Since about the second week of the season, the NBA's best teams -- in some order -- have been the Cleveland Cavaliers, Oklahoma City Thunder and Boston Celtics. Well folks, it's time to make room for the Houston Rockets,

Derrick White had 23 points and Jayson Tatum and Payton Pritchard added 20 each to lead the Boston Celtics to a 109-86 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday night.

One of those is the defending champion Boston Celtics, who — at full health — dropped a disappointing game Wednesday night against a Toronto Raptors team that entered the night with only nine victories. Boston still has elite talent, but it has one glaring issue it seemingly can’t shed.

Pregame updates and news from the Rockets' NBA game against the Celtics at Toyota Center, where Rockets coach Ime Udoka faces his former team.

Derrick White and Jayson Tatum combined for 43 points and the visiting Boston Celtics rode a brilliant offensive first half to a 109-86 win over the injury-depleted Houston Rockets on Friday.

The Houston Rockets are in an ideal spot through ... franchise could send one of their promising young assets to the Boston Celtics before the Feb. 6 trade deadline. “The Boston Celtics are ...

The Boston Celtics relied on a strong opening and closing effort to dominate the Houston Rockets 109-86 on Friday. The victory marked the Celtics' third consecutive win, improving their record to ...

The Boston Celtics took the court against the Houston Rockets on Friday (Jan. 3) night at Toyota Center without star Celtics forward Jaylen Brown for the second game in a row, but saw big man Kristaps Porzingis make his return to action after an extended absence due to a recent ankle injury.

The Raptors, who are three places off the bottom of the Eastern Conference, grabbed only their 10th win of the season. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The night after a nailbiter in Minnesota, the Boston Celtics got off to a modest start. Both teams traded baskets until Houston built a small lead. Alperen Sengun was effective scoring in the post with 8 points.

The toughest month of the Celtics’ schedule is off to a banner start. Twenty-four hours after outlasting the Timberwolves in Minnesota, Boston manhandled the Houston Rockets on Friday ...

In a Wednesday matchup with in-state rival Dallas, the Houston Rockets were finally able to right the ship with a double-digit win. Center Alperen Sengun scored