On April 4, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, and the Rockets played at home against the Timberwolves. The Rockets' goal for the next game is clear, that is, to let the rookies exercise more, and veterans Gordon, Wood and Schroeder will not play. In the past period of time, the Rockets have also achieved their goal, and the list of eye shows has ushered in consecutive outbreaks, and the only regret is that the team failed to win. In this game, the Rockets lost 132-129 to the Timberwolves, suffering four consecutive losses.
Now the Rockets don't care about winning or losing, and fans think the same thing, after all, the penultimate number one can at least get the top four picks. This time against the Timberwolves, the Rockets still played well, even in the case of being behind, they still did not give up, at one point in the final quarter to reduce the score to single digits, scared out the Timberwolves in a cold sweat, and almost completed a 27-point reversal. In fact, in the past few games, the Rockets have played very well, and they have played until the last moment to divide the winners and losers.
The Rockets had another trio outbreak, this time becoming Green + Christopher + Porter Jr., the trio combined to blast down 82 points, and the Timberwolves' Towns + Edwards + Russell (83 points) to start a confrontation, and was not at a disadvantage.
Among them, the most surprising to fans is the leader Jaylen Green, who has been breaking out in a row in recent times, and this time he is still outstanding, playing 36 minutes, shooting 12 of 18, 4 of 8 three-pointers, and getting 31 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists. Four consecutive games have hit 30+, the last two rookies to achieve this statistic are Jordan and Iverson; the rookie season has been 30+ in six rookie seasons, and the Rockets are second only to Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson in history. If it had erupted earlier, Green would have had a chance to get the best rookie.
In addition to Green, Christopher became a miracle soldier, playing 30 minutes off the bench, shooting 11 of 14, 3 of 5 from three-point range, 5 of 7 from the free throw line, cutting a career-high 30 points, plus 3 rebounds and 2 steals, including 19 points in the final quarter, and almost led the team to complete a big reversal.
Green and Christopher also set a new record, becoming the first rookie teammates in NBA history to score 30+ in the same game.
Porter Jr. played well this time, playing 36 minutes, 6 of 14 shots, 4 of 10 three-pointers, 5 free throws, 21 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, the only fly in the ointment is that there were 8 turnovers. If Porter Jr. can be more stable, the rocket's hope of rebuilding will be greatly increased.
In addition to these three, the Rockets' other first-round pick Shin Kyung also had a good performance, facing Towns, 5 of 7, 4 of 4 from the free throw line, taking 14 points, grabbing a career-high 15 rebounds, plus 4 assists.