Boston Celtics

Celtics Cruise to Win Over Rockets in Well-Rounded Effort

The Celtics won by a final score of 134-107 and got a great effort out of their team.

Highlights: C's cruise to win over Rockets in well-rounded effort originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

The Houston Rockets have now officially dropped 16 games in a row.

The Boston Celtics were able to handily beat the Rockets on Sunday night on the road. Though the game felt tenuous in the early minutes, as the C's left the Rockets open early and often, they eventually pulled away and turned this one into a laugher. They won by a final score of 134-107 and got a great effort out of their team.

In particular, Jaylen Brown had a great day for the C's, as he posted 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting. Jayson Tatum was sharp as well, scoring 23 points and hitting some key contested shots in the team's 38-point first quarter, and that helped them to stay in front of the Rockets, who were red-hot early.

Kemba Walker started the contest very slowly, but he started the second half hot, scoring 11 points in just over two minutes of game action. That helped to put the C's over the top and put the game effectively out of reach and allowed for some Tacko Time down the stretch.

Here are the highlights from Boston's win:

FINAL SCORE

BOX SCORE

CELTICS' RECORD: 20-18

HIGHLIGHTS

Tatum drives to the hoop early on:

Smart draws a charge, hits a 3-point shot:

 Tatum drills a contest 3-pointer:

Robert Williams dunks in traffic:

 Time Lord with a big-time block:

Tatum drills a buzzer beat to end the third quarter:

Williams gets up and down quickly for the dunk:

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Sunday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m. ET vs. Utah Jazz

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