On March 10, Beijing time, in an NBA regular season game that just ended today, the Houston Rockets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 139-130 at home after an extra time, giving the opponent two consecutive losses.
In this game, the Rockets young jaylen Green performed well. He played 38 minutes, shooting 13-of-21, including 4-of-7 from three-point range, and cut down 32 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block with great efficiency. It is worth mentioning that these 32 points are also Green's new personal season highs.
Green showed his physical talent perfectly in today's game, especially in overtime, he scored ten points in a row, almost single-handedly helping the team laugh to the end. And this is only the first season of his career, as the 2021 NBA Draft talent show, Green is the Rockets' focus on cultivating this year.
So far this season, he has averaged 31.1 minutes per game and can contribute 15.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists. While his efficiency is average, he shoots 40.3 percent from the field and only 31.5 percent from three-point range. But considering that this is only the first season of his career, such a performance is good enough. He just needs to polish his shots in the next time, believing he can make a difference in the future.
Of course, the Rockets can win not only by Green, but also by the performance of other players. The team's other rookie, Josh Christopher, also played a very good performance today. He shot 8-of-13 from the field, including 3-of-5 from three-point range, and had 21 points and six rebounds.
And then there's Eric Gordon, who is now an absolute veteran on the team. Not only can he help young rookies grow up off the field, but at the age of 33 on the pitch, he can still play a good performance. In this game, he shot 5 of 9, including 2 of 5 three-pointers, and scored 15 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal.
Although the Rockets' record this season has been very bad, it is currently only in the bottom of the West with 17 wins and 49 losses. But their goal is to develop young players, and as things stand, they have good draft picks to select young and talented players in this year's draft.