The Celtics accomplished that, holding the Rockets’ top three leading scorers to 30 total points on 9-of-32 shooting (3-for-14 on 3-pointers). But their decision to force Houston to play through Dillon Brooks and Amen Thompson backfired.

Former Oregon basketball star Dillon Brooks was unstoppable Monday night, taking down defending NBA champions in a thrilling matchup and tying a Houston Rockets franchise record for 3-pointers made in a game.

At what point does a series of anomalies become a pattern? You could (partially) blame the Boston Celtics’ 114-112 loss to the Houston Rockets on Dillon Brooks, who hit 10 of 15 3-pointers en route to a game-high 36 points.