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Celtics
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| at TOR | W 113-121 | |
| vs LAL | W 126-105 | |
| at WAS | W 101-146 | |
| vs NYK | W 123-117 | |
| at CLE | W 115-117 |
Rockets
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| at DAL | L 122-109 | |
| vs PHX | W 117-98 | |
| vs SAC | W 121-95 | |
| at UTA | L 133-125 | |
| at UTA | W 101-129 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steven Adams | C | Ankle | Adams did not play in Saturday's (Dec. 6) game against the Mavericks. | |
 Alperen Sengun | C | Illness | Sengun was back at practice Tuesday (Dec. 9), as per Lachard Binkley of SI.com reports. | |
 Tari Eason | F | Oblique | The Rockets announced that Eason will miss at least four weeks due to an oblique injury. Eason is targeting a late December return, per Michael Shapiro of SI.com. | |
 Dorian Finney-Smith | F | Ankle | The Rockets are eyeing January for Finney-Smith to make his season debut, Michael Shapiro of SI.com reports. | |
 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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