On the morning of March 3rd, the Rockets lost in a Western Conference "strength and weakness dialogue", and through an overtime game, the Western Conference Jazz team struggled to defeat the Houston Rockets at the bottom of the West, which not only made the Rockets lose all two back-to-back games, but also increased the number of consecutive defeats of the Rockets to 11! But what does it matter? Both goals of the Rockets' game were achieved.
First, the Rockets continue to "advance" towards the top pick, and second, the Rockets' Jaylen Green, Porter Jr., Martin Jr., and even center Wood have played well. Look at the data, the comeback Porter Jr. in 40 minutes 14 of 6, the whole game contributed 16 points, 3 rebounds, 12 assists and 2 steals of 1 block double-double data, although the last 6 fouls left the field, but Porter Jr.'s 12 assists also tied the season's personal record.
Martin Jr. didn't perform badly either, contributing 20 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block on the bench on 8-of-14 in 36 minutes, and his 20-point scoring also set a new personal high this season, which is worth congratulating. Wood's performance in the first three quarters was average, but he hit a three-pointer that brought the Rockets into overtime, and performed well in overtime, and finally contributed a double-double of 24 points and 10 rebounds, worthy of being a "two-double center".
The most eye-catching is jaylen Green, who scored 20 points in the last game, and Green contributed 24 points in the first four quarters of this game. Green shot 11-of-16 from 47 minutes (Rockets highest), 4-of-9 from three-point range and 1-of-1 from the free throw line in the 47 minutes. In this game, Green bombed 27 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block, 4 turnovers, plus or minus +4, a rare positive value.
It is worth mentioning that the 27 points green blasted in this game is the third highest score of his personal career, and he has once scored 30 points this season, and once performed with 29 points in a single game. Although the 27 points this time are not as good as the previous two games, it is also the best proof of Green's recovery.
Previously, in the best rookie competition, Jaylen Green had once "fallen behind". At one point, he fell out of the top 10, and not long ago, Jaylen Green was only 10th on the rookie list. But in today's latest rookie rankings, Jaylen Green has returned to 8th place, considering that the Rockets still have 20 regular season games to play, if Jaylen Green can have such a 20+ point performance per game, he is expected to return to the best rookie competition in the final stages of the season.
The game against the Jazz also showed Jaylen Green's excellent scoring explosiveness: in the second quarter, Jaylen Green became the hero of the Rockets, and in this quarter, Green single-handedly scored a total of 16 points in a row, which was no less popular than jazz core Donovan Mitchell. It is said that Jaylen Green is overrated, but in fact, the Rockets did not give him much offensive freedom, and now in these games, Jaylen Green has significantly increased the number of ball rights and shots, and his performance and personal data have also come up, and he can compete with New Stars such as Cunningham and Mobley for the Best Rookie Award.