Celtics at Rockets preview: November 2, 2026

The Boston Celtics (4-1) visit the Houston Rockets (6-1) on November 2, 2026. Recent form, both teams’ figures with NBA ranks, earlier meetings and the players to research, from StatsNext’s stored box scores.

Preview · Scheduled November 2, 2026 at 8:30 PM ET · Updated November 1, 2026 at 6:52 AM ET · After the game, this page shows the final box score

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Records

Boston Celtics at Houston Rockets: records
TeamRecord (2026-27)Last 5Away (2026-27)Home (2026-27)
Boston Celtics4-14-1 (120.8-111.6)0-1 (113-121)4-0 (122.8-109.3)
Houston Rockets6-14-1 (120.6-107.6)3-1 (119.5-110)3-0 (122.3-106)

Record, Away and Home cover the complete 2026-27 regular season. Last 5 is the 5 most recent 2026-27 regular-season games. In parentheses: points for and against per game.

Team comparison

2026-27 regular-season figures; the rank in parentheses is among 30 NBA teams (1st = the most).

Boston Celtics at Houston Rockets
BOSHOU
Points per game120.8 (3rd)120.7 (4th)
Points allowed per game111.6 (17th)108.3 (22nd)

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Boston Celtics

Houston Rockets

Head-to-head

4 earlier meetings stored: Rockets 2, Celtics 2. Full Rockets vs Celtics head-to-head.

Most recent earlier meetings
DateSeasonScore
Feb 4, 20262025-26HOU 93, BOS 114 (at HOU)
Nov 1, 20252025-26HOU 128, BOS 101 (at BOS)
Jan 27, 20252024-25HOU 114, BOS 112 (at BOS)
Jan 3, 20252024-25HOU 86, BOS 109 (at HOU)

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