Boston Celtics vs. Houston Rockets
November 1, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Rockets beat the Celtics 128-101 on 2025-11-01 on the road against the Celtics. The Celtics started Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Neemias Queta, Payton Pritchard, and Josh Minott. The Rockets started Kevin Durant, Josh Okogie, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., and Amen Thompson. Kevin Durant (Rockets) scored 5 points (2/8) in his matchups, with Derrick White as his primary defender. Jaylen Brown (Celtics) scored 12 points (4/8) in his matchups, with Kevin Durant as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
BOS
Boston Celtics
101
HOU
Houston Rockets
128
Lineups
BOS
Boston Celtics
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jaylen Brown · Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Josh Minott Starter 6.9 min
- Ron Harper Jr. · Baylor Scheierman · Jordan Walsh · Hugo González · Amari Williams 6.2 min
- Josh Minott · Ron Harper Jr. · Baylor Scheierman · Jordan Walsh · Hugo González 3.6 min
- Anfernee Simons · Payton Pritchard · Luka Garza · Sam Hauser · Baylor Scheierman 3.5 min
- Jaylen Brown · Anfernee Simons · Luka Garza · Sam Hauser · Hugo González 3.1 min
HOU
Houston Rockets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Kevin Durant · Josh Okogie · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson Starter 14.5 min
- Jeff Green · Clint Capela · Aaron Holiday · Jae'Sean Tate · JD Davison 7.5 min
- Clint Capela · Alperen Sengun · Tari Eason · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 6.8 min
- Kevin Durant · Steven Adams · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson 4.5 min
- Steven Adams · Alperen Sengun · Tari Eason · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 2.9 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Celtics defense
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Kevin Durant 5 pts (2/8) in 61 possessions
Guarded by: Derrick White (18 %, 0 pts) · Jaylen Brown (18 %, 2 pts) · Sam Hauser (15 %, 3 pts)
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Alperen Sengun 23 pts (9/17) in 58 possessions
Guarded by: Josh Minott (21 %, 8 pts) · Neemias Queta (11 %, 3 pts) · Baylor Scheierman (11 %, 6 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Payton Pritchard | Josh Okogie: 25 poss., 8 pts (3/6) · Amen Thompson: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jaylen Brown | Amen Thompson: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/5) · Kevin Durant: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/4) |
| Derrick White | Kevin Durant: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Amen Thompson: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Baylor Scheierman | Alperen Sengun: 6 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Reed Sheppard: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Jordan Walsh | Jeff Green: 7 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Alperen Sengun: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Sam Hauser | Kevin Durant: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Reed Sheppard: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Luka Garza | Steven Adams: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Neemias Queta | Jabari Smith Jr.: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Clint Capela: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Anfernee Simons | Tari Eason: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Amen Thompson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Josh Minott | Alperen Sengun: 12 poss., 8 pts (3/5) · Kevin Durant: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Hugo González | JD Davison: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Aaron Holiday: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Chris Boucher | Kevin Durant: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Alperen Sengun: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Ron Harper Jr. | JD Davison: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Clint Capela: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Amari Williams | Clint Capela: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Aaron Holiday: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Xavier Tillman | Steven Adams: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kevin Durant: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Rockets defense
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Jaylen Brown 12 pts (4/8) in 46 possessions
Guarded by: Kevin Durant (36 %, 5 pts) · Jabari Smith Jr. (16 %, 3 pts) · Josh Okogie (13 %, 0 pts)
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Anfernee Simons 13 pts (3/4) in 33 possessions
Guarded by: Tari Eason (36 %, 3 pts) · Amen Thompson (27 %, 4 pts) · Kevin Durant (9 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | Payton Pritchard: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Josh Minott: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Kevin Durant | Jaylen Brown: 17 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Derrick White: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Alperen Sengun | Neemias Queta: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Chris Boucher: 8 poss., 5 pts (1/1) |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | Sam Hauser: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Payton Pritchard: 9 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Josh Okogie | Payton Pritchard: 21 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Jaylen Brown: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tari Eason | Anfernee Simons: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Sam Hauser: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Clint Capela | Amari Williams: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Baylor Scheierman: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Steven Adams | Luka Garza: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jaylen Brown: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Reed Sheppard | Baylor Scheierman: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Sam Hauser: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jae'Sean Tate | Baylor Scheierman: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jordan Walsh: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| JD Davison | Hugo González: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Amari Williams: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Aaron Holiday | Ron Harper Jr.: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Baylor Scheierman: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jeff Green | Ron Harper Jr.: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jordan Walsh: 3 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |