Jalen Green, Rockets hold off Celtics

Jalen Green scored a team-high 28 points while rookie Jabari Smith Jr. posted his third consecutive 20-point, 10-rebound game as the Houston Rockets held on for a 111-109 victory over the visiting Boston Celtics on Monday.

Green missed 21 of 29 shots from the floor but finished 10 of 11 from the free-throw line, and his two free throws with 10 seconds left gave Houston a 110-107 lead. After Jaylen Brown, who scored a sea