On Monday, the NBA announced that Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from Monday, March 24, through Sunday, March 30 (Week 23).
It is his second time winning the award in the 2024-25 season (Week 13 from Jan. 13-Jan. 19) and the third time in his career (March 11-17, 2024). Green is the first Rockets player to win the award multiple times in the same season since James Harden in early 2019-20.
The Rockets went 3-0 for the week while outscoring opponents by an average of 19.0 points. In those games, Green averaged 28.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists while shooting 50.8% from the floor and 40.9% from 3-point range.
Green topped 6,000 career points vs. Atlanta on March 25, reached 1,000 assists at Utah on March 27, and played his 300th career game at Phoenix on March 30.
Dating back to 2000-01, he became the 10th NBA player to have recorded at least 6,000 points, 1,200 rebounds, and 1,000 assists through the first 300 games of a career. Now in his fourth season, Green has joined Gilbert Arenas, Luka Dončić, Anthony Edwards, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Blake Griffin, LeBron James, Donovan Mitchell, Ja Morant, and Dwyane Wade in that exclusive tier.
Entering Monday, Houston (49-26) has won 12 of its last 13 games and is at No. 2 in the Western Conference standings. With Green as their leading scorer, the Rockets are on the verge of securing their first playoff berth since the 2019-20 season.
NBA Players of the Week for Week 23.
— NBA (@NBA) March 31, 2025
West: Jalen Green (@HoustonRockets)
East: Paolo Banchero (@OrlandoMagic) pic.twitter.com/TtqVJtiuwB
Green has started 179 consecutive games, including all 75 this season. Since the All-Star break in February, Green is averaging 22.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 4.7 assists, and 3.3 made 3-pointers per game. Houston is 12-1 when Green scores 30-plus points this season.
The 23-year-old is one of six players in NBA history to have at least 6,000 points and 750 3-pointers made through the first 300 games of a career, joining Dončić, Edwards, Mitchell, Damian Lillard, and Trae Young.
