Celtics Visit Rockets Looking For First Win
The Houston Rockets will host the Boston Celtics at Toyota Center on Sunday evening.

The Rockets (1-1) have started the season on an indifferent note, though they bounced back from the Opening Night loss against the Timberwolves with a 124-91 win over the Thunder on Friday. Christian Wood led the Rockets with 31 points on 13-of-19 shooting, 14 rebounds and three blocks,. Kevin Porter Jr. added 18 points, nine assists, three rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Eric Gordon totaled 22 points, off the bench, while Jae'Sean Tate tallied 16 points, 14 rebounds, six assists and a steal. The Rockets shot 50 percent from the field, including 17-of-38 from long range. Houston has gone 1-0 at home.

The Rockets are listing Garrison Mathews (not injury related) as a game-time call, while John Wall (not injury related) has been ruled out since he won't play with the Rockets at all this season.

The Celtics (0-2) are quickly looking like a lost team and while it's only been two games, there's no question they've been playing poorly on both sides of the ball -- something that was noticeable in their 115-83 loss against the Toronto Raptors on Friday. In that game, only three Boston players scored in double digits in this one, and Jayson Tatum led the team offensively with 18 points while making eight of his 14 shots. Al Horford had a double-double of 11 points and 11 rebounds, while Josh Richardson delivered 12 points coming off the bench. Jaylen Brown had nine points (3-13 FG). The Celtics have gone 0-1 on the road so far.

The Celtics are listing Jaylen Brown (knee) as a game-time decision.
Posted on: 10/23/2021 6:52 PM