Even though Jalen Green finished with the highest points total with 34 points, Kevin Porter Jr. approached the triple-double (17 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists) and Alperen Sengun ruled in painting (20 points, 10 rebounds), it is however good KJ Martinoff the bench, who was the most “valuable” Rocket during Houston’s victory over the Orlando floor (134-127), on the night of Monday to Tuesday.
Author of 21 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks in 25 minutes, the Rockets replacement winger actually finished the game with a +/- of +14, the best of his team at the end of this game.
For the son of the former Nuggets insider, the victory, only the second for the Rockets, was in fact more broadly the culmination, in this young season, of his revival in the roster of the club under reconstruction.
A revival first of all statistical, since this season he recorded his best career average in points (11.3), on a playing time that has never been so long for him (25.3 minutes), but also and above all “personal “, since he found the pleasure of playing for this team of the Rockets, after wanting to leave her during the summerbecause of the uncertainty about his role following the recruitments, at the Draft, of Jabari Smith Jr. and Tari Eason on his position.
” I am a ‘connector’, when the attack begins to stagnate. With Coach Silas, we often talk about it. To connect everyone, both in attack and defense » he then explained.
” I liked him on both sides of the pitch. He plays in such a way that he helps everyone to be more comfortable on the pitch. He was an important architect of our victory tonight added Stephen Silas, after the success in Orlando.
” I understand where the guys are supposed to be, and where I’m supposed to be, on both sides of the pitch. I change a lot in defense. I can also defend on a winger, then switch and find myself on an inside. I make sure to always be in the right ‘spots’, to help my teammates. […] Whatever the coach needs me to do, I’ll give it my all he concludes.
| KJ Martin | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2020-21 | HOO | 45 | 24 | 50.9 | 36.5 | 71.4 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.3 |
| 2021-22 | HOO | 79 | 21 | 53.3 | 35.7 | 63.4 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 |
| 2022-23 | HOO | 11 | 26 | 48.9 | 34.1 | 66.7 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 11.3 |
| Total | 135 | 22 | 52.1 | 35.7 | 66.7 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.2 | |
