Considering how well the Detroit Pistons were stifling the Houston Rockets' offense on Monday, the NBA announcing guard Jalen Green as the Western Conference Player of the Week during the game qualified as dubious timing.

That’s Jalen’s gravity,” Amen Thompson said of his late buckets versus Memphis. “They sent two at (Green), so it's just up to the back line.”

Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green tied his career-high with 42 points in Monday's win over the Memphis Grizzlies.

The Rockets are linked with a new trade target, Amen Thompson faced off against his twin brother and the rest of the league is giving Jalen Green his props.

Jalen Green just won the NBA's Western Conference Player of the Week award, playing some of the best basketball of his career since Jan. 1, averaging 28.7 points on 51.2% shooting from the field and 47.