Jalen Green had 27 points, including two statement dunks in the third quarter, and the Houston Rockets pulled away to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 123-107 on Friday night.
added 18 points and 10 assists for the Rockets, who had lost four of their previous six games and were coming off a 122-116 loss to the“It's a big energy booster,” Green said about his momentum-shifting dunks. “The team with our sidelines, standing there yelling. I just get chills to the body. ... It just changes the whole atmosphere.”
Portland led by 12 points, but Houston pulled in front in the third quarter and stretched its lead to 99-88 onRockets coach Ime Udoka said he didn't like the start, so he challenged the team at halftime. “I love the way they came out and responded to the challenge, to come out and hold them them to 24 in the third, 20 in the fourth. Really used the defense to ignite our game in general, so the energy was better, and they responded to it well," Udoka said., who missed Monday's game at Minnesota but returned for Portland's 128-120 loss to Oklahoma City, on Wednesday, was again unavailable because of right hamstring soreness.“It’s frustrating,” Blazers coach Chauncey Billups said.
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