24 hours after defeating the reigning NBA Champion Boston Celtics, the Houston Rockets are back in action against the Atlanta Hawks. The Rockets' eastern conference tour has been a success, delivering two victories against the top-ranked Cleveland Cavaliers in addition to beating the Celtics.
The Houston Rockets have been one of the NBA’s more surprising teams this season. After their past three games, they shouldn’t shock anyone.
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 this season the Celtics have lost a game they led by 10 points.
The Celtics pushed their lead to as many as 12 points early in the fourth quarter Rockets did not go down without a fight late, answering with a 13-0 run to retake the lead. It was a back-and-forth battle down the stretch with the two sides trading baskets before Thompson hit the game-winner with 0.7 seconds left in regulation.
The Houston Rockets picked up arguably the biggest win of the season against the Boston Celtics, a tight 114-112 thriller on Monday night at TD Garden. While Am
Down two at the end of the second quarter, the Celtics now have the lead. They have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead the Rockets 96-85. If the Celtics keep playing like this, they'll bump their record up to 33-14 in no time.
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.
The defending NBA champions return home after four against on the road against Western Conference opponents for a matchup on Monday, Jan. 27 that sees the Houston Rockets going against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden.
The Houston Rockets defeated the Boston Celtics Monday night 114-112, behind offensive outbursts from Amen Thompson and Dillon Brooks.
To open a road back-to-back, the Rockets are underdogs Monday at Boston. The defending champion Celtics (-6.5) enter with three wins in four games.
The Houston Rockets are continuing their tough stretch as they take on the Boston Celtics on the road. The Rockets lost to the Celtics at home back on Jan. 3, w