Pregame analysis and predictions of the Houston Rockets vs. Boston Celtics NBA game to be played on January 27, 2025 on ESPN.

Down two at the end of the second quarter, the Celtics now have the lead. They have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead the Rockets 96-85. If the Celtics keep playing like this, they'll bump their record up to 33-14 in no time.

24 hours after defeating the reigning NBA Champion Boston Celtics, the Houston Rockets are back in action against the Atlanta Hawks. The Rockets' eastern conference tour has been a success, delivering two victories against the top-ranked Cleveland Cavaliers in addition to beating the Celtics.

The Houston Rockets head to TD Garden to face the Boston Celtics in a non-conference matchup. The Rockets are 29-14, which puts them in second place in the Western Conference. The Celtics are 31-14, which puts them in second place in the Eastern Conference.

With just seconds remaining in a bout with Boston, second-year guard Amen Thompson grabbed the inbound, sliced up the middle of the floor and stepped-back over

Amen Thompson dropped a career-high 33 points and hit the game-winning shot in the final second as Houston stunned the defending NBA champs in Boston.

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.

The Boston Celtics are 16-12 since Dec. 1, 2024. Joe Mazzulla's team has been hovering above .500 basketball for almost half of the available season. What's worse is that the Celtics are 13-1 after a loss, but just 19-14 after a win, proving they've struggled to string wins together, unlike last season, where they dominated for long stretches.

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Brooks 13-23 0-1 36, Thompson 13-19 6-8 33, Sengun 4-10 3-4 11, Ja.Green 3-13 5-7 12, VanVleet 2-9 1-1 7, Eason 2-10 0-0 6, Tate 0-1 0-0 0, Adams 2-3 0-0 4, A.Holiday 2-4 0-0 5. Totals 41-92 15-21 114.

The Rockets sit second in the Western Conference and just beat the Cavaliers twice in four days, knocking them from the top spot in the NBA.