Final
Houston Rockets at Dallas Mavericks
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2026-27 · Preseason · Preseason
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2025-26 · Regular season · All results that day · Houston Rockets vs Boston Celtics head-to-head · Houston Rockets schedule · Boston Celtics schedule
Final
Away
Houston Rockets
128
Home
Boston Celtics
101
Venue: TD Garden
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Houston Rockets beat the Boston Celtics 128-101 on the road on Saturday, November 1, 2025 at TD Garden. Kevin Durant had 26 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist for the Houston Rockets. Baylor Scheierman had 17 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist for the Boston Celtics.
The Houston Rockets led 66-48 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 37-24. Double-digit figures in two categories: Alperen Sengun (double-double, Houston Rockets). Bench points: Houston Rockets 45, Boston Celtics 51. Amen Thompson had 17 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Houston Rockets vs Boston Celtics?
- The Houston Rockets beat the Boston Celtics 128-101 on November 1, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Kevin Durant scored 26 for the Houston Rockets; Baylor Scheierman scored 17 for the Boston Celtics.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Rockets | 37 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 128 |
| Boston Celtics | 24 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 101 |
Game leaders
Houston Rockets
- Points
- 26 Kevin Durant
- Rebounds
- 10 Alperen Sengun
- Assists
- 9 Alperen Sengun
Boston Celtics
- Points
- 17 Baylor Scheierman
- Rebounds
- 6 Josh Minott
- Assists
- 5 Jaylen Brown
Alperen Sengun double-double (16 PTS, 10 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson starter | 32:10 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-12 | 1-1 | 4-6 | 0 | +27 |
| Alperen Sengun starter | 30:36 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5-13 | 1-3 | 5-7 | 3 | +24 |
| Kevin Durant starter | 29:33 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8-11 | 2-3 | 8-9 | 2 | +21 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. starter | 26:21 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | +19 |
| Josh Okogie starter | 21:02 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 1 | +7 |
| Tari Eason bench | 20:03 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2 | +15 |
| Clint Capela bench | 18:04 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | +8 |
| Reed Sheppard bench | 16:46 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2 | +19 |
| Steven Adams bench | 14:27 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | +13 |
| Jae'Sean Tate bench | 8:25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | -6 |
| Jeff Green bench | 7:31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | -4 |
| Aaron Holiday bench | 7:31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | -4 |
| JD Davison bench | 7:31 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0 | -4 |
Not available: Dorian Finney-Smith, Fred VanVleet
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payton Pritchard starter | 26:19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 1 | -19 |
| Jaylen Brown starter | 21:43 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6-14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | -20 |
| Josh Minott starter | 19:19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-11 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0 | -20 |
| Derrick White starter | 19:09 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | -20 |
| Neemias Queta starter | 15:26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | -7 |
| Baylor Scheierman bench | 22:32 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-7 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 1 | -2 |
| Jordan Walsh bench | 18:42 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | -7 |
| Hugo Gonzalez bench | 16:57 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | -7 |
| Sam Hauser bench | 16:53 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | -10 |
| Anfernee Simons bench | 16:50 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | -10 |
| Luka Garza bench | 15:29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | -12 |
| Chris Boucher bench | 12:45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | -7 |
| Ron Harper Jr. bench | 9:49 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | +1 |
| Amari Williams bench | 6:12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | +9 |
| Xavier Tillman bench | 1:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -4 |
Not available: Jayson Tatum
| Houston Rockets | Stat | Boston Celtics |
|---|---|---|
| 25/35 (71%) | Free throws | 7/7 (100%) |
| 23/48 (47%) | 2 pointers | 26/59 (44%) |
| 19/29 (65%) | 3 pointers | 14/44 (31%) |
| 42/77 (54%) | Field goals | 40/103 (38%) |
| 53 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 41 | Defensive rebounds | 22 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 11 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Fouls | 25 |
| 9 | Max points in a row | 7 |
| 47:09 | Time spent in lead | 0:00 |
| 36 | Biggest lead | 0 |
Largest margin: 36 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 0
- Times tied
- 2
- Largest lead · Houston Rockets
- 36 Q4 6:12
- Largest lead · Boston Celtics
- Never led
- Longest run
- 9-0 Houston Rockets · Q1 1:54 to Q2 11:32
Scoring plays
Q1 · 30 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Houston Rockets | Boston Celtics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 2 | 0 |
| 11:13 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 4 | 0 |
| 10:47 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 2-pt field goal | 4 | 2 |
| 10:17 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 4 | 4 |
| 10:04 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 6 | 4 |
| 10:04 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun Free throw | 7 | 4 |
| 9:25 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 7 | 6 |
| 9:25 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta Free throw | 7 | 7 |
| 9:05 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 3-pt field goal | 10 | 7 |
| 8:36 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 10 | 9 |
| 8:17 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 12 | 9 |
| 7:54 | Houston Rockets | Josh Okogie 3-pt field goal | 15 | 9 |
| 7:36 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 3-pt field goal | 15 | 12 |
| 7:16 | Houston Rockets | Josh Okogie 3-pt field goal | 18 | 12 |
| 6:43 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 20 | 12 |
| 6:23 | Houston Rockets | Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal | 22 | 12 |
| 5:27 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 22 | 14 |
| 4:52 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 22 | 16 |
| 4:39 | Houston Rockets | Steven Adams 2-pt field goal | 24 | 16 |
| 4:13 | Boston Celtics | Hugo Gonzalez 3-pt field goal | 24 | 19 |
| 3:56 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 26 | 19 |
| 3:47 | Boston Celtics | Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal | 26 | 22 |
| 2:58 | Houston Rockets | Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal | 28 | 22 |
| 2:35 | Houston Rockets | Tari Eason 3-pt field goal | 31 | 22 |
| 2:14 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 31 | 24 |
| 1:54 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant Free throw | 32 | 24 |
| 1:54 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant Free throw | 33 | 24 |
| 0:24 | Houston Rockets | Steven Adams 2-pt field goal | 35 | 24 |
| 0:02 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant Free throw | 36 | 24 |
| 0:02 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant Free throw | 37 | 24 |
Q2 · 24 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Houston Rockets | Boston Celtics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:32 | Houston Rockets | Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal | 40 | 24 |
| 11:14 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 40 | 26 |
| 10:13 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 42 | 26 |
| 9:55 | Boston Celtics | Baylor Scheierman 3-pt field goal | 42 | 29 |
| 9:21 | Houston Rockets | Tari Eason 3-pt field goal | 45 | 29 |
| 8:28 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 45 | 31 |
| 7:07 | Houston Rockets | Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal | 48 | 31 |
| 6:39 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 50 | 31 |
| 6:24 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal | 50 | 34 |
| 6:17 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal | 53 | 34 |
| 5:41 | Boston Celtics | Josh Minott 3-pt field goal | 53 | 37 |
| 5:23 | Boston Celtics | Chris Boucher 2-pt field goal | 53 | 39 |
| 4:33 | Boston Celtics | Josh Minott 2-pt field goal | 53 | 41 |
| 4:08 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun Free throw | 54 | 41 |
| 4:08 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun Free throw | 55 | 41 |
| 3:41 | Boston Celtics | Chris Boucher 2-pt field goal | 55 | 43 |
| 3:22 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 57 | 43 |
| 2:47 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson Free throw | 58 | 43 |
| 2:47 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson Free throw | 59 | 43 |
| 2:32 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 61 | 43 |
| 1:49 | Boston Celtics | Baylor Scheierman 3-pt field goal | 61 | 46 |
| 1:36 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal | 64 | 46 |
| 1:03 | Houston Rockets | Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal | 66 | 46 |
| 0:32 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 66 | 48 |
Q3 · 32 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Houston Rockets | Boston Celtics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:12 | Houston Rockets | Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal | 68 | 48 |
| 10:12 | Houston Rockets | Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw | 69 | 48 |
| 9:42 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 69 | 50 |
| 9:07 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant Free throw | 70 | 50 |
| 8:52 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant Free throw | 71 | 50 |
| 8:41 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 73 | 50 |
| 8:41 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant Free throw | 74 | 50 |
| 7:45 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun Free throw | 75 | 50 |
| 7:31 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal | 75 | 52 |
| 7:16 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson Free throw | 76 | 52 |
| 7:16 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson Free throw | 77 | 52 |
| 6:55 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal | 77 | 54 |
| 6:55 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard Free throw | 77 | 55 |
| 6:41 | Houston Rockets | Josh Okogie Free throw | 78 | 55 |
| 6:41 | Houston Rockets | Josh Okogie Free throw | 79 | 55 |
| 6:14 | Boston Celtics | Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal | 79 | 58 |
| 5:56 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun Free throw | 80 | 58 |
| 5:27 | Houston Rockets | Josh Okogie Free throw | 81 | 58 |
| 5:20 | Boston Celtics | Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal | 81 | 61 |
| 5:03 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 83 | 61 |
| 4:41 | Houston Rockets | Josh Okogie 3-pt field goal | 86 | 61 |
| 3:30 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant Free throw | 87 | 61 |
| 2:51 | Boston Celtics | Baylor Scheierman 2-pt field goal | 87 | 63 |
| 2:34 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 89 | 63 |
| 2:19 | Boston Celtics | Baylor Scheierman 3-pt field goal | 89 | 66 |
| 1:58 | Houston Rockets | Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal | 92 | 66 |
| 1:37 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal | 92 | 68 |
| 1:10 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 94 | 68 |
| 1:00 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal | 94 | 70 |
| 0:45 | Houston Rockets | Tari Eason 3-pt field goal | 97 | 70 |
| 0:04 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard Free throw | 97 | 71 |
| 0:04 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard Free throw | 97 | 72 |
Q4 · 28 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Houston Rockets | Boston Celtics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:39 | Boston Celtics | Baylor Scheierman 3-pt field goal | 97 | 75 |
| 10:24 | Houston Rockets | Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal | 100 | 75 |
| 10:03 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 3-pt field goal | 103 | 75 |
| 9:39 | Boston Celtics | Josh Minott 3-pt field goal | 103 | 78 |
| 9:12 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 105 | 78 |
| 8:49 | Houston Rockets | Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal | 108 | 78 |
| 8:26 | Houston Rockets | Tari Eason 3-pt field goal | 111 | 78 |
| 8:05 | Boston Celtics | Josh Minott Free throw | 111 | 79 |
| 8:05 | Boston Celtics | Josh Minott Free throw | 111 | 80 |
| 7:05 | Houston Rockets | JD Davison 2-pt field goal | 113 | 80 |
| 6:48 | Boston Celtics | Hugo Gonzalez 2-pt field goal | 113 | 82 |
| 6:31 | Houston Rockets | Jeff Green 3-pt field goal | 116 | 82 |
| 6:12 | Houston Rockets | Aaron Holiday Free throw | 117 | 82 |
| 6:12 | Houston Rockets | Aaron Holiday Free throw | 118 | 82 |
| 5:30 | Boston Celtics | Jordan Walsh 2-pt field goal | 118 | 84 |
| 5:06 | Boston Celtics | Ron Harper Jr. 2-pt field goal | 118 | 86 |
| 4:44 | Houston Rockets | Clint Capela Free throw | 119 | 86 |
| 4:21 | Boston Celtics | Hugo Gonzalez 2-pt field goal | 119 | 88 |
| 3:53 | Boston Celtics | Jordan Walsh 2-pt field goal | 119 | 90 |
| 3:28 | Boston Celtics | Baylor Scheierman Free throw | 119 | 91 |
| 2:56 | Boston Celtics | Baylor Scheierman 2-pt field goal | 119 | 93 |
| 2:39 | Houston Rockets | JD Davison 3-pt field goal | 122 | 93 |
| 1:48 | Boston Celtics | Amari Williams 2-pt field goal | 122 | 95 |
| 1:30 | Houston Rockets | Clint Capela 2-pt field goal | 124 | 95 |
| 1:25 | Boston Celtics | Jordan Walsh 3-pt field goal | 124 | 98 |
| 1:13 | Houston Rockets | Jeff Green 3-pt field goal | 127 | 98 |
| 1:07 | Boston Celtics | Jordan Walsh 3-pt field goal | 127 | 101 |
| 0:37 | Houston Rockets | Clint Capela Free throw | 128 | 101 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Houston Rockets 1-0. Final series: tied 1-1.
- Nov 1: Houston Rockets 128 at Boston Celtics 101 (this game)
- Feb 4: Boston Celtics 114 at Houston Rockets 93
Highlights
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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