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

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

The Boston Celtics learned the hard way on Monday. The Celtics and Rockets battled in a hard-fought game at Boston's TD Garden. In the end, Thompson sunk the Celtics with a last-second bucket to secure a 114-112 Rockets win.

In a 122-100 win over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night, the 7-foot-2 Latvian scored a season-high 34 points and drilled eight three-pointers.

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 ...

(AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis (8) slams a dunk over Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun, right, during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday ...

Kristaps Porzingis went crazy in the first half against the Bulls, setting multiple bests during his time with the Celtics.

Porzingis scored 34 points as the Celtics led for the final 40:40. The center tied a career high with eight 3-pointers as he nears full health.

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.