Rockets’ high-flying Jalen Green was once NorCal, Bay Area high school superstar

SAN FRANCISCO – If Houston Rockets star Jalen Green looks comfortable playing against the Warriors at Chase Center on Saturday night in Game 3 of the teams’ first-round series, that should not be a surprise with the series tied 1-1.

The 22-year-old, who scored 38 against the Warriors in a Game 2 win, has plenty of experience playing pressure-packed games in the Bay Area.

As a junior at San Joaquin Memorial in Fresno, his season ended at Oakland’s Laney College against Bishop O’Dowd in a 66-61 loss in 2019.