The Celtics continued to surge on Tuesday by beating the Rockets 126-102, getting a big game from both of their stars and a little help from a new face at head coach.
Here are the takeaways.
1. The Celtics made a late scratch to their lineup on Tuesday, but it wasn’t a player: Joe Mazzulla missed the game with eye irritation. Assistant coach Damon Stoudamire took over and coached in his place.
Mazzulla could be seen squinting in obvious discomfort on the NBC Sports Boston broadcast in a pre-game interview with Abby Chin, but he wasn’t officially ruled out until about 10 minutes before the game.