Prized rookie Jalen Green entered Friday in a massive slump for the Houston Rockets, averaging just 5.7 points and 1.3 assists in his last three games on 15.0% shooting and 11.8% on 3-pointers.
The good news is that he showed some signs of improvement versus Portland, tallying 17 points and 5 assists while getting to the free-throw line a team-high nine times. The bad news is that it was still not enough to win, with Houston losing to Portland, 125-110 (box score). The Rockets have now lost 10 straight home games at Toyota Center.
Christian Wood led the Rockets with 21 points (52.9% FG), 15 rebounds, and 2 blocks on Friday, while Garrison Mathews matched him for the team’s scoring lead with 21 points on 4-of-8 from 3-point range (50.0%). But outside of Mathews, the Rockets made just 6-of-33 on 3-pointers (18.2%), which was not nearly good enough versus a Trail Blazers squad that hit 17-of-39 from behind the 3-point arc (43.6%).
