Jalen Green: Scored a total of 82 points in 95 minutes of play this preseason while averaging 20.5 points and 4.0 3-pointers made on 43.2% shooting… he averaged 22.3 ppg in wins last season and averaged 3.5 3FGM on 37.3% shooting over the final 24 games.
Alperen Sengun: Averaged 16.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.25 steals in just 24.5 minutes per game this preseason while shooting 66.7% from the floor… in 2023-24, he became the sixth different player in NBA history to have averaged at least 20.0 ppg, 9.0 rpg and 5.0 apg while shooting 53.0% or better in a season.
Scoring: The Rockets scored at least 113 points in all four of their games this preseason, while averaging 120.5 ppg overall… Houston was 31-23 when scoring 110+ points last season and ranked 16th in the NBA with 114.3 ppg.
Rebounding: Houston outrebounded each of its final three preseason opponents by an average of 14.0 rpg… the Rockets were 25-15 when outrebounding their opponent by any margin in 2023-24.
