Boston Celtics @ Houston Rockets
Game Leaders
Team Stats
47% (32-68)
Field Goal %
44% (35-80)
50% (11-22)
Three Point %
48% (12-25)
88% (22-25)
Free Throw %
79% (11-14)
28
Turnovers
38
36
Rebounds
51
Game Information
Houston, TX

Referee:Joe Crawford
Referee:Michael Smith
Referee:Derek Richardson

Shot Chart
- Yao Ming missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Walter McCarty missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
- Jim Jackson made Technical Free Throw.
- Jim Jackson made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Mark Blount missed Layup.
- Steve Francis missed Two Point Shot.
- Jim Jackson made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Paul Pierce made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mark Blount.
- Cuttino Mobley made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Walter McCarty made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike James.
- Steve Francis missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Mark Blount missed 9 ft Hook Shot.
- Steve Francis made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Mike James missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Jiri Welsch made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mike James.
- Maurice Taylor missed Two Point Shot.
- Paul Pierce made 18 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kelvin Cato made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kelvin Cato made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Paul Pierce missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Chris Mihm made Dunk.
- Maurice Taylor missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Mike James missed 23 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Ricky Davis missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made 19 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Eric Piatkowski missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Banks.
- Maurice Taylor missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed Tip Shot.
- Yao Ming missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Chris Mihm made Layup. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
- Steve Francis made Layup.
- Eric Piatkowski missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Marcus Banks made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Marcus Banks made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis missed 45 ft Three Pointer.
- Walter McCarty made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Banks.
- Yao Ming made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Walter McCarty made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Banks.
- Yao Ming made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Marcus Banks missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot.
- Ricky Davis missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Ricky Davis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Ricky Davis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Mike Wilks missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Walter McCarty made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Banks.
- Scott Padgett missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Walter McCarty made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Eric Piatkowski missed Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed Layup.
- Ricky Davis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Ricky Davis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jim Jackson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Ricky Davis missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Walter McCarty made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Jim Jackson missed Technical Free Throw.
- Walter McCarty missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Scott Padgett missed Tip Shot.
- Yao Ming missed Tip Shot.
- Scott Padgett missed 23 ft Jumper.
- Jiri Welsch missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Mike James missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed Layup.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Layup.
- Scott Padgett missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jim Jackson made Technical Free Throw.
- Steve Francis missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jim Jackson made 5 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Scott Padgett.
- Paul Pierce missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Scott Padgett made Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Jiri Welsch made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Scott Padgett.
- Maurice Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Jiri Welsch made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mark Blount.
- Jiri Welsch made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Jiri Welsch made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Mark Blount missed Two Point Shot.
- Kelvin Cato missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Walter McCarty missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 21 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Walter McCarty missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed Two Point Shot.
- Kelvin Cato missed Tip Shot.
- Jiri Welsch made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
- Paul Pierce missed Layup.
- Paul Pierce made Layup. Assisted by Mike James.
- Steve Francis made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelvin Cato.
- Walter McCarty missed Two Point Shot.
- Jim Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Jim Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Mark Blount missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Mike James missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Mark Blount made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jiri Welsch.
- Jiri Welsch made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Jiri Welsch made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
- Paul Pierce missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Chris Mihm made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Marcus Banks.
- Steve Francis made 18 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Walter McCarty made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Steve Francis missed Two Point Shot.
- Kelvin Cato missed Layup.
- Marcus Banks missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 28 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Ricky Davis missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Walter McCarty missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Maurice Taylor made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Ricky Davis missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Ricky Davis missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Chris Mihm made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jiri Welsch.
- Cuttino Mobley made 27 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Jiri Welsch made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Maurice Taylor made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Ricky Davis made Two Point Shot.
- Ricky Davis made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Chris Mihm missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Mark Blount made Tip Shot.
- Jim Jackson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Maurice Taylor made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Steve Francis missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Mark Blount made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jiri Welsch.
- Maurice Taylor missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
- Paul Pierce made Technical Free Throw.
- Paul Pierce missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kelvin Cato made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Mark Blount missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Walter McCarty missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Mark Blount made Layup. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kelvin Cato.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 3.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 3.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 3 of 3.
- Maurice Taylor made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Mike James made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jiri Welsch.
- Cuttino Mobley made 23 ft Jumper.
- Jiri Welsch made 23 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mike James.
- Scott Padgett made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Mark Blount made Layup. Assisted by Jiri Welsch.
- Scott Padgett made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Jiri Welsch made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Walter McCarty missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 24 ft Three Pointer.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis missed Two Point Shot.
- Walter McCarty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Walter McCarty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jim Jackson made 29 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 56 | 26 | .683 | - | W2 |
| New York | 53 | 29 | .646 | 3 | L1 |
| Toronto | 46 | 36 | .561 | 10 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 45 | 37 | .549 | 11 | W2 |
| Brooklyn | 20 | 62 | .244 | 36 | L3 |
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | L2 |
| Dallas | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | W1 |
| Memphis | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | L8 |
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