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The Rockets defeated the Trail Blazers on Friday night in Portland, 123-107 (box score). Houston improved to 28-35 with the victory, while the short-handed hosts fell to 17-45.
Third-year guard Jalen Green led the Rockets with an efficient 27 points, and he also swung momentum with an emphatic dunk early in the second half (which Houston ultimately went on to dominate on the road by a commanding 68-44 margin).
Prior to Green’s dunk over Anfernee Simons in transition, the Rockets were trailing by nine points during a game they had entered as a significant favorite. From that point forward, they outscored the Trail Blazers by 25 points over the game’s final 21 minutes.
Here’s a look at one of Green’s career highlights to date, along with the immediate astonished reaction across social media.
(Jalen Green has 20+ in four of his last five games, & the Rockets haven’t lost the Jalen minutes in a game since 2/27)
— Nekias (Nuh-KY-us) Duncan (@NekiasNBA) March 9, 2024
Jalen Green dunked on Anfernee Simons and then stole his powers. That’s the only explanation
— Itamar (@Itamar_17_10) March 9, 2024
Jalen Green has had two insane dunks this quarter. The one over Simons and a very impressive lob
— Sean Highkin (@highkin) March 9, 2024
Luckily what Jalen Green just did to Anfernee Simons is illegal in every state, except Oregon
— Ross Villarreal (@SportsRV) March 9, 2024
Jalen Green with a steal and a sensational slam on Simons. Might be what the Rockets need. He followed that with a drive. Blazers time out.
— Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) March 9, 2024
That’s the best dunk of Jalen Green’s career.
— áµá´µá´¸á´¸ (@BiasedHouston) March 9, 2024
That’s probably Jalen’s best dunk of his career, absolutely insane
— Abel (@AbelGe87) March 9, 2024
I think that’s the best dunk of Jalen Green’s career.
Holy fucking shit.
— Itamar (@Itamar_17_10) March 9, 2024
Jalen Green’s dunks tonight are better than anything from the dunk contest last month
— Matthew Cardenas (@Matt__Card) March 9, 2024
Holy crap! Jalen Green with a FEROCIOUS dunk in transition against the contest!!!
— David Weiner #ð¦ (@BimaThug) March 9, 2024
Jalen took all his frustrations out on that dunkâ¦lolâ¦#Sarge
— #SARGE (@BigSargeSportz) March 9, 2024
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