Monday, the NBA announcement that Houston Rockets Guard Jalen Inexperienced was named Western Convention Participant of the Week for video games performed Monday, January 13 by means of Sunday, January 19. That is the second weekly honor for Inexperienced in his four-year profession, the primary coming in March 2024.
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo gained the corresponding East award.
The Rockets went 3-1 for the week, with Inexperienced averaging 32.5 factors whereas taking pictures 60.6% total, 63.3% from 3-point vary and 25 of 26 on free throws (96.2% ). He opened the week scoring a profession excessive by tying 42 factors in opposition to Memphis on January 13, together with 10 factors within the fourth quarter. Inexperienced then scored 34 factors in half-hour in a Jan. 15 win at Denver and 28 factors the following evening at Sacramento. He completed the week with 26 factors in three quarters of play in a Jan. 18 win at Portland.
Together with the Jan. 9 recreation at Memphis, Inexperienced joined Damian Lillard as the one gamers in NBA historical past to go 5 straight video games scoring not less than 25 factors whereas scoring 4 or extra factors and taking pictures at minus 50.0% from the sector and 3-point vary.
Previous to Monday’s recreation in opposition to Detroit, Inexperienced had scored greater than 20 factors in 9 video games this month, which was the longest streak of his profession. He entered the week having made not less than 4 3-pointers in every of the final eight video games, tying his longest profession streak.
Houston Rockets guard Jalen Inexperienced and Milwaukee Bucks ahead Giannis Antetokounmpo had been named NBA Western and Jap Convention Gamers of the Week, respectively, for Week 13 of the 2024-25 season (January 13-19). pic.twitter.com/7cdJmK87Wf
-NBA Communications (@NBAPR) January 20, 2025
Total, Inexperienced is averaging 21.6 factors per recreation this season on a Houston staff that ranks second within the standings. Western Convention Standings with a report of 28-14.
Over the past 22 video games (as of Monday), Inexperienced had averaged 24.5 factors per recreation on 48.2% taking pictures, in comparison with 18.2 factors on 38.1% taking pictures over the primary 19 video games. . The Rockets are 8-0 when Inexperienced scores 30 or extra factors in 2024-25.
Together with Monday, Inexperienced has began 146 consecutive video games relationship again to February 28, 2023.
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