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Celtics
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| at BKN | W 99-113 | |
| vs LAC | W 121-118 | |
| vs MEM | W 131-95 | |
| at PHI | L 102-100 | |
| at ORL | W 107-111 |
Rockets
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| vs ORL | W 117-113 | |
| vs POR | W 140-116 | |
| vs WAS | W 135-112 | |
| at MIL | W 115-122 | |
| at SAS | L 121-110 |
Injuries
Celtics
| Player | Pos | Date | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jayson Tatum | F-G | Achilles | The Celtics have not ruled Tatum out for the 2025-26 season, ESPN's Shams Charania reported on the Pat McAfee Show on Thursday (Oct. 9). |
Rockets
| Player | Pos | Date | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jabari Smith Jr. | F | Knee | The Rockets listed Smith Jr. as Questionable for Wednesday's (Nov. 19) game against the Cavaliers. | |
 Tari Eason | F | Oblique | The Rockets announced that Eason will miss at least four weeks due to an oblique injury. | |
 Dorian Finney-Smith | F | Ankle | Head coach Ime Udoka told Michael Shapiro of SI.com that Finney-Smith was behind schedule in his recovery, but the Rockets haven't offered up any sort of timeline regarding when the veteran forward might play. Consider Finney-Smith week-to-week until the | |
 Fred VanVleet | G | ACL | The Rockets said on Monday (Sept. 22) that VanVleet suffered a torn ACL and may be out for the entire 2025-26 campaign, per Shams Charania of ESPN. |
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