Only 12 points in 11 shots, Rockets No. 1 ranked first in the team in data! With temporary transformation, Van Jordan directly benefits

In the league, sometimes data does not reflect how good a player is. Just like Sean Bathir, the main small forward of the Rockets back then, he doesn't care about the data, but he is a top three-point shooter and defensive expert. Bathir's data have never been good, but he was once the main small forward of the Rockets and won the championship next to the Heat Big Three. This is what Sean Bathir does. Although he is not very good at playing in the game and his data is not very good-looking, he can indeed control the outcome of a game. That year, the Heat defeated the Spurs to win the championship. Bathir succeeded in defending Duncan alone at a critical moment, and the Heat won the championship, which made an indelible contribution.

In fact, in the playoffs, there is also a player in the Rockets. He has been trying hard to defend and even ignored his own data. He is 23-year-old star Jaylen Green. In the regular season, Jaylen Green is the Rockets' average scorer, with averaging 21 points per game. Although it is not outstanding among other teams, Jaylen Green's role is very obvious in the Rockets. He can score more than 30 points or even 40 points from time to time. The Rockets' first offensive choice is Jaylen Green.

However, in the 6 games in the playoffs, only Jaylen Green broke out and scored 38 points in the second game, and the remaining three games were not double-digit points. Jaylen Green's scores were only 11 points and 12 points in the last two games. We see that in the previous 6th match between Fire and Warriors, Jaylen Green of the Rockets made only 3 of 11 shots, and he scored only 12 points in 32 minutes, and he also had 3 assists, 5 rebounds and 1 block. He also made only 1 mistake in the whole game.

More importantly, Jaylen Green's plus-negative value is as high as +20, which is also the highest in the Rockets' team. The positive and negative values ​​may not be very conspicuous in normal times, but it can be said to be quite critical on the court. It represents how many points the team can win or lose when a player is on the court. This also means that when Jaylen Green is on the court, the Rockets can beat the Warriors 20 points.

Although he made only 3 of 11 shots, Jaylen Green performed quite well in other aspects, such as he has been defending Curry at home, and can grab rebounds, pass balls to his teammates, and even blocked a shot from Pojmsky. It can be said that Jaylen Green is the main offensive point of the Rockets in the regular season, but when he encounters double-teams in the playoffs, he doesn't score many points, but he can attract the opponent's double-teams, so that other Rockets players will have the chance to score.

In addition, Jaylen Green's unremitting defense is also the secret to the Rockets' winning goal. According to statistics, the Warriors players who defend Jaylen Green have only 35% of their shooting percentage in 6 playoffs, which shows how excellent Jaylen Green's defense is!

It is precisely because the Rockets' Jaylen Green is closely double-teamed that Van Vritte has more opportunities to take action. Van Freet scored 80 points in three games, which is the reason why Jaylen Green was closely double-teamed. If Jaylen Green was not double-teamed, then Van Freet would encounter a tougher defense. He would never score 18 three-pointers and score 80 points in three games.

So Jaylen Green attracted more defense so that other teammates had the chance to score easily. In the playoffs, Jaylen Green temporarily transformed from the Rockets' first main offensive point to the Rockets' "bait", to attract double-teams to create open shots for other players. This is what Jaylen Green is doing.

Although the data is indeed not good, Jaylen Green's contribution to winning on the court can be said to be one of the Rockets' highest. Van Vreet transformed into "Van Jordan", and he is the main beneficiary.