With Minnesota’s visit on Friday night, the Rockets will open up a season-long homestand of five straight games at Toyota Center.

Losers of three of their last four games, the Houston Rockets are desperately needing to find the rhythm they had weeks ago, where they surged to the top of the

The Celtics won 107-105 against the Timberwolves on November 24, their last meeting. After a two-game skid, the Celtics bounced back with a blowout win against the Pacers. After the Pacers handed Boston a 123-114 loss on Sunday, the Celtics bounced back with their second blowout win in three games.

The Celtics will be missing two of their best players as they begin a four-game Western Conference road trip Thursday in Minnesota.

On Friday evening, the Boston Celtics will be in Texas to play the Houston Rockets. For the game, they have announced their injury report. Via The Boston Celtics: "Injury Report for tonight at Houston: Jaylen Brown (right shoulder strain) - QUESTIONABLE Al Horford (rest) - OUT Kristaps Porzingis (left ankle sprain) - QUESTIONABLE" Brown missed the team's last game,

Boston Celtics face significant injury concerns as Kristaps Porzingis and Jaylen Brown might miss the game against the Timberwolves. Porzingis is questionable with an ankle injury, while Brown deals with a right shoulder injury.

The Boston Celtics are trying to get back on track. They finished the month of December just 3-4 in their final seven games. Because of their slide, the Celtics are now just a half-game ahead of the Knicks for the second seed in the Eastern Conference standings.