Boston overcomes a tough shooting night to win for the third time in four games.

Boston, once seemingly locked into the top seed in the East, now has a battle to hold on to the No. 2 seed after a loss to lowly Houston.

Jaylen Brown scores 43 for Boston, which has lost 4 of 6.

Stoudamire has been Coach Joe Mazzulla’s top assistant this season for the Celtics.

Jayson Tatum scores 34 points and adds 15 rebounds in a 134-125 victory.

Boston opens a six-game road trip on Saturday in Atlanta, but simply need to focus on playing well as the playoffs approach.

There’s still plenty of room for improvement, according to Jaylen Brown, even after ending a three-game losing streak.

Jayson Tatum’s 36th game this season with 30 or more points helped the Celtics avoid their first four-game losing streak.

Boston has 16 games remaining in the regular season and hits the road for six games after hosting the Blazers on Wednesday.

Boston loses its second overtime game in less than 24 hours and has lost three straight.