Coming off of a 3-1 west coast road trip and win over the Dallas Mavericks, the Celtics came back home to face off against the Houston Rockets. After a dogfight of a game, Boston came up short, as the Rockets won 114-112 giving Ime Udoka his first win against the Celtics as a head coach.
Jaylen Brown led the way for the Celtics in this game with 28 points but Dillion Brooks played the game of his life, scoring 36 points on a career high 10 threes. Amen Thompson was just as good, scoring a career high 33 points including the game winner.