Javonte Green pops for 19 vs. Boston after a quiet start to the Pistons' season
Javonte Green is a 33-year-old guard in his seventh season, wearing No. 31 for the Detroit Pistons. He is not on the injury report. His last five games have been uneven, but his most recent one, a 19-point night in a win over the Celtics, was the loudest.
By the Pistons Nightly Desk · updated 13 h ago01The story of the nightA spike after three quiet gamesGreen's minutes have bounced around early.
Green's minutes have bounced around early. He played 13.2 minutes in a win over Phoenix on October 5 and scored 6 points, then put up 7 points and 6 rebounds in 14.4 minutes in a loss to Washington on October 10. The next two games were short: 6.2 minutes against Minnesota and 9.0 minutes against Toronto, both Detroit wins, for 2 and 3 points. Then came Boston on October 20. Green scored 19 points with 4 rebounds in 17.8 minutes and finished at plus-21 in a Pistons win. That is his best line of the young season by a wide margin.
02What last season's numbers sayLast season Green played all 82 games for Detroit, averaging 17.6 minutes, 6.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, 0.7 assists and…
Last season Green played all 82 games for Detroit, averaging 17.6 minutes, 6.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 1.2 steals. He shot 44.7 percent from the field, 38.1 percent from three and 84.0 percent from the line, with a 60.7 true shooting percentage on a 14.3 usage rate. His plus-minus was 2.6. His playoff minutes shrank in the series against Cleveland, where he logged between 3.2 and 11.4 minutes a game. A Pistons notes roundup dated October 21 lists Green among the names discussed, alongside Duren, Thompson and Holland.

Green6.9 ppg