Houston's Jalen Green is figuring out the one factor that held him back from reaching his star potential: consistency. If he can keep his momentum going, he'll become a problem for the rest of the league.
Jalen Green is having another one of his smoldering stretches for the Houston Rockets. Over eight games in January, Green is averaging 30.2 points on 52/48/92 shooting splits. That 48% from 3 is coming on more than nine attempts per game.
Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green had a somewhat slow start to the NBA's 2024-25 regular season, but things are escalating very quickly as the calendar turns to 2025.
With 27 points for the game on elite efficiency and 8 in the fourth quarter, Houston won at Memphis to extend its lead for the No. 2 seed in the West.
In his fourth NBA season, Jalen Green has finally seen his hardcourt talent translated into winning ways for the Houston Rockets.
The first choice for Houston's representation in the All-Star Game is Alperen Sengun, who has shown more consistency throughout the season. He's averaging 19.3 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 5.0 assists this season. However, Green has a case as well, seeing as how he leads the Rockets in points per game.
It's tough to get Ime Udoka to laugh on the bench, but Russell Westbrook succeeded when he called Jalen Green a little kid. Westbrook had a good reason, too.
Rockets Amen Thompson had the funnest quote of the night about Jalen Green with a smile on his face: “You see what Jalen did tonight, unguardable, unless it’s me, you can tell him that.” #Rockets #Sarge @TheRocketsWire pic.twitter.com/KWdJU6nz9G Thompson's bravado may be startling. He's also not wrong.
Referee J.T. Orr, left, assesses technical fouls to Houston Rockets head coach About Ime Udoka, center, and Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Los Angeles. Udoka was ejected from the game as that was his second technical foul.
The Houston Rockets dispatched the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday in a fashion that has become commonplace in their surprising breakout campaign.
Here we will discuss the two best trades that the Houston Rockets must make before the 2025 NBA trade deadline.