The Rockets sit second in the Western Conference and just beat the Cavaliers twice in four days, knocking them from the top spot in the NBA.

The Houston Rockets head to TD Garden to face the Boston Celtics in a non-conference matchup. The Rockets are 29-14, which puts them in second place in the Western Conference. The Celtics are 31-14, which puts them in second place in the Eastern Conference.

The Boston Celtics can collect a fourth consecutive win over the Houston Rockets with victory upon their return to TD Garden on Monday.

Alperen Sengun will lead the Houston Rockets (30-14) into a road matchup with Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics (32-14) at TD Garden on Monday, starting at 7:30 PM ET.Last time out, the Celtics

A Rockets shootaround went very wrong. Kansas City's win over Buffalo was like many of its close-call victories this season: a little timing, execution, luck, talent and occasional controversy. The end result puts the Chiefs of the cusp of a Super Bowl three-peat. The Chiefs beat the Bills on Sunday to reach Super Bowl LIX.

By no surprise, Tatum shoots better at home, draining 36.4% of his attempts compared to 34% on the road. That’s on an average of 3.6 makes as well. The Duke product just had a 4-for-12 performance in his last game and he’s hit the Over in treys in three of his last six.

Boston hosts Houston in out-of-conference action. Monday's matchup is the first of the season for the teams. Boston is 15-8 at home, and Houston is 15-7 on the road.

As if facing the defending NBA champions on the road was not enough, the visiting Houston Rockets must also contend with the development that the Boston Celtics' Derrick White appears to have broken out of his shooting slump when the teams plays Monday night.

The Houston Rockets (30-14) play the final game of a two-game season series against the Boston Celtics (32-14) on Monday at TD Garden. The Celtics handed the Rockets their biggest loss of the season in a 109-86 blowout at Toyota Center on Jan.

The Celtics will need to play well at home to prevent another deflating loss to a team they should beat on paper.

The Celtics return to TD Garden after a four-game road trip as they’ll face a familiar foe in the Rockets and ex-C’s coach Ime Udoka. They have two players listed on the injury report for the 7:30 p.m. Monday game.