Although the Rockets lost to the Hawks in the final battle, the Rockets' leader Green also played the strongest game of the season. Less than 40 minutes out of the game bombed a career-high 41 points, plus 1 rebound, 3 assists and 1 steal, including 14 of 26 shots, 4 of 11 three-pointers, 9 of 11 free throws, to be honest, Green's outbreak is something that many people did not expect, to know that after the last game against the Raptors, Green was in a state of doubt, but he not only did not miss the last final game, but also played such a strong data.
However, it is a pity that because of the poor state of the game against the Raptors, he only scored 8 points, which not only ended his 5 consecutive rookie records of 30+, but also made him miss the scoring champion of this season's rookies. Statistics After the end of 82 regular season games, Cunningham averaged 17.4 points per game to rank first among rookies, while Green was only 0.4 points less than Chung, ranking second in the total number of rookies, because magic Wagner Jr. played in 79 games this season as the most rookie, which also made his total score reach 1197 points to rank first among rookies, and Green ranked second among rookies with a total score of 1157 points.
While these two stats missed the rookie first, Green was far ahead of the other rookies in other respects. First of all, with 41 points in the finale of the season, which made Green the only rookie to cut 40+ this season, and secondly, because of the strong outbreak at the end of the season, Green had a total of 8 times of 30+ games this season, and the other rookies added up to only 2 times, there is no doubt that this data Green is still the first rookie; in addition to these, Green has another stat to make other rookies ashamed, this season Green hit 157 three-pointers, which is 26 more than the second-ranked Hyland. Not only did he rank first in the rookie, but he also broke the rockets' all-time rookie Matt Maloney's record of 154 three-pointers in a single season, and rose to the first place in team history.
To know that Green's performance at the beginning of this season is quite bad, before the All-Star Game, although Green can average 14 points per game, his offensive efficiency is quite low, shooting 38.7%, three-point shooting rate of 31.1%, true shooting rate of 51.6%, the defensive end is also a loophole on the court, once questioned as a parallel goods list. But after the All-Star Game, Green used his performance to crush these doubts, especially after entering March, Green's hand felt so hot that until the end of the season, he averaged 21.7 points, 3.2 assists and 4 rebounds per game, shooting 39.8% from three points and 54.9% from two points, which not only allowed him to lock in the best rookie in the West in March, but also gave him a greater chance to impact the best rookie.
Seeing Green's explosive performance now, we have to sigh that the Rockets draft is really not the wrong person, from last year's Rockets with the list of the selection of Green mainly looked at his potential, speed and scoring ability, although experienced a low and was also questioned, but Green in the final moment with performance to prove that their doubts are unwise.