The Boston Celtics defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 118-116 with a Jayson Tatum game-winner. Tatum scored 27 points with 10 ...

Sitting at the podium after Monday night’s Celtics loss, Joe Mazzulla didn’t critique Luke Kornet for his ... Thompson and Rockets teammate Dillon Brooks combined for 69 points in the win ...

But their decision to force Houston to play through Dillon Brooks and Amen Thompson backfired. Thompson, who’s best known for his defense and was coming off the Rockets’ bench until earlier ...

Dillon Brooks shot 10-of-15 from 3-point range ... and Jayson Tatum added 19 after a scoreless first half. Luke Kornet had 18, and Kristaps Porzingis scored 17 to go with eight rebounds.

Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks drives to the basket against the Boston Celtics during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Boston. Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis smiles at ...

Dillon Brooks shot 10 of 15 from 3-point range ... and Jayson Tatum added 19 after a scoreless first half. Luke Kornet had 18 and Kristaps Porzingis scored 17 to go with eight rebounds.

The Boston Celtics have now blown a fourth-quarter lead nine times this season. Nine times in 47 games. They blew nine games in the fourth quarter all of last season. Monday night was the seventh time ...

BOSTON — Minutes after Amen Thompson sank a game-winning floater, sending thousands of dumbfounded Boston Celtics fans ...

BOSTON – Luke Kornet’s stay-ready mindset was put ... along with career-high scoring efforts from Dillon Brooks (36 points) and Amen Thompson (33 points), allowed Houston to escape with ...

Those last two plays are on me. Those are my fault.” Joe Mazzulla pointed the finger at himself after the Celtics dropped a 114-112 thriller to the Rockets on Monday night.