On Saturday night, the Houston Rockets beat the Boston Celtics by a score of 128-101.
Kevin Durant finished the victory with 26 points, four rebounds, one assist, two steals and one block while shooting 8/11 from the field and 2/3 from three-point range in 30 minutes of playing time.
Kevin Durant Speaks About Jayson Tatum After Rockets Beat Celtics
The Celtics continue to play without Jayson Tatum (who got injured during the 2025 NBA playoffs).
After the win, Durant spoke about Tatum.
Durant (h/t Celtics on CLNS): “Jayson looks like he’s just killing the rehab. He looks great… He looks amazing… The game misses him, the NBA misses him, just all-world talent, man. Looking forward to having him back on the floor.”
Kevin Durant talks Jayson Tatum’s Achilles recovery with @RealBobManning. Says he wasn’t dunking at this point and that he feels like it’s feasible Tatum could return: “He just loves to play. He’s a gamer…we all can’t wait to see him again.”
–@CLNSMedia pic.twitter.com/t6J8wWxk0y
— Celtics on CLNS (@CelticsCLNS) November 2, 2025
Tatum finished last season with averages of 26.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 45.2% from the field in 72 games.
He was the third pick in the 2017 NBA Draft (and has spent all nine seasons with the Celtics).
The Celtics aren’t seen as a contender this season (without Tatum playing).
With the loss to the Rockets, they dropped to 3-4 in seven games, which has them as the ninth seed in the Eastern Conference.
On Monday night, the Celtics will resume action when they host the Utah Jazz.
As for the Rockets, they improved to 3-2 in five games.
Following the Celtics, they will play their next game on Monday night when they host Klay Thompson and the Dallas Mavericks.
Durant has also spent time playing for the Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, Oklahoma City Thunder and Phoenix Suns.