When Boston needed a stop, the calls the Celtics coach made proved disastrous, and afterward took responsibility for the loss: "I didn't help them close it at the end."

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. The late Houston Rockets baskets that put Boston on the wrong end of a 114-112 thriller at TD Garden,

Joe Mazzulla took the blame for the late-game miscues, saying he put his players in poor position but it was evident that Horford’s absence proved costly in that spot since Kornet has not played in crunch time for much of the season.

Joe Mazzulla can only blame himself for the overthinking as the Celtics blundered on defense in their loss to the Rockets.

To make matters worse for the Bulls, the Celtics have upgraded superstar forward Jayson Tatum to active after being listed as questionable with right knee tendinopathy. Tatum is averaging 26.9 points,

Joe Mazzulla explains what happened on two late defensive miscues that cost the Celtics in their 114-112 loss to the Rockets.Mazzulla takes blame for final two plays in C's loss to Houston originally

a 114-112 defeat at the hands of the rising young Houston Rockets. Per Jay King of The Athletic, Mazzulla reflected on his role in the defeat postgame. Joe Mazzulla: “Those last two plays were ...

The Celtics expected to be down two rotation players in their matchup with the Rockets. Minutes before tipoff, they learned they’d actually be missing three.

Dillon Brooks appeared to take a subtle shot at Kristaps Porzingis following his stellar performance in the Houston Rockets’ thrilling 114-112 victory over the Boston Celtics.

Sitting at the podium after Monday night’s Celtics loss, Joe Mazzulla didn ... to score against a Rockets team that boasts the league’s fourth-best defensive rating. Houston ripped off ...

Despite being down Derrick White and Sam Hauser on Monday night against the Houston Rockets, the Boston Celtics ... After the game, Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla could only point the finger ...

Jayson Tatum delivered the Celtics a near crunch time win instead of a loss that would've been defined by late free throw shooting.