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.

Luke Kornet was inserted into the starting lineup at the last minute against the Rockets as he made the most of his minutes.

BOSTON – Luke Kornet’s stay-ready mindset was put ... “I thought we competed,” said Jaylen Brown, who scored a team-high 28 points. “Give credit to Houston. The people we wanted to ...

With the game tied at 100, Jaylen Brown created some space for himself ... Here’s hoping he’s okay. Luke Kornet was good as a starter. The Celtics opted to play both Kristaps Porzingis and ...

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

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 ...

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. Rockets leading ...

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 ...

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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.