In Game 1 of the Rockets first round matchup against the Golden State Warriors, Jalen Green reverted to some old habits that hadn’t followed him step-for-step t

Houston's offense was crowded and chaotic in Game 1, defined by its star guard's ill-advised drives at Draymond Green, the former Defensive Player of the Year. A different version of Houston's leading man emerged Wednesday from the opening possessions. The Rockets' season now is alive as a result.

Green had come under heavy criticism for his seven-point showing on Sunday evening to open the series, but he's now feeling the love after eviscerating the Warriors' defense Wednesday night. Recently, former Warriors big man DeMarcus Cousins took to the “Run It Back” show to give Green his flowers.