Sitting at the podium after Monday night’s Celtics loss, Joe Mazzulla didn’t critique Luke Kornet for his positioning on Alperen Sengun or Jaylen Brown for his last-second defense on Amen Thompson.

It wasn’t enough to power the Celtics past the red-hot Rockets ... that’s big time. And Luke was great.” Kornet wasn’t afraid to battle down low against Houston’s physical defense.

Just before the Rockets inbounded the ball, Brown and Kornet played hot ... better and more prepared on Houston's last possession. "They were trying to go at Luke. I should have sniffed it out ...

Luke Kornet pinned the first mistake on himself ... the pair of failures doomed Boston to a 114-112 loss to the Houston Rockets. Advertisement “We’ve just got to be better as a group, more ...

BOSTON — The Celtics were set to roll with a conventional starting lineup against the Rockets on Monday ... last-minute change to go with big man Luke Kornet instead. The team said Horford ...

Luke Kornet had 18 and Kristaps Porzingis scored ... with 0.7 seconds left and finished with 33 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 114-112 victory over the Boston Celtics on Monday night.

Houston’s last two offensive ... 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 ...

Joe Mazzulla took the blame for the late-game miscues, saying he put his players in poor position but it was evident that ...

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