The Rockets lost 132-139 to the Timberwolves and swallowed four consecutive defeats, after which the Rockets' 20-59 record was tied with the Magic of the East, and both teams were super fish belly at the bottom of the league record. The Rockets chose to let Veterans such as Wood and Gordon truce at the end of the schedule, and Silas arranged for Jaylen Green, Christopher, ShinKin, Porter Jr., Matthews, Garupa and other young people to hone, which is very good from the current point of view.
In this campaign, Porter Jr. scored 6 of 14 and 4 of 10 three-pointers with 21 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds, the data was comprehensive; Jaylen Green had 12 of 18, 4 of 8 three-pointers, 31 points, 5 assists and 2 rebounds, shooting 66.7%, shooting 50% from three-point range, and 30+ in 4 consecutive games and 20+ in 6 consecutive games to create multiple records. The most surprising thing was Josh Christopher on the bench.
Rockets officially praised the 21-year-old (who turned 22 in December): The rookie scored a career-high 30 points in this game. How good was he in this battle?
The Rockets trailed the Timberwolves by 24 points in the first three quarters, and Christopher led the team to chase the points in the last quarter, he scored 12 minutes in a single quarter, 7 of 8, 2 of 3 three-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, 19 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals, shooting 87.5%, 66.7% from three-point range, the Rockets scored nearly half of the 40 points, and the Timberwolves were once reduced to single digits. Christopher's roar echoed through the arena.
He played 30 minutes off the bench, 11-of-14, 3-of-5 from three-point range, 5-of-7 from the free throw line, and scored 30 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals, shooting 78.6 percent from the field and 60 percent from three-point range. A number of records were set: 1. a new career high of 19 points in the last quarter; 2. a career high of 30 points in a single game.
3. He scored 30+ with Jaylen Green, becoming the first rookie in Rockets history to win 30+ together;
You must know that before he was just an unknown player, the US media statistics did not even have Christopher's head! He did it, and the 2021 first-round 24 pick surprised everyone and he made Rockets fans look forward to it.
The rockets can look forward to the future, Shen Jing, Jaylen Green, Christopher, Garuba, Kevin Porter Jr., Matthews, Tate, Martin Jr. talent is very good, they still have a 39.8% probability of winning the top three picks in 2022, this Rockets can look forward to the future.
Text/Yan Xiaobai