The Boston Celtics' rocky midseason stretch continued on Monday with a last-second loss to the Houston Rockets, who got 10 3-pointers from Dillon Brooks and a game-winner from Amen Thompson. With that latest defeat,

Is there plausibly a scenario where New York might be able to sneak up on Boston and steal the No. 2 seed for the 2025 NBA Playoffs from the Celtics?

James L. Edwards III, Fred Katz and Jay King analyze the Eastern Conference at the halfway point of the season.

Tune in to hear how things might look after the dust from this season's trade deadline settles -- and how it might shift Boston's fortunes, if at all.

The Boston Celtics bounced back from their 117-96 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers with a 122-107 victory against the Dallas Mavericks. Joe Mazzulla's team ended their second West Coast swing of the month with a 3-1 record, closing the gap on the Cleveland Cavaliers, who currently hold the first seed in the Eastern Conference.

The Boston Celtics endured two West Coast road trips throughout January, both of which they ended with winning records. During their latest venture out West, the Celtics secured wins over the LA Clippers,

In a surprising turn of events, the Boston Celtics fell to the Houston Rockets 114-112 on Monday night, as Dillon Brooks lit up the court with a career-high 10 triples. The unexpected offensive explosion from Brooks shocked the Celtics, leaving stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown to acknowledge the improbable performance.

Boston hosts Chicago in a matchup of Eastern Conference teams. Wednesday's matchup is the first this season for the squads.

After their 2022 NBA Finals loss to the Golden State Warriors and defeat in the Eastern Conference Finals at the hands of Butler's No. 8 seed Heat in 2023, the Celtics flipped their 2022 Defensive Player of the Year point guard Marcus Smart in a multiple-team deal to land Holiday from the Milwaukee Bucks.