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The Boston Celtics ended their four-game losing streak Friday with a win over the Washington Wizards, but their challenge Sunday against the Houston Rockets at TD Garden should be much tougher.

 The Celtics have to find a way to slow down Rockets superstar guard and reigning NBA MVP James Harden, who recently had his 32-game streak of scoring 30-plus points snapped. Harden is coming off a 58-point outburst in a victory against the Miami Heat on Thursday -- one of the best performances by any player this season. Boston likely will have Marcus Smart guard Harden for most of Sunday afternoon's matchup.

 Smart and the C's will need to do a much better job defending Harden than they did in December when the Rockets star poured in 45 points and shot 9-for-18 from 3-point range. Houston won that game 127-113. Smart has defended Harden as well as anyone in the league in recent seasons, as the stats in the tweet below show: Marcus Smart as primary defender vs. James Harden, last two seasons (per NBA matchup data)

Lou Williams leads the way for the Clippers with 19.8 points and 5.4 assists per game. Danilo Gallinari is averaging 18.8 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, while Montrezl Harrell is averaging 16.2 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.

The Clippers have struggled defensively and are giving up 113.7 points per game, which is 23rd in the league. The held the Kings to 109 points in their last game and will need a similar effort to get past the Lakers.