The defending NBA champion Celtics are on night two of a road back-to-back, but they’re still favored versus Jalen Green and the Rockets (+2.5).

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,

The Boston Celtics head to the Toyota Center to face the Houston Rockets in a non-conference matchup. The Celtics are 25-9, which lands them in second place in the Eastern Conference. The Rockets are 22-11, which lands them in third place in the Western Conference.

The Celtics are thriving with a 25-9 record. They’re 6-4 in their last 10 and haven’t really missed a beat since winning a championship last June. Boston is sitting at -140 on the moneyline tonight and has lived up to expectations as road favorites this season.

The game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on TNT. Fans looking to watch this NBA game can do so for free by using DirecTV Stream, which offers a free trial or with SlingTV, which doesn’t offer a free trial but has promotional offers available.

Coming off a gutsy win in Minnesota, Joe Mazzulla's crew has to get right back at it, against old friend Ime Udoka and his improved squad.