Overview
- Houston led from the opening minutes, built a gap as large as 36, and closed out a wire-to-wire road win at TD Garden.
- The Rockets shot 54.5% from the field and 19-for-29 from three, while Boston finished at 38.8% overall and 14-for-44 from deep.
- Kevin Durant posted 26 points on 8-of-11 shooting in three quarters, with Amen Thompson adding 17 points and nine rebounds and Alperen Sengun going for 16-10-9.
- Boston, playing its fifth game in seven nights, trailed 66-48 at halftime and rested starters down the stretch as the outcome became lopsided.
- Tempers flared with a technical on coach Joe Mazzulla, a flopping technical on Chris Boucher, and a delay-of-game on rookie Hugo Gonzalez after a timeout confusion.