The Houston Rockets are down 3-1 to the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs despite being the higher seed. Jalen Green, playing in his first postseason, has had a tough series. While the guard erupted for 38 points in Game 2, Green scored seven points in Game 1, nine points in Game 3 and eight points in Game 4.

Golden State has tailored its defensive game plan around neutralizing Green. Can he and Houston find a counter before it's too late?

In his first posteason appearance, Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green has been a lightning rod during his team's first-round series against the Golden State Warriors. That continued Monday night after the Rockets' 109-106 loss to the Warriors in Game 4 at San Francisco's Chase Center that plunged Houston into a 3-1 series deficit and facing elimination Wednesday.