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

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

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

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.

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.

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 ...

Dillon Brooks shot 10 of 15 from 3-point range and led Houston with 36 ... Luke Kornet had 18 and Kristaps Porzingis scored 17 to go with eight rebounds. Rockets leading scorer Jalen Green was ...

Amen Thompson and the Houston Rockets have been on a tear since ... Tatum took a pass from Kristaps Porziņģis in a half-court set and drove past Thompson for a game-tying layup with 5.3 seconds ...

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.

Welcome to The Playlist: my weekly column that lets you know who and what to play — when it comes to music or other things in my rotation — for the upcoming week in fantasy basketball. Each week, you'll see a compilation of the pickups you need to make and a quick look at the schedule and lineup notes (who's in and out of rotations).

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.