FilAms in NBA: Jalen Green reflects on Rockets' games, Spoelstra's Heat heads to play-in games
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The final buzzer is sounded for the NBA regular season.
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As the fourth-seeded Los Angeles Clippers rested their stars,
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they got a visit from the Houston Rockets and their Filipino-American star Jalen Green.
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The Sunday game, which carried no impact on the playoff picture,
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ended in a 116-105 win for Houston.
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Green scored 13 points for the team while grabbing six rebounds.
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The film wrapped his third NBA season playing all 82 games,
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averaging just under 20 points per game as he continued to flash his potential.
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I stuck it out and found who I am in the whole rebuild of the season.
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I had to break some habits.
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I'm still breaking habits to the last game, but I think I figured it out.
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I think I'll have a good carry-on for next season.
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The win caps off a 41-41 season for the Rockets,
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marking their best finish since Green was selected as the No. 2 overall draft pick in 2015.
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The Rockets won 20 games during Green's rookie season,
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followed by 22 wins in his second season.
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Under their new coach Amiyo Doka and several key free agent pickups,
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the Rockets went on an 11-game winning streak in March,
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keeping them alive in the playoff picture late into the season.
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Compared to other years, my first two years were pretty rough.
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We wasn't even looking at being 500 at the end of the season.
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So just to see that, that was one of my goals this year.
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We talked about it in the locker room.
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I said 44 wins, but we got 41.
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And I think it's awesome.
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You know, it shows that next year we have a shot at being in the playoffs.
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So we were chasing playoffs this year, and that was fun.
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It was exciting out there.
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While the Rockets finished 11th in the competitive Western Conference,
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the Utah Jazz finished 12th.
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Their Phil-Am guard Jordan Clarkson continued to shine on the court,
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securing his first career triple-double.
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However, injuries to several key players,
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including Clarkson, put a damper on their season.
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In just 55 games, Clarkson averaged about 17 points per game
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to go along with a career-high 5 assists per game.
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Ron Harper Jr. appeared in one game for the Toronto Raptors
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while also spending time with their G League affiliate this season.
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But the second-year player was waived by the Raptors
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after a shoulder injury ended his season early.
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While the season is over for Filipino-American players,
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a couple of Filipino-American coaches are hoping to lead their teams
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to deep postseason runs.
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Over in the Western Conference,
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the Sacramento Kings and assistant coach Jimmy Alapag
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finished 9th in the West
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and will have to face the Golden State Warriors
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in the play-in tournament.
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Defending Eastern Conference champions Miami Heat,
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led by Phil-Am head coach Eric Spolstra,
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finished 8th in the Eastern Conference.
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Just as they did last year,
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the Heat will have to survive the play-in tournament.
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They'll face the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday.
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Yeah, looking forward to it.
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It'll be a great environment.
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Philly's been playing fantastic.
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so we know what to expect up there.
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And that is what we say,
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it's for competitors only.
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And it should be a lot of fun.
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The NBA postseason begins with the play-in tournament on Tuesday.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder is top seed in the West
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with the defending champion Denver Nuggets in the number two seed.
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Both teams shared a 57-25 record,
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while the Celtics have the league's best record at 64-18.
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Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN News, Los Angeles.
