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Houston Rockets vs Boston Celtics

NBA
Rockets
10-24
102-126
Final
Celtics
25-10
TD Garden
TV: League Pass

Lead tracker

HOU leadsBiggest lead HOU 8, BOS 24
Q1Q2Q3Q4
BOS leads
Team1234T
HOU21283221102
BOS22343634126

Who won: Celtics 126-102

The Boston Celtics beat the Houston Rockets 126-102 on Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at TD Garden. The Celtics lead the series 1-0. The Celtics outscored the Rockets 34-21 in the 4th quarter. Jaylen Brown led the Celtics in points (39). Jalen Green led the Rockets in points (28).

Recap · Dec 27
Brown (39 pts), Tatum (38) lead Celtics past Rockets 126-102

Acting interim Boston Celtics coach Damon Stoudamire had the perfect plan for his debut in the top job.

What it means

  • Season series: BOS leads series 1-0.
  • Rockets 4-14 on the road; Celtics 14-5 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Rockets2nd in Southwest Division
  • Alperen Sengun C
    Rest
    Day-To-Day
  • Fred VanVleet G
    Rest
    Day-To-Day
  • Kevin Durant F
    Not Injury Related
    Day-To-Day
  • Steven Adams C
    Rest
    Day-To-Day
Celtics1st in Atlantic Division
  • Devin Carter G
    Illness
    Day-To-Day
  • Luka Garza C
    Nose
    Day-To-Day
  • Ron Harper Jr. G
    Shoulder, Soreness, right
    Day-To-Day

Head to head

BOS leads series 1-0

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Game info

Venue
TD Garden, Boston, MA · Attendance 19,156
Officials
Sean Wright (Referee), J.T. Orr (Referee), Gediminas Petraitis (Referee)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesBOS leads series 1-0

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