15-foot two point shot
- Marcus Morris misses 23-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
- PJ Tucker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Terry Rozier misses 15-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jaylen Brown misses 14-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Al Horford misses 8-foot two point shot
- PJ Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kyrie Irving makes 12-foot two point shot
- Kyrie Irving makes free throw 1 of 1
- Clint Capela makes dunk (James Harden assists)
- Kyrie Irving misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- James Harden makes 23-foot three point jumper
- Al Horford misses 9-foot two point shot
- Marcus Morris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Terry Rozier assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Terry Rozier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Al Horford assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes 2-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Al Horford makes 7-foot two point shot
- Trevor Ariza makes driving layup
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 1
- Terry Rozier makes 7-foot two point shot
- Marcus Smart makes 1-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Clint Capela misses dunk
- Greg Monroe misses 6-foot jumper
- Al Horford makes tip shot
- Clint Capela misses tip shot
- Trevor Ariza misses tip shot
- Marcus Smart misses 20-foot jumper
- Kyrie Irving makes 5-foot two point shot
- Trevor Ariza makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Kyrie Irving misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes technical free throw
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jaylen Brown misses driving dunk
- Aron Baynes makes dunk
- Chris Paul misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
- Kyrie Irving misses layup
- Aron Baynes makes free throw 1 of 2
- Aron Baynes makes free throw 2 of 2
- PJ Tucker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Al Horford misses jumper
- Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 2
- Clint Capela makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kyrie Irving makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jayson Tatum makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Aron Baynes misses 10-foot two point shot
- Trevor Ariza misses three point jumper
- Marcus Smart misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jayson Tatum misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luc Mbah a Moute assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes 23-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
- Jaylen Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
- Marcus Smart misses layup
- Marcus Smart misses 10-foot jumper
- James Harden makes technical free throw
- Luc Mbah a Moute makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luc Mbah a Moute makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kyrie Irving misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nene misses 14-foot jumper
- Greg Monroe makes two point shot (Kyrie Irving assists)
- Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Kyrie Irving makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Kyrie Irving misses layup
- James Harden makes two point shot
- Marcus Smart makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot
- James Harden makes technical free throw
- Joe Johnson misses 18-foot jumper
- Luc Mbah a Moute misses 18-foot two point shot
- Marcus Smart misses layup
- Nene makes 4-foot hook shot (Joe Johnson assists)
- Marcus Smart makes driving layup (Kyrie Irving assists)
- Nene misses two point shot
- Nene makes two point shot
- Greg Monroe makes layup (Marcus Smart assists)
- Marcus Smart makes layup (Jaylen Brown assists)
- Luc Mbah a Moute misses three point jumper
- Greg Monroe makes layup (Marcus Smart assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 35-foot jump bank shot
- Nene makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Marcus Smart misses 7-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Greg Monroe makes layup (Marcus Smart assists)
- Chris Paul makes 16-foot jumper
- Greg Monroe makes free throw 1 of 2
- Greg Monroe makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Joe Johnson assists)
- Marcus Morris misses two point shot
- Jaylen Brown makes tip shot
- Trevor Ariza misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jayson Tatum misses driving floating jump shot
- Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Morris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)
- Nene misses layup
- Marcus Morris misses 5-foot two point shot
- Marcus Morris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)
- Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Terry Rozier makes two point shot (Greg Monroe assists)
- Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Greg Monroe misses 6-foot two point shot
- Marcus Morris makes dunk
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Marcus Morris makes 28-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Al Horford misses 12-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon misses layup
- PJ Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes layup
- Terry Rozier misses 16-foot jumper
- Terry Rozier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Al Horford assists)
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kyrie Irving misses two point shot
- PJ Tucker makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Marcus Smart misses 13-foot jumper
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Al Horford makes 9-foot hook shot
- James Harden misses three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes two point shot
- Al Horford misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Al Horford misses 8-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kyrie Irving makes driving layup
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kyrie Irving makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kyrie Irving makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kyrie Irving makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kyrie Irving misses free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marcus Smart misses 26-foot three point shot
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | BOS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Aron Baynes vs. Clint Capela (PJ Tucker gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Clint Capela makes dunk (James Harden assists) | 0 | 2 |
| 11:30 | | Kyrie Irving misses 25-foot three point jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 11:28 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 11:11 | | James Harden misses 22-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 11:10 | | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 11:04 | | Jaylen Brown makes driving layup | 2 | 2 |
| 10:49 | | PJ Tucker misses 26-foot three point jumper | 2 | 2 |
| 10:46 | | Aron Baynes defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 10:34 | | Al Horford misses 11-foot two point shot | 2 | 2 |
| 10:31 | | PJ Tucker defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 10:22 | | Trevor Ariza makes driving layup (PJ Tucker assists) | 2 | 4 |
| 10:05 | | Jayson Tatum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists) | 5 | 4 |
| 9:43 | | Chris Paul makes 17-foot jumper | 5 | 6 |
| 9:28 | | Kyrie Irving misses two point shot | 5 | 6 |
| 9:28 | | Celtics offensive team rebound | 5 | 6 |
| 9:28 | | Chris Paul loose ball foul | 5 | 6 |
| 9:22 | | Kyrie Irving makes three point jumper (Aron Baynes assists) | 8 | 6 |
| 9:11 | | Chris Paul makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot | 8 | 8 |
| 8:49 | | Jaylen Brown makes 17-foot jumper (Al Horford assists) | 10 | 8 |
| 8:27 | | James Harden lost ball turnover (Aron Baynes steals) | 10 | 8 |
| 8:23 | | Aron Baynes bad pass (Chris Paul steals) | 10 | 8 |
| 8:20 | | Chris Paul misses 14-foot jumper | 10 | 8 |
| 8:18 | | Aron Baynes defensive rebound | 10 | 8 |
| 8:16 | | Jaylen Brown lost ball turnover (James Harden steals) | 10 | 8 |
| 8:16 | | Jaylen Brown personal foul | 10 | 8 |
| 7:56 | | James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot | 10 | 8 |
| 7:52 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | 10 | 8 |
| 7:45 | | Aron Baynes misses 13-foot jumper | 10 | 8 |
| 7:41 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 10 | 8 |
| 7:29 | | James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot | 10 | 11 |
| 7:10 | | Jaylen Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists) | 13 | 11 |
| 6:51 | | Trevor Ariza makes 22-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 13 | 14 |
| 6:40 | | Kyrie Irving bad pass (Trevor Ariza steals) | 13 | 14 |
| 6:35 | | James Harden makes three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists) | 13 | 17 |
| 6:14 | | Kyrie Irving bad pass (James Harden steals) | 13 | 17 |
| 6:10 | | Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper | 13 | 17 |
| 6:08 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | 13 | 17 |
| 6:04 | | Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper | 13 | 17 |
| 6:00 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 13 | 17 |
| 6:00 | | Rockets Full timeout | 13 | 17 |
| 6:00 | | Luc Mbah a Moute enters the game for PJ Tucker | 13 | 17 |
| 6:00 | | Eric Gordon enters the game for Chris Paul | 13 | 17 |
| 6:00 | | Marcus Smart enters the game for Jayson Tatum | 13 | 17 |
| 6:00 | | Marcus Morris enters the game for Aron Baynes | 13 | 17 |
| 6:00 | | Rockets Full timeout | 13 | 17 |
| 5:58 | | Eric Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper | 13 | 17 |
| 5:55 | | Marcus Morris defensive rebound | 13 | 17 |
| 5:35 | | Marcus Morris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists) | 16 | 17 |
| 5:20 | | James Harden bad pass (Marcus Morris steals) | 16 | 17 |
| 5:17 | | Jaylen Brown bad pass | 16 | 17 |
| 5:10 | | Al Horford kicked ball violation | 16 | 17 |
| 4:57 | | James Harden misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot | 16 | 17 |
| 4:55 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | 16 | 17 |
| 4:55 | | Luc Mbah a Moute personal foul | 16 | 17 |
| 4:38 | | Kyrie Irving misses two point shot | 16 | 17 |
| 4:38 | | Rockets defensive team rebound | 16 | 17 |
| 4:38 | | Joe Johnson enters the game for Trevor Ariza | 16 | 17 |
| 4:23 | | Clint Capela makes alley oop layup (James Harden assists) | 16 | 19 |
| 4:12 | | Kyrie Irving misses 25-foot three point jumper | 16 | 19 |
| 4:10 | | Al Horford offensive rebound | 16 | 19 |
| 4:05 | | Marcus Morris misses 18-foot pullup jump shot | 16 | 19 |
| 4:03 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 16 | 19 |
| 3:51 | | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2 | 16 | 21 |
| 3:51 | | Jaylen Brown shooting foul | 16 | 19 |
| 3:51 | | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 20 |
| 3:51 | | Nene enters the game for Clint Capela | 16 | 20 |
| 3:51 | | Terry Rozier enters the game for Jaylen Brown | 16 | 20 |
| 3:30 | | Al Horford misses 10-foot two point shot | 16 | 21 |
| 3:29 | | Celtics offensive team rebound | 16 | 21 |
| 3:29 | | Joe Johnson loose ball foul | 16 | 21 |
| 3:22 | | James Harden shooting foul | 16 | 21 |
| 3:22 | | Al Horford makes free throw 1 of 2 | 17 | 21 |
| 3:22 | | Al Horford makes free throw 2 of 2 | 18 | 21 |
| 3:08 | | Eric Gordon makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot | 18 | 23 |
| 2:56 | | Al Horford makes dunk (Kyrie Irving assists) | 20 | 23 |
| 2:36 | | Luc Mbah a Moute makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 20 | 26 |
| 2:15 | | Marcus Morris misses 23-foot three point jumper | 20 | 26 |
| 2:12 | | Eric Gordon defensive rebound | 20 | 26 |
| 2:09 | | Marcus Morris shooting foul | 20 | 26 |
| 2:09 | | Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2 | 20 | 27 |
| 2:09 | | Chris Paul enters the game for James Harden | 20 | 27 |
| 2:09 | | Greg Monroe enters the game for Kyrie Irving | 20 | 27 |
| 2:09 | | Jayson Tatum enters the game for Al Horford | 20 | 27 |
| 2:09 | | Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 28 |
| 2:03 | | Nene personal foul | 20 | 28 |
| 2:03 | | Greg Monroe makes free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 28 |
| 2:03 | | Greg Monroe makes free throw 2 of 2 | 22 | 28 |
| 1:50 | | Luc Mbah a Moute makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists) | 22 | 30 |
| 1:37 | | Jayson Tatum makes 23-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists) | 25 | 30 |
| 1:25 | | Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper | 25 | 30 |
| 1:23 | | Greg Monroe defensive rebound | 25 | 30 |
| 1:14 | | Terry Rozier makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot | 27 | 30 |
| 53.7 | | Joe Johnson misses hook shot | 27 | 30 |
| 52.3 | | Greg Monroe defensive rebound | 27 | 30 |
| 45.9 | | Nene shooting foul | 27 | 30 |
| 45.9 | | Greg Monroe makes free throw 1 of 2 | 28 | 30 |
| 45.9 | | Greg Monroe makes free throw 2 of 2 | 29 | 30 |
| 36.7 | | Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper | 29 | 30 |
| 34.9 | | Marcus Morris defensive rebound | 29 | 30 |
| 24.3 | | Terry Rozier makes 26-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists) | 32 | 30 |
| 7.4 | | Terry Rozier personal foul | 32 | 30 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 32 | 30 | |
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Game Information
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Referee:Ed Malloy
Referee:Tony Brown
Referee:Dedric Taylor
2025-26 Standings
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 35 | 19 | .648 | - | W1 |
| New York | 35 | 20 | .636 | 0.5 | W1 |
| Toronto | 32 | 23 | .582 | 3.5 | L1 |
| Philadelphia | 30 | 24 | .556 | 5 | L2 |
| Brooklyn | 15 | 38 | .283 | 19.5 | L1 |
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 38 | 16 | .704 | - | W6 |
| Houston | 33 | 20 | .623 | 4.5 | L1 |
| Memphis | 20 | 33 | .377 | 17.5 | L4 |
| Dallas | 19 | 35 | .352 | 19 | L9 |
| New Orleans | 15 | 41 | .268 | 24 | L1 |
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