Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown explains the what went wrong defensively to allow Amen Thompson and the Houston Rockets a win at the buzzer

Boston nearly pulled off a great win, but fell for the seventh time this season after leading by at least 10 points.

Jaylen Brown blamed himself for not switching with Luke Kornet onto Amen Thompson on Houston's game-winning possession. Kornet blamed himself for getting lost away from the basket while trying to ...

Joe Mazzulla didn’t critique Luke Kornet for his positioning on Alperen Sengun, or Jaylen Brown for his last-second defense on Amen Thompson. The late Rockets baskets that put Boston on the ...

Recommended Videos Jaylen Brown had 28 points for the Celtics, and Jayson Tatum added 19 after a scoreless first half. Luke Kornet had 18 and Kristaps Porzingis scored 17 to go with eight rebounds.

BOSTON — Luke Kornet said he found out right before tipoff ... “Give credit to the guys,” Jaylen Brown said. “I thought guys came in and played well. Luke had a good game offensively.

put the onus on Luke Kornet to be in the right place — and the Rockets capitalized with two baskets. The final was an Amen Thompson floater with 0.7 seconds left where Kornet and Jaylen Brown ...

Ex-Celtics guard and 2008 NBA champion Eddie House believed Mazzulla’s plan on the Thompson game-winner was to have Jaylen Brown initially guard Jalen Green and Luke Kornet guard Amen Thompson ...

Ime Udoka's Rockets were effective in limiting Tatum in the Celtics' loss Monday, but Joe Mazzulla's team adjusted and thrived in beating the Bulls.

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The Celtics will begin a three-game road trip Friday night in New Orleans. The Pelicans own one of the NBA’s worst records but nearly pulled off a major upset Jan. 12 in Boston, losing 120-119 on a last-second missed layup.

The Celtics played without Derrick White, Sam Hauser and Al Horford, giving an opportunity for players deeper on Boston’s bench to shore up the rotation. Despite plenty of mixing and matching by Mazzulla against an elite opponent, the results were largely underwhelming.