Houston Rockets rookie Jalen Green was the clear leading storyline in Wednesday’s unexpected victory over LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, with the No. 2 overall pick from the 2021 NBA draft scoring a career-high 32 points on extremely efficient shooting.
In postgame comments to reporters, Green — who has now scored 20+ points in seven of his last nine games — did not hold back when it came to explaining how many of those buckets came about.
“In the beginning of the game, our game plan was to attack Melo (Carmelo Anthony), and to just find the mismatch on the floor,” Green told reporters. “So when it came down to it, we were just looking for Melo, and I was just attacking him every time until they stopped it.”
