Boston nearly pulled off a great win, but fell for the seventh time this season after leading by at least 10 points.
BOSTON – Luke Kornet’s stay-ready mindset was put ... along with career-high scoring efforts from Dillon Brooks (36 points) and Amen Thompson (33 points), allowed Houston to escape with ...
Dillon Brooks shot 10 of 15 from 3-point range ... and Jayson Tatum added 19 after a scoreless first half. Luke Kornet had 18 and Kristaps Porzingis scored 17 to go with eight rebounds.
Then he stomped toward his defender, Dillon Brooks, and gave him a bump ... Alperen Sengun shook Celtics center Luke Kornet with a backdoor cut and slid to the rim for an easy dunk.
BOSTON — Luke Kornet said he found out right before tipoff that he was going to be a late add to the starting lineup. Al Horford was a last-minute scratch for the Rockets game Monday ...
And unfortunately for Celtics backup center Luke Kornet, it came at his expense. Grimes posterized Kornet with a thunderous one-handed slam in the final 30 seconds of the third quarter.
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Championship hangover: the Celtics struggles with defensive connectivityWith the season’s second half approaching, Boston needs to restore the trust and discipline that made their defense special.
While the Celtics are still adamant that everything will be fine, this is now more than a blip. They've been playing .500 ...
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