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Rockets' Jalen Green Close to Another Breakthrough

Jalen Green continues to grow for the Houston Rockets.
Jeremy Brener|
Nov 20, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; Indiana Pacers guard Quenton Jackson (29) shoots the ball as Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green (4) defends during the third quarter at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images
Nov 20, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; Indiana Pacers guard Quenton Jackson (29) shoots the ball as Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green (4) defends during the third quarter at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images | Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

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Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green is in his fourth NBA season, and he continues to go through peaks and valleys of growth.

Through 15 games this season, he's been through a bit of a valley, but he is still averaging 19.4 points per game. It's coming on just under 40 percent from the field and just over 32 percent from distance.

The Ringer contributor Danny Chau believes Green is figuring out his game and he is bound to make a breakthrough soon.

"Part of the growing process will be stripping away the notions of his game that no longer serve him. Green finds himself tracing a lineage of volume scorers in the vein of Jamal Crawford and Zach LaVine—but he doesn’t possess the handling wizardry of Crawford or the elite deep-range consistency of LaVine. What he does have is some of the most explosive downhill driving ability in the league, best harnessed in an offense that can get him the ball against an already tilted defense. The sooner Green realizes his destiny as a play finisher rather than as an initiator, the sooner he can actualize his considerable gifts on a Rockets team full of untapped potential," Chau writes.

While Green hasn't been shooting well from the field, he continues to be a force down the lane, and if the Rockets can put him in more positions for him to be doing that, the team will be better off in the long run.

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Jeremy Brener
JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several On SI sites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid and resides in Central Florida. He graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener.

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