Celtics vs Rockets: head-to-head
23 meetings since 2015-16
Boston Celtics12wins
Houston Rockets11Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Celtics and the Rockets have met 23 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Celtics lead the series 12-11, close to an even split.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Celtics won 3 and the Rockets won 3. The most recent game, on November 2, 2026, ended Rockets 109-93.
The home team won 12 of the 23 games (52%). These matchups averaged 219.1 total points, with a typical winning margin of 13.0 points; 7 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Their next meeting is scheduled for January 11, 2027 in Boston.
Next meeting
| Jan 11, 2027 | Rockets @ Celtics | 7:30 PM EST | BOS 66% |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Celtics | HOU 113 – 145 BOS · 2024-01-13 |
| Rockets | HOU 128 – 101 BOS · 2025-11-01 |
2026-27 BOS 0 – 1 HOU
| 2026-11-02 | BOS 93 – 109 HOU | Final |
2025-26 BOS 1 – 1 HOU
| 2026-02-04 | BOS 114 – 93 HOU | Final |
| 2025-11-01 | HOU 128 – 101 BOS | Final |
2024-25 BOS 1 – 1 HOU
| 2025-01-27 | HOU 114 – 112 BOS | Final |
| 2025-01-03 | BOS 109 – 86 HOU | Final |
2023-24 BOS 2 – 0 HOU
| 2024-01-21 | BOS 116 – 107 HOU | Final |
| 2024-01-13 | HOU 113 – 145 BOS | Final |
2022-23 BOS 1 – 1 HOU
| 2023-03-13 | BOS 109 – 111 HOU | Final |
| 2022-12-27 | HOU 102 – 126 BOS | Final |
2021-22 BOS 2 – 0 HOU
| 2021-11-22 | HOU 90 – 108 BOS | Final |
| 2021-10-24 | BOS 107 – 97 HOU | Final |
2020-21 BOS 2 – 0 HOU
| 2021-04-02 | HOU 102 – 118 BOS | Final |
| 2021-03-14 | BOS 134 – 107 HOU | Final |
2019-20 BOS 0 – 2 HOU
| 2020-02-29 | HOU 111 – 110 BOS | Final/OT |
| 2020-02-11 | BOS 105 – 116 HOU | Final |
2018-19 BOS 0 – 2 HOU
| 2019-03-03 | HOU 115 – 104 BOS | Final |
| 2018-12-27 | BOS 113 – 127 HOU | Final |
2017-18 BOS 1 – 1 HOU
| 2018-03-03 | BOS 120 – 123 HOU | Final |
| 2017-12-28 | HOU 98 – 99 BOS | Final |
2016-17 BOS 1 – 1 HOU
| 2017-01-25 | HOU 109 – 120 BOS | Final |
| 2016-12-05 | BOS 106 – 107 HOU | Final |
2015-16 BOS 1 – 1 HOU
| 2016-03-11 | HOU 102 – 98 BOS | Final |
| 2015-11-16 | BOS 111 – 95 HOU | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.