Amen Thompson had the clutch go-ahead bucket and Dillon Brooks made a franchise record-tying 10 3-pointers in the Rockets' win over the Celtics on Monday.

Houston Rockets leading scorers Alperen Şengün and Jalen Green combined for just 23 points Monday night in a road contest at the defending-champion Boston Celtics. A pair of unexpected reinforcements led Ime Udoka's squad in a marquee 114-112 victory.

The Rockets' two top scorers have a chance to be voted into the NBA All-Star Game, recognition their teammates say both players earned. So we had them pitch it.

After Houston’s 114-112 victory, Brown said Boston entered the game intending to neutralize Jalen Green, Fred VanVleet and Alperen Sengun ... to play through Dillon Brooks and Amen Thompson ...

Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks scored an and-1 layup and walked over behind the baseline to flex at the Memphis crowd whose adoration for him had morphed into abhorrence. The former Grizzly scored 22 points for the Rockets on Thursday night,

and that can be accredited to players like Amen Thompson and Dillon Brooks. However, other players not known for their defensive prowess are also making improvements, especially Alperen Sengun.

“We wanted to take Jalen [Green], Fred [VanVleet], and [Alperen] Sengun away. And we kind of accomplished that. But Dillon Brooks and Amen Thompson made us pay.” Thompson scored a career-high ...