Boston Celtics at Houston Rockets
· National Basketball AssociationDerrick White scores 23 points as Celtics roll to 109-86 win over Rockets
The Celtics led by 10 after three and scored the first 11 points of the fourth quarter to push their advantage to 93-72. White, Kristaps Porzingis and Pritchard made 3s in that stretch to help the Celtics pull away for their third straight victory.
Boston was up by 21 points with about 4 1/2 minutes to go when coach Joe Mazzulla cleared the bench.
Porzingis added 11 points with five rebounds in his return after missing four games with a sprained left ankle.
Jalen Green had 27 points for the Rockets. They lost for the third time in four games.
Rockets: Houston started 38-year-old Jeff Green for the first time this season with news Friday that Jabari Smith Jr. could miss up to two months after breaking a bone in his hand during shootaround. Amen Thompson, the fourth pick in the 2023 draft, will fill in for him moving forward after finishing up a two-game suspension Friday night for a fight with Miami’s Tyler Herro last weekend.
Regular Season Series
BOS leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 109 - 86 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 109 - 86 |
| 4th 13.0 |  |
Cam Whitmore makes free throw 2 of 2 | 109 - 86 |
| 4th 13.0 | |
Cam Whitmore makes free throw 1 of 2 | 109 - 85 |
| 4th 13.0 |  |
Jaden Springer shooting foul | 109 - 84 |
Statistics
 BOS |
 HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 39-77 | FG | 32-88 |
| 50.6 | Field Goal % | 36.4 |
| 19-39 | 3PT | 10-36 |
| 48.7 | Three Point % | 27.8 |
| 12-18 | FT | 12-12 |
| 66.7 | Free Throw % | 100.0 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 20 | Assists | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 13 | Fouls | 21 |
| 28 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Reed Sheppard, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 21 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith, PF | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
| Kevin Durant, PF | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Boston Celtics Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| RJ Luis Jr., G | Day-To-Day | Aug 5 |
| Jayson Tatum, SF | Out | Jul 3 |
| Anfernee Simons, SG | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
| Jaylen Brown, SG | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 18,055 · Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Brooklyn |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 New York |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Philadelphia |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Toronto |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Orleans |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Dallas |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Houston |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 San Antonio |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Memphis |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
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