The NBA announced Monday that Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green is officially the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for March and April. He is the first Rocket to have earned that honor since Luis Scola in February 2008 and the sixth different player in team history, joining Ralph Sampson, Hakeem Olajuwon, Steve Francis, Yao Ming, and Scola.
In those months, Green averaged 22.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 3.2 assists while shooting 48.4% overall and 39.5% on 3-pointers. Green scored 20-plus points in 15 of the 22 games over that span, including a historic streak of five straight 30+ point games from March 28 through April 5. That was the second-longest streak by a rookie since 1971-72.
