The Boston Celtics had a rare easy win on Sunday, blowing out the short-handed Houston Rockets 134-107.
Here’s what transpired.
The big picture
The Celtics messed around just long enough to worry fans that they might be the reason the lowly Rockets broke the league’s longest losing streak, but they got their act together late in the first quarter and spent the rest of the game building a 27-point victory to get back on track. The banged-up Rockets, somehow, have now lost 16 games in a row.
Star of the game
Jaylen Brown – 24 points, 9-for-14 shooting, 2-for-3 from three, 27 mins.