How to Watch Boston Celtics at Houston Rockets: Stream NBA Live, TV Channel

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics hit the road for the second night of a back-to-back against the Houston Rockets.

The Boston Celtics (25-9) went through nearly the entire month of December trading wins and losses. They are coming off winning two games in a row for the first time in nearly a month and look to continue that on the second night of a back-to-back against the Houston Rockets (22-11) here. This is the first game of the season between the teams. Last year Boston won both games against Houston and its former head coach Ime Udoka by a combined 41 points. This season both Boston and Houston are near the top of their respective conferences setting up a huge cross-conference battle in the NBA.

How to Watch Boston Celtics at Houston Rockets today:

Game Date: Friday, Jan. 3, 2025

Game Time: 8:00 p.m. ET

TV: NBC Sports Boston

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In Boston’s most recent win Jayson Tatum had a big night finishing with 33 points, nine assists, eight rebounds, six three-pointers and three steals. This season Tatum is putting together another All-NBA caliber resume as the fourth leading scorer in the league at 28.3 points per game.

Houston has conformed around Udoka’s personality and style this season. That has vaulted them up to third in the Western Conference, led by the league’s third most stingy scoring defense. This season Houston is allowing just 106.4 points per game to opponents.

Through 33 games Houston has gone 15-5 in games where it allows less than 110 points to opponents. When the defense is clicking they are one of the best teams in the league. That will be tested against this Boston team that has scored 110 points or more in 28 games this season and 93 of the last 116 regular season games overall.

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