Houston Rockets vs. Boston Celtics
February 4, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Celtics beat the Rockets 114-93 on 2026-02-04 on the road against the Rockets. The Rockets started Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., Tari Eason, and Amen Thompson. The Celtics started Derrick White, Neemias Queta, Luka Garza, Ron Harper Jr., and Baylor Scheierman. Derrick White (Celtics) scored 19 points (6/11) in his matchups, with Jabari Smith Jr. as his primary defender. Kevin Durant (Rockets) scored 8 points (3/12) in his matchups, with Ron Harper Jr. as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
HOU
Houston Rockets
93
BOS
Boston Celtics
114
Did not play: Jaylen Brown (DND - Injury/Illness), Sam Hauser (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
HOU
Houston Rockets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Kevin Durant · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Tari Eason · Amen Thompson Starter 12.3 min
- Jeff Green · Clint Capela · Aaron Holiday · JD Davison · Isaiah Crawford 4.0 min
- Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Tari Eason · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 3.9 min
- Kevin Durant · Aaron Holiday · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Tari Eason 3.9 min
- Kevin Durant · Josh Okogie · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson 2.8 min
BOS
Boston Celtics
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Luka Garza · Ron Harper Jr. · Baylor Scheierman Starter 11.1 min
- Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Luka Garza · Ron Harper Jr. 10.4 min
- Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Ron Harper Jr. · Hugo González 7.8 min
- Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Luka Garza · Baylor Scheierman · Jordan Walsh 3.9 min
- Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Josh Minott · Jordan Walsh · Hugo González 3.8 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Rockets defense
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Derrick White 19 pts (6/11) in 60 possessions
Guarded by: Jabari Smith Jr. (34 %, 3 pts) · Amen Thompson (14 %, 4 pts) · Tari Eason (12 %, 0 pts)
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Payton Pritchard 11 pts (5/9) in 55 possessions
Guarded by: Josh Okogie (29 %, 0 pts) · Tari Eason (20 %, 2 pts) · Aaron Holiday (15 %, 4 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | Luka Garza: 39 poss., 8 pts (4/7) · Neemias Queta: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kevin Durant | Ron Harper Jr.: 23 poss., 2 pts (1/5) · Baylor Scheierman: 12 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | Derrick White: 20 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Jordan Walsh: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tari Eason | Payton Pritchard: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Baylor Scheierman: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Amen Thompson | Neemias Queta: 23 poss., 4 pts (1/4) · Derrick White: 8 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Reed Sheppard | Payton Pritchard: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jordan Walsh: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Josh Okogie | Payton Pritchard: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Neemias Queta: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Clint Capela | Neemias Queta: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Luka Garza: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Aaron Holiday | Payton Pritchard: 8 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Derrick White: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jae'Sean Tate | Neemias Queta: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Josh Minott: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| JD Davison | Ron Harper Jr.: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Derrick White: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Isaiah Crawford | Neemias Queta: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Hugo González: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jeff Green | Derrick White: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Luka Garza: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Celtics defense
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Kevin Durant 8 pts (3/12) in 58 possessions
Guarded by: Ron Harper Jr. (47 %, 3 pts) · Baylor Scheierman (15 %, 0 pts) · Hugo González (8 %, 0 pts)
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Alperen Sengun 21 pts (7/14) in 60 possessions
Guarded by: Luka Garza (50 %, 5 pts) · Neemias Queta (18 %, 0 pts) · Derrick White (10 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Derrick White | Amen Thompson: 21 poss., 7 pts (3/3) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/6) |
| Neemias Queta | Jabari Smith Jr.: 16 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Clint Capela: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Luka Garza | Alperen Sengun: 30 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 11 poss., 7 pts (3/4) |
| Ron Harper Jr. | Kevin Durant: 27 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Payton Pritchard | Josh Okogie: 17 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · Tari Eason: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Baylor Scheierman | Tari Eason: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Kevin Durant: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Jordan Walsh | Jabari Smith Jr.: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Tari Eason: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Hugo González | Reed Sheppard: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kevin Durant: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Josh Minott | Jae'Sean Tate: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · JD Davison: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Xavier Tillman | Jeff Green: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Aaron Holiday: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Max Shulga | Josh Okogie: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jeff Green: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |