Jalen Green (27 points) had a strong night on both ends of the court, but it wasn’t enough for Houston to win versus the defending NBA champions.
Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics expectedly breeze past Jalen Green and the heavily undermanned Houston Rockets with a 23-point blowout win
Derrick White had 23 points and Jayson Tatum and Payton Pritchard added 20 each to lead the Boston Celtics to a 109-86 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday night.
HOUSTON (AP) — Derrick White had 23 points and Jayson Tatum and Payton Pritchard ... missing four games with a sprained left ankle. Jalen Green had 27 points for the Rockets.