On March 7, 2022, Beijing time, the Rockets defeated the Memphis Grizzlies, the second-highest record in the league, and broke out a big cold goal! The Rockets' duo of jaylen Green and Kevin Potter Jr. played perfectly in this game, playing one of their best games of the season!
Jaylen Green played 34 minutes and 33 seconds, shooting 8-of-17 from the field and 2-of-7 from three-point range, with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists! Kevin Porter Jr. also appeared in 37 minutes, shooting 11 of 21 from the field, 4 of 10 from three-point range, and got 29 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, the two of them combined 53 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists, and indeed slowly began to cash in on their talents!
However, not only this one, the last three games they have been consistently explosive performance, the last three games against the Jazz, Nuggets and Grizzlies three strong teams, Jaylen Green has 27 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, 18 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists and 24 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, averaging 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game; and Porter Jr. has 16 points, 3 rebounds and 12 assists, 9 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 29 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists in three games. Averaging 18 points, 2.2 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game!
The two of them have played in the last three games have been really surprising, not only the individual offensive efficiency has been improved, but more importantly, they have been able to complete the pass to their teammates very well, which is the process of slowly transforming from a scorer to the core of the team, and the two young players are developing in a good direction!
Facing three strong teams in three consecutive games, they were all able to complete the explosion, especially Jaylen Green, who faced the Grizzlies' big heart goal in the final moments to seal the victory, but also showed his potential, from the current point of view, 20-year-old Jaylen Green and 21-year-old Porter Jr., really have the hope of becoming star-level backcourt players!