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.

The integration of Kevin Durant hae been smoother than anyone could've imagined ... The Rockets made easy work out of the Boston Celtics, in a game that was largely decided by the midway point. Houston led 66-48 at the half and they kept pouring points ...

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The Celtics were mismatched against the Rockets, who handed Boston its third-largest defeat of the Joe Mazzulla era.

In a recent interview, Kevin Durant surprised everyone with his reaction to Jayson Tatum's recovery progress from his Achilles injury.