When Boston needed a stop, the calls the Celtics coach made proved disastrous, and afterward took responsibility for the loss: "I didn't help them close it at the end."

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has opted to shoulder the blame for the decisive final two plays in his team's latest loss, a 114-112 defeat at the hands of the rising young Houston Rockets. Per Jay King of The Athletic,

Joe Mazzulla took the blame for the late-game miscues, saying he put his players in poor position but it was evident that Horford’s absence proved costly in that spot since Kornet has not played in crunch time for much of the season.

Those last two plays are on me. Those are my fault.” Joe Mazzulla pointed the finger at himself after the Celtics dropped a 114-112 thriller to the Rockets on Monday night.

To make matters worse for the Bulls, the Celtics have upgraded superstar forward Jayson Tatum to active after being listed as questionable with right knee tendinopathy. Tatum is averaging 26.9 points,

Joe Mazzulla explains what happened on two late defensive miscues that cost the Celtics in their 114-112 loss to the Rockets.Mazzulla takes blame for final two plays in C's loss to Houston originally

Boston nearly pulled off a great win, but fell for the seventh time this season after leading by at least 10 points.

The Celtics expected to be down two rotation players in their matchup with the Rockets. Minutes before tipoff, they learned they’d actually be missing three.

On Monday night, the Boston Celtics played the Houston Rockets (at home). They lost by a score of 114-112. Amen Thompson made the game-winning shot with less