On March 4, Beijing time, the Rockets got a day off after playing two back-to-back games. On the morning of March 5, Beijing time, the Rockets will go to Denver to challenge the Nuggets. The game was also one of the Rockets' tough schedules, against Jokic-led Nuggets, the Rockets didn't seem to have any hope of winning, but it wasn't a big deal, and the 11-game losing streak didn't seem much different from the 12-game losing streak.
Importantly, as long as the Rockets' Jaylen Green, Christopher, Shin Kyung and other rookie players perform well and brush out beautiful data, this is the Biggest victory for the Rockets. In the last 20 games, the Rockets didn't want to know how good the record could be, as long as the rookie players had normal or even super-level performances. Compared to Christopher, who hit the "rookie wall" and Shin Kyung, who has not shot very well recently, the Rockets' main shooting guard Jaylen Green is doing very well.
According to statistics, Jaylen Green's performance in the last 10 games is very good, his average data in these 10 games is: 17.9 points, 2.4 assists, 2.4 rebounds and 1.5 steals, and the true shooting rate is as high as 57.5%! You must know that Green's own average this season is only 15 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. Green's scoring level in the last 10 games is higher than the season average, and although the rebounding data has declined, The biggest change for Green is that his shooting percentage has indeed improved a lot.
Green's three-point shooting rate has not been bad lately, and Green has said he wants to increase the number of shots he shoots from mid-range. In these 10 games, in addition to the three-point and mid-range shots, we can often see Green himself with the ball to break through the inside line to complete the dunk, which shows that Jaylen Green's style has changed a little. In addition to the breakthrough, Jaylen Green's biggest change is that the empty shooting has increased, he no longer dribbles himself, but patiently waits for the outside space to receive the ball. After receiving a pass from a teammate, Jaylen Green can always shoot the ball into the basket to score.
This is also one of the reasons why the number of assists between Porter Jr. and Schroeder has risen recently, and they can convert their passes into points, and the assist data of the two point guards is naturally much more beautiful. With a true shooting percentage of nearly 60 percent in the last 10 games, Jaylen Green has failed to give the Rockets more wins, but his shooting has become more and more stable and reliable. At the end of the day, it's directly related to Rockets assistant coach John Lucas. A few months ago, the Rockets had the news that, at Lucas's suggestion, Jaylen Green had changed the shooting style he had always been.
Indeed, there was also a problem of Green's poor shooting percentage in the middle, but after many games of adaptation, now Jaylen Green can finally cope with every attack with a new shooting method and hand style. Possession offense has always been Jaylen Green's weakness, and now that he's practiced shooting, Green has really transformed into a pure shooter, and he just has to stand on the outside and wait for the ball to be shot.
Of course, Green wants to become an All-Star guard, and he must add more offensive skills, but as far as this season is concerned, Jaylen Green's improvement on the shooting end is obvious, and Coach Lucas is indispensable. We are also looking forward to the progress of Jaylen Green next season, and we don't know what kind of surprises Green will bring to the fans.