Mazzulla said his players have to welcome the challenge of snapping out of the worst slump since the coach’s first season.

The short-handed Houston Rockets drop a game against the Boston Celtics 109-86 despite a hot shooting night from Jalen Green.

Shooting guard Jalen Green’s third year has not transpired thus far in the way that either he or Rockets brass had hoped. He has not exactly taken the so-called “Year 3 Leap”, struggling ...