Houston Rockets Summer League - Game 4

With no Jalen Green (hamstring), the Rockets youngsters again struggled, this time falling to Orlando 89-76. Josh Christopher led the Rockets attack in Green's absence with 22 points, however he shot just 7 of 19 from the floor and turned the ball over 7 times. On a positive note Usman Garuba scored his first points of the Summer League, and Alperen Şengün notched his second double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Here's a look at how Houston's four first round picks have performed through four games:

PlayerAgeHeightPick #PPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFG PCTFT PCT
Jalen Green196'6"220.34.32.00.30.051.4%92.9%
Alperen Şengün196'9"1614.510.82.81.33.043.2%60.7%
Usman Garuba196'8"232.07.01.00.50.520.0%-
Josh Christopher196'5"2416.04.04.01.30.534.4%80.0%

Of Note:
  • Christopher's 22 points were his most in game thus far. His previous high was 15. 
  • Şengün has had double digit rebounds in three of Houston's four games
  • Şengün has blocked at least one shot in every game, and at least three shots three times
  • Garuba has come off the bench in each of his first two appearances. 

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