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Jalen Green Praises Rockets Chemistry

The Houston Rockets have built a foundation for their chemistry.

Jeremy Brener

Dec 1, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green (4) celebrates with forward Amen Thompson (1) after a play during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images
Dec 1, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green (4) celebrates with forward Amen Thompson (1) after a play during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images / Troy Taormina-Imagn Images
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The Houston Rockets are emerging as a top team in the Western Conference, and part of the reason behind their strong start is the team's growing chemistry.

The Rockets core has played together for a few years and the team returned nearly its entire roster from a year ago, giving the team a head start in communication over some other opponents.

Rockets guard Jalen Green believes that the team's chemistry is in a good place.

“I think the chemistry is great,” Green said via NBC Sports writer Kurt Helin. “I mean, we’ve been building for two years now, same team. Not a lot of teams get to be with each other for that long. I mean, we all look at each other as brothers, we communicate, we get on each other. And I think that that shows on the court.”

The Rockets have been through a lot of growing pains together, some last season and others even before that in the Stephen Silas era. All of that growth is beginning to pay off as the Rockets are using those experiences and proving that they are learning from it.

If the Rockets can continue to grow at this rate, they should be in the playoffs for the first time since 2020.

The Rockets face off tonight against the Golden State Warriors in the Emirates NBA Cup at 8:30 p.m. CT.

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Jeremy Brener
JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.

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