NBA

Boston Celtics at Houston Rockets

· National Basketball Association
26-9, 13-3 Away
Final
109 - 86

22-12, 12-6 Home

Derrick White scores 23 points as Celtics roll to 109-86 win over Rockets

Boston Celtics vs. Houston Rockets: Game Highlights

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.

Takeaways Celtics: Boston had no trouble handling Houston despite playing without Jaylen Brown, who missed a second straight game with a shoulder strain. Sam Hauser, who had 15 points Thursday night filling in for Brown, didn't score Friday night.

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.

Key moment Boston’s big run to open the fourth quarter and extend the lead to 21 points.

Key stat The Rockets made just 32 of 88 shots with Green going 10 of 21 and Cam Whitmore making just 4 of 17.

Up next The Celtics visit Oklahoma City on Sunday, and the Rockets host the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night.

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

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/bos.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBOS https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/hou.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originHOU
39-77 FG 32-88
51 Field Goal % 36
19-39 3PT 10-36
49 Three Point % 28
12-18 FT 12-12
67 Free Throw % 100
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 Houston Rockets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Steven Adams, C Out Jan 28
Fred VanVleet, G Out Sep 22
Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jayson Tatum, F Day-To-Day Mar 28
Derrick White, G Day-To-Day Mar 28
Jaylen Brown, G Day-To-Day Mar 28
Neemias Queta, C Day-To-Day Mar 28
Nikola Vucevic, C Out Mar 7

Game Information

Toyota Center (Houston)

Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 18,055 · Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 49 24 .671 - W2
New York 48 26 .649 1.5 L1
Toronto 41 32 .562 8 W1
Philadelphia 41 33 .554 8.5 W2
Brooklyn 17 57 .230 32.5 L10

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 56 18 .757 - W8
Houston 44 29 .603 11.5 W1
Memphis 25 49 .338 31 W1
New Orleans 25 50 .333 31.5 L4
Dallas 24 50 .324 32 W1
Full Standings

NBA News

'Ultimate floor game from Kendric': Uluc

'Ultimate floor game from Kendric': Uluc

An all-time NBL performance from Kendric Davis led the Sydney Kings to a 106 - 93 game 3 win against the Adelaide 36ers in front of a sold out Qudos Bank Arena.

Jock Landale shines in Atlanta's win over Kings

Jock Landale shines in Atlanta's win over Kings

Jock Landale comes up huge for the Hawks with 19 points and 13 rebounds in Atlanta's win over Sacramento.

Josh Giddey records another triple-double for Chicago

Josh Giddey records another triple-double for Chicago

Josh Giddey notches his 6th triple-double of the month with 18 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists in Chicago's narrow loss to Memphis.

Utah plays Cleveland, looks to break home slide

Utah plays Cleveland, looks to break home slide

Cleveland Cavaliers (46-28, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (21-54, 14th in the Western Conference)

Dallas faces Minnesota on 12-game home skid

Dallas faces Minnesota on 12-game home skid

Minnesota Timberwolves (45-29, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (24-50, 13th in the Western Conference)