The defending NBA champions return home after four against on the road against Western Conference opponents for a matchup on Monday, Jan. 27 that sees the Houston Rockets going against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden.

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 Atlanta Hawks are back home tonight and hoping they can end their five-game losing streak when they face the Houston Rockets, the team with the second-best

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

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.

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.

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

Team Rebounds: 14. Team Turnovers: 1. Blocked Shots: 1 (Thompson). Turnovers: 7 (Adams 2, A.Holiday, Brooks, Ja.Green, Sengun, Thompson). Steals: 7 (Sengun 2, Brooks, Eason, Ja.Green, Thompson, VanVleet).

The Houston Rockets have been one of the NBA’s more surprising teams this season. After their past three games, they shouldn’t shock anyone.