Boston escaped a near 24-point collapse against the 76ers by diving for loose balls and crashing the offensive glass.

Kevin Durant and Alperen Şengün delivered in major ways as the Rockets vanquished the Celtics, where Houston kept things rolling with its third straight win.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Houston Rockets vs. Boston Celtics NBA game from November 1, 2025 on ESPN.

The Celtics saw their three-game winning streak snapped in emphatic fashion on Saturday, as the Rockets claimed a crushing 128-101 victory. Here are the takeaways. The Rockets took advantage of everything.

Follow the action from a 10-game night in the NBA, featuring Cavaliers-Celtics, Lakers-Timberwolves and Nikola Jokić's quest for a triple-double milestone.

The Celtics fumbled all of an early 24-point lead and gave the hosts multiple shots to win at the end, but still managed to avenge their season-opening loss.

It seemed like the Boston Celtics were going to cruise to a season-opening win when they took an 11-point lead into the fourth quarter of Wednesday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Minott is starting as head coach Joe Mazzulla continues to try and figure out what he's got. Not having Jayson Tatum this season due to his torn Achilles has forced the Celtics to try things. Minott is the latest attempt at getting a spark to start games. He's just 22, and he's new to Boston from the Timberwolves.