On December 24, the NBA regular season ended a focus battle, the Rockets collapsed in the final quarter, losing to the Pacers on the road, eating a three-game losing streak. In this game, the Rockets' new head of the table Jaylen Green ushered in a comeback, he played 25 minutes in this game, bombed 20 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, filling the data column, including 6 of 9 three-pointers, an eye-catching performance.
In the first quarter, Green snatched Duarte's pass as soon as he came up, and after receiving a pass from Gordon, Green hit a three-pointer. With the help of blocking, Green hit another three-pointer, and he scored six consecutive points to stop the Pacers. Lamb prepares to break through to the layup and is blocked by Green's direct big cap. As can be seen in the first quarter of the game, the overall state of Green, who has just returned, is still good.
In the second quarter, Green assisted Shin Kyung to release the basket, and after a series of missed shots, Finally Green hit a three-pointer at the top of the front arc. Pacers Tough Duarte was ready to break through the post-breakout, but was directly snatched by Green, and he chased the three-pointer head-on, which was also Green's fourth three-pointer in the game. In addition to contributing 12 points in the first half, Jaylen Green also had two alert steals, and the Rockets narrowed the point gap.
In the third quarter, Jaylen Green hit another three-pointer to continue the good outside touch. Green broke through and split the ball, which Tate easily put in. Facing Duarte's defense, Green chose to accelerate the breakthrough to advance, and the two were in a lot of positions in this game, and Green had the advantage. Receiving a pass from Gordon, Green hit another three-pointer. Green blasted down eight points in the quarter, and the Rockets overtook the Pacers by three points under his leadership.
In the fourth quarter, in Green's absence, the Rockets were blasted by the Pacers in a 10-2 wave. Helplessly, Green was unable to return to the sky after he came on, and the Rockets collapsed in the last quarter, regrettably losing, but Jaylen Green's overall performance was still very good.
Jaylen Green was injured in the first game against the Bulls, when the team suffered a 15-game losing streak, and after Green was injured, the team defeated the Bulls, ending a 15-game losing streak and opening a wave of 7 consecutive wins, which also made many fans mock Jaylen Green as the player who affected the team. Of course, this is just a joke from the fans, after all, as a player, Jaylen Green, as long as he plays, will go all out, and his talent and potential as the leaderboard are also recognized.
Now that the first game after the comeback has such a wonderful performance, the leader Green has also punched those who look down on him, he is still the core candidate for the future of the team, and he is looking forward to his next performance.