Venue & Game Info
Location: TD Garden, 100 Legends Way, Boston, MA 02114
Tipoff: 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT
Broadcast: NBC Sports Boston, SCHN (Houston), NBA League Pass
Injury Report
Boston Celtics:
Jayson Tatum – Out (Achilles)
Houston Rockets:
Fred VanVleet – Out for season (ACL)
Dorian Finney-Smith – Out (ankle)
Team Recent Form
Houston Rockets:
Last game: 139-121 win vs. Raptors (Kevin Durant 31 points)
Averaging 127.8 PPG (5th in NBA), shooting 49.4% FG and 40.7% 3PT
Defense allowing 117.5 PPG (16th)
Recent form: W-W-L-L-W
Boston Celtics:
Last game: 125-105 win vs. Cavaliers
Averaging 114.3 PPG, allowing 109.8 PPG (top-10 defense)
Recent form: L-L-L-W-W-W
Player Matchups
Kevin Durant (HOU) vs. Jaylen Brown (BOS)
Durant: 26.6 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 4.2 APG – elite midrange and perimeter scoring
Brown: 24.0 PPG, 6.5 RPG – Boston’s primary scorer with Tatum sidelined
Alperen Şengün (HOU) vs. Neemias Queta (BOS)
Şengün: 18.0 PPG, 10.3 RPG, 4.9 APG – versatile inside-out big
Queta: Defensive anchor, tasked with slowing Houston’s paint production
Amen Thompson (HOU) vs. Derrick White (BOS)
Thompson: Athletic playmaker, averaging 7.0 APG
White: Two-way guard, averaging 16.5 PPG, 5.0 APG
Series History
Last season: Teams split 1-1, each winning on the road
Rockets won last meeting at TD Garden by 2 points (Jan 2025)
Celtics lead all-time series 94-71
Betting Trends
Rockets: 43-38-1 ATS last season; 13-16 ATS as ≥5.5-point favorites
Celtics: 3-3 ATS this season; 3-0 ATS in last three games
Totals: Rockets 4-1 O/U this season; Celtics 3-3 O/U
Game Odds
Houston Rockets – 5.5
Boston Celtics 225.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, October 31, 2025
