As the Houston Rockets concluded practice Sunday afternoon, players were still going through on-court drills as if it was game time. On one end of the court, guard Josh Christopher hoisted up shots with Armoni Brooks, trying to learn how to be more accurate from 3-point range. On the other end were rookies Alperen Sengun and Jalen Green, who ran a plethora of shooting and passing drills with assistant coach John Lucas.
For Green, those drills are a little different as he tries to correct his mechanics to help him break out of a 3-for-24 shooting slump that he has been in over the last two games, including a 0-for-11 performance at Golden State on Friday. It was the first time this season that the No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft did not make a shot from the field.
Green, 19, averages 14.5 points per game, which ranks fifth among all 2021-22 NBA rookies. However, the recent trend line is more concerning. His 7-point performance versus Utah on Wednesday was the first time he…