Boston Celtics vs Houston Rockets Final — November 2, 2026
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Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before tip-off. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.
Last five results this season, oldest to newest. Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Against-the-spread (ATS) and over–under records use the consensus closing line.
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is a straight-line estimate from each team's home arena, not the team's actual itinerary; time-zone change is at game time. Days of rest are full days off since each team's previous game this season (0 = back-to-back); preseason games do not count. Schedule facts only: no fatigue adjustment is applied.
Key players only. Injury report as of November 2, 9:40 a.m. ET.
The pre-game matchup
The Celtics (5-1) visited the Rockets (6-1) on Monday, November 2 at 8:40 PM ET.
Last season (2025-26), the Celtics scored 114.8 points per game (19th of 30) and allowed 107.2 (1st). The Rockets scored 115.2 points per game (18th of 30) and allowed 110.0 (5th).
Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Celtics 119.9 (2nd), Rockets 117.5 (8th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Celtics 111.8 (4th), Rockets 112.2 (6th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Celtics +8.0 (4th), Rockets +5.3 (6th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.
The Celtics are 5-1 and 3-3 against the spread; their last game was a 108-97 win over the Magic. The Rockets are 6-1 and 6-1 against the spread; their last game was a 119-98 win over the Thunder.
The Rockets closed as 4.5-point favorites at home against the Celtics. The spread closed where it opened. The total closed at 215.5, down from 219.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Celtics +150, Rockets -179) prices the Celtics at 38% and the Rockets at 62%.
Written from the numbers available before tip-off.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Boston Celtics 93, Houston Rockets 109
Houston Rockets won by 16.
- Against the closing spread (Houston Rockets -4.5): Houston Rockets covered.
- Combined score 202 vs the closing total of 215.5: Under.
- Houston Rockets closed at -179 on the moneyline (a 62% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Celtics +4.5 (-112)
Celtics +4.5 (-115)
Rockets -179 62%
Rockets -179 62%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at tip-off. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Members
G&W Line
G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics
Matchup
Players to watch
- Points per game21.8
- Rebounds per game10.0
- Assists per game5.3
- Minutes per game32.6
- Points per game17.365th
- Rebounds per game5.399th
- Assists per game3.688th
- Minutes per game30.7
- Points per game26.015th
- Rebounds per game5.592nd
- Assists per game4.850th
- Minutes per game36.4
- Points per game20.438th
- Rebounds per game8.917th
- Assists per game6.220th
- Minutes per game33.3
Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 392 players with at least 20 games.
Head-to-head
The teams have met 8 times since 2022: the Celtics won 5 and the Rockets 3.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2026 | Celtics 114, Rockets 93 Celtics won | ||
| Nov 1, 2025 | Rockets 128, Celtics 101 Rockets won | ||
| Jan 27, 2025 | Rockets 114, Celtics 112 Rockets won | ||
| Jan 3, 2025 | Celtics 109, Rockets 86 Celtics won | ||
| Jan 21, 2024 | Celtics 116, Rockets 107 Celtics won |
Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Boston Celtics
- Boston Celtics team stats
- Boston Celtics 98, Toronto Raptors 93 (Nov 11)
- Boston Celtics 123, Philadelphia 76ers 101 (Nov 10)
- Boston Celtics 117, Milwaukee Bucks 97 (Nov 8)
Houston Rockets
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- Washington Wizards 103, Orlando Magic 94 (Nov 2)
- Chicago Bulls 107, Philadelphia 76ers 126 (Nov 2)
- Sacramento Kings 115, Dallas Mavericks 100 (Nov 2)
- New Orleans Pelicans 135, Memphis Grizzlies 134 (Nov 2)
- Milwaukee Bucks 100, Minnesota Timberwolves 112 (Nov 2)
- Utah Jazz 97, San Antonio Spurs 119 (Nov 2)
- Portland Trail Blazers 118, Denver Nuggets 110 (Nov 2)
- Phoenix Suns 113, Golden State Warriors 116 (Nov 2)
- Toronto Raptors 125, Los Angeles Clippers 118 (Nov 2)
- Miami Heat 117, Los Angeles Lakers 138 (Nov 2)
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