The Celtics need to execute better, especially during fourth-quarter possessions. They also need to sharpen up on offense and defense.

Amen Thompson and the Houston Rockets have been on a tear since the start of the new year. The Boston Celtics learned the hard way on Monday. The Celtics and Rockets battled in a hard-fought game at Boston's TD Garden.

Dillon Brooks embraced his inner Villain on Monday night as he sank 10 threes in the Rockets' huge win over the Celtics.

BOSTON — Minutes after Amen Thompson sank a game-winning floater, sending thousands of dumbfounded Boston Celtics fans heading for the exits, the Houston Rockets second-year forward made a tiny but loud gesture at his locker.

Boston Celtics star Kristaps Porziņģis feels the team has lacked the same sharpness it displayed last year, when it conquered the Dallas Mavericks in the

The Houston Rockets are 3.05 underdogs on Betway, with the Celtics to clear the (-10.5) spread at 2.60. The over 222.5 is at 2.011 odds on 1xbet, with the under at 1.855. Jayson Tatum is 1.86 to score over 25.5 on Bet365, and Alperen Sengun to score over 20.5 is at 1.90. Read more here.

The NBA champion Boston Celtics dominated the Dallas Mavericks in a Finals rematch on Saturday as the Houston Rockets took the Cleveland Cavaliers down a peg and Victor Wembanyama ended

Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks to victory, while Nikola Jović was among the key contributors in Miami's triumph over Orlando.

James Harden (24), Norman Powell (23) and Ivica Zubac (25) all scored 20+ points in the loss, snapping LA’s two-game win streak. Kawhi Leonard played a season-high 28 minutes and finished with 17 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and a block.

Ime Udoka discussed how Alperen Sengun handles the increasing media and fan interest due to his on-court success. “All the losing they did before I got here, and now we are seeing some success.

The team has lost 19 of its last 28 games, many of those defeats coming with Stephen Curry in uniform, and now sits under .500. It’s an unthinkable collapse for a championship organization considering that Curry is still a top-10 player in the league by many advanced metrics.

Amen Thompson hit a game-winning floater with 0.7 seconds left and finished with 33 points to lead the Houston ... had 18 and Kristaps Porzingis scored 17 to go with eight rebounds.Rockets leading ...