The Houston Rockets are currently number one in the league, winning just one of their last 14 games. The Los Angeles Lakers, who came to visit today, have not had a good record in the last 17 games, only 4 wins and 13 losses.
For the young Rockets seemed to see an opportunity to prove themselves and pounced on it, beating the Lakers 139:130 in overtime! After the game, Lakers star James Worthy called it a "new low" for the Lakers.
This campaign can be a "Rocket Rookie Day"!
All the young players played well, Jaylen Green appeared in 38 minutes, shot 13 of 21 shots, including 4 of 7 three-pointers, 32 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, 9 points in the fourth quarter, and during overtime, he helped the team open the situation with a 10-0 score, finally reflecting his superstar performance of "upper Jordan, lower limit Kobe".
32 points is the highest point in Jaylen Green's career to date. In the last 9 games, Jaylen Green has scored 20+ 7 times. His performance at the beginning of the season was not particularly outstanding, and he did not expect that after the dunk contest, it seemed to open up him?
After the game, Green was interviewed and asked how the Rockets won the game. The young man said bluntly: "Our plan is quite simple, that is, to attack Anthony."
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The rest of the Rockets' rookies also performed very well. Christopher and Shin Kyung each scored 21 points, plus the latter had a season-high 14 rebounds. In the game, Shen Jing constantly uses his own interior footsteps and experience to complete the scoring, whether it is facing James, or the Lakers' other tough players, without any fear of the field, the offense is very efficient, it can be said that Shen Jing single-handedly stirred up the Lakers' inner line.
In time, this 19-year-old will become a great instrument!
In addition to the above players, Kenjan Martin Jr. had a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds; Porter Jr. played 30 minutes, shooting 4-of-13 from the field, with 10 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists.
Proper Rocket rookies burst out, giving the Lakers an end to their Texas road trip. Before going into this game, despite the team's recent guilt over a poor record, they didn't imagine the Rockets as their own rivals. After all, the Rockets are the league's penultimate number one.
Originally, the Lakers wanted to keep their No. 9 seed position in the playoffs in a win-win game
But who would have expected to be educated by a group of rookies from the Rockets. True to the old saying "no weak brigade in the NBA"!
Westbrook was the Lakers' best performer of the game, with 30 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. His career total scores exceeded the 23,000-point mark, becoming the 33rd player in history to unlock this milestone and the fifth player in active duty to do so.
In addition, LeBron James contributed his fifth triple-double of the season, with 23 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists; Malik Munch and Austin Reeves became the Lakers' most stable duo, with 20 and 17 points, respectively.
There are data showing that when James, Munch and Reeves play together, the Lakers have a plus-minus of +9.7. Their offensive efficiency is 123 per 100 possessions and their effective shooting percentage is 58.7 percent.
The Lakers have 11 of their remaining 17 games on the road, how many more do you think they can win? Their last away win was a distant January against the Nets, and the team currently has a record of 28 wins and 37 losses, ranking ninth in the West. Do you think the Lakers can still make the playoffs?
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