Houston outscored the Celtics in all four quarters, owned a 53-36 edge in rebounds and attempted 35 foul shots to Boston’s seven. The Rockets also shot 65.5% from 3-point range and blocked 11 shots, both the best marks by a Celtics opponent this season.

"It’s 82 games. It’s a lot of traveling, a lot of back to backs at times, so it can be tiring," said Pritchard.

The 76ers will be down a pair of rotation players as they face the Celtics at 7 p.m. Friday from Philadelphia. Paul George (left knee surgery) and Jared McCain (right thumb surgery) are both out for Friday’s contest as they have yet to play this season.

Joe Mazzulla addresses the Boston Celtics' brutal home loss to the Houston Rockets, but his focus is already shifting to what's next

Can the 4-0 Philadelphia 76ers stay undefeated in the early stages of the 2024-25 NBA season? Their next test is a clash with the 2-3 Boston Celtics at 7 p.m. ET Friday night in a rematch of a game last week which Philly won 117-116 in Boston.

The Celtics’ win streak was halted at three by the Rockets on Saturday, as Boston looked a step slow on the back end of a back-to-back (and their fifth game in five nights) at TD Garden. With a day of rest Sunday, the Celtics will look to get back to winning ways as they host the Jazz on Monday.

The 76ers face the Celtics in Boston tonight for the 2025-26 season opener. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 pm, tune in tonight!

Derrick White had high remarks to share about Jaylen Brown following his 32-point outing in the Celtics' win over the 76ers on Friday night.

Today in Boston Celtics history, ex-Celtics head coach and current President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens coached his first regular-season game.

Houston Rockets (2-2, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (2-3, sixth in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rockets -5.5; over/under is 227.5 BOTTOM LINE: Boston and Houston meet in non-conference action.