Jalen Green, Josh Christopher, and Rockets summer league head coach Will Weaver met with the media on Tuesday night from Las Vegas following Houston’s impressive 111-91 win over Detroit.
Houston improved to 2-0 with the victory, while the Pistons — who have No. 1 overall draft pick Cade Cunningham and four players with prior NBA experience alongside him in their lineup — fell to 0-2. The Rockets return to summer league action on Thursday versus Toronto, with tipoff scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Central in an NBA TV broadcast.
Statistical standouts from Tuesday’s game (box score) included:
Jalen Green, guard: 25 points (54.5% FG, 60% on 3-pointers), 5 rebounds, 3 assists, +17 in 30 minutes
Alperen Sengun, big: 21 points (57.1% FG), 8 rebounds, 4 blocks, 3 assists, +22 in 25 minutes
KJ Martin, forward: 16 points (50% FG), 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks, +11 in 29 minutes
Josh Christopher, guard: 15 points (50% FG), 7 assists, 3 rebounds, +22 in 27 minutes
Cade Cunningham, guard (Pistons): 20 points (44.4% FG), 4 rebounds, 3 steals, -8 in 29 minutes
Green, Sengun, and Christopher are all just 19 years old after being selected in the first round of the 2021 NBA draft at No. 2, No. 16, and No. 24 overall, respectively. With that trio of rookies leading the way and flanked by a promising second-year prospect in Martin, the future looks brighter by the day for the developing Rockets.
Here’s a sampling of Tuesday’s postgame interviews and reaction.
