Kevin Durant led the way for the Rockets in Wednesday’s victory as he ended the game with 31 points, five rebounds and three blocks while Jabari Smith Jr. recorded 25 points, five rebounds and five assists. While both teams are seeking a key victory in Saturday’s matchup, both squads may be without some of their key players due to injuries.

The Sixers are off to a flying start on the season, and our NBA betting picks believe they'll rack up another win and cover vs. the Celtics tonight. Free Celtics vs. 76ers predictions for October 31,

Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets cruised to a 128-101 win over Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics on Saturday night.

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The Boston Celtics face the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 (10/31/25) in a regular season NBA game at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.

The Boston Celtics have rebounded from an 0-3 start to the regular season to win three consecutive games. Coming into their Saturday matchup against the Houston Rockets, the Celtics got several injury updates for a couple of key players including Derrick White and Payton Pritchard, as per the NBA’s official injury report.

Can the 4-0 Philadelphia 76ers stay undefeated in the early stages of the 2024-25 NBA season? Their next test is a clash with the 2-3 Boston Celtics at 7 p.m. ET Friday night in a rematch of a game last week which Philly won 117-116 in Boston.

Embiid was not happy with the loss, of course, but still took pleasure in the big comeback his team was almost able to pull off against the Celtics in the second half. "I'm excited, because I feel like we grew up," he explained via CLNS Media before pivoting to laud the 76ers' opponent.