“He will become a star”, already predicted Frank Vogel. In view of the performance of Jalen Green, this night against his team, we can only agree with the coach of the Lakers. The Rockets rookie signed his best performance of the season with his 32 points (13/21 on shots including 4/7 from afar).
Relying on this “funky” gesture, he especially chained the decisive shots in this very disputed part. First to keep his team in contact, in the last minutes, to allow him to go into extra time. Then to make the difference in the five extra minutes where the rookie signed a 7-0 on his own to start the proceedings. That is a total of 19 points scored in overtime and the end of regulation time.
” The basket seemed super large tonight “, note the back after the meeting. He assures that the Rockets’ offensive strategy was to let him play in isolation against Carmelo Anthony, after the “switch” on the “pick-and-roll” since the Lakers veteran was defending on Alperen Sengun.
This is how Melo Jalen Green attacked with authority on the first possession of overtime. A few minutes earlier, the veteran winger had committed a foul, a nice push, on the rookie.
” We were looking for the ‘mismatch’. We were trying to get Melo and (Austin) Reaves in on it” continues the rookie. “My teammates kept feeding me. They told me to keep attacking until they stopped me. So that’s what I did.“
Speed, skill and athletic qualities…
” He’s super explosive “Qualifies Frank Vogel, who says he loves his game. Author of a great flight in counter-attack, the rookie has indeed shone with his athletic qualities. But not only. While we had just talked about his progress in shooting, the second choice of the last Draft largely confirmed this impression by aligning the “jumpers”, uncontested for the most part, in the right rhythm.
” He has a great ability to take shots.”, salute LeBron James. “Everyone looks at his athleticism, but he’s been showing that ability for a long time now, since high school. I feel like he’s getting better and better, and that’s good for him (in Houston), is that it’s a very young band, apart from a few guys. This allows him to make mistakes and learn on the job. It will certainly benefit him.“
” The way he shoots from the periphery, his speed of execution and, of course, the athletic qualities he displays on the field are truly singular. (The Rockets) hold a good one. It’s going to be fun to watch it grow over the years.“, adds Frank Vogel.
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| Jalen Green | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2021-22 | HOO | 50 | 31 | 40.3 | 31.5 | 79.7 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 15.4 |
| Total | 50 | 31 | 40.3 | 31.5 | 79.7 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 15.4 | |
