Green (hamstring) put up 24 points (8-16 FG, 4-9 3Pt, 4-5 FT), four assists, two rebounds and two steals in 38 minutes Tuesday in the Rockets' 132-123 loss to the Lakers.
Green was out for the front end of the back-to-back set Monday in Charlotte while he received maintenance for the hamstring injury that recently kept him sidelined, but he was back in the lineup Tuesday and thrived while playing big minutes. Before he sustained the injury Nov. 24, Green had gotten off to a rocky, inefficient start to his NBA career, but the rookie has been outstanding in his first two games since returning to action. He's put up a combined 46 points in those contests while knocking down half of his shots from the field and going 10-for-18 from long range.