10 points in a single game, but the plus/minus is as high as +26! Jalen Green transformed, giving up stats to win for the Rockets

Compared with the average points per game data, the "plus or minus" data may be more reflective of how much a team contributes to the win. There are some players who have good stats, but the plus/minus is not high. Just like Wood, the starting center of the Rockets back then, when he played for the Rockets, his average data contribution per game was almost a double-double, which seemed to be the data of a quasi-All-Star center, but the Rockets were difficult to win, because Wood's defense was too poor, so his plus/minus was not high.

The same is true for the Rockets' rookie Jalen Green, whose stats last season reached the level of 22 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists per game, but his plus/minus has always been at the bottom of the league. The stats look good, but the inability to turn them into team wins is the most embarrassing thing about Jalen Green. However, this season, it seems that the 21-year-old star rookie has changed, and Jalen Green has made a total of five appearances for the Rockets, scoring only 10 points in two games, and scoring in the other three games, only more than 20 points, and none of them scored more than 30 points.

In other words, the scoring guard who scored 30+ or even 40+ from time to time last season seems to be silent now. Why is this so? In fact, if you look at the Rockets vs. Kings game, we have some answers. In that game, Jalen Green shot only 4 of 10 in 36 minutes, 0 of 2 three-pointers, and even more exaggerated free throws, only 2 of 7, and only 10 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, and 1 foul and 3 turnovers in the whole game, but Green's plus/minus was as high as +26. If we didn't look at the name, we would have thought it wouldn't be Jalen Green.

After all, Jalen Green has always had a very low plus/minus, which is a well-established fact, and now why is it that in a game, the plus/minus reached +26 and became the second-highest plus/minus player for the Rockets? At the end of the day, it's the result of Jalen Green's active transformation! In the past, Jalen Green's defense was not ideal, and when he was on the court, it was difficult for the Rockets to beat their opponents, so don't look at Jalen Green's 30 points from time to time, but the Rockets' record is not good.

And now? Jalen Green puts his physical strength and energy into defense, and naturally the offense is going to be dragged down. And after Jalen Green gets the ball, he will not bow his head and rush forward like last season, but is looking for opportunities, and the first choice is not to attack and shoot by himself, but to find an open teammate and pass the ball directly; Or observe the position of teammates in the process of breaking, pass the ball out at the right time, and give teammates a good opportunity to shoot in an open position. This is also the reason why the Rockets' starting lineup has a relatively average score, and has scored in double figures in the last two games.

At the end of the day, Jalen Green is no longer obsessed with flashy stats and doesn't care about how many points he scores, but helps the Rockets win in the best way possible. If you can be a "bait" to attract opponents, then why not let your teammates score? After all, as long as it is a teammate who scores, who doesn't score? As long as it can help the Rockets win against the opponent, it is the best result. This is also the root cause of why Jalen Green's stats are average, but the positive and negative values, that is, the winning contribution rate is extremely high.