Alperen Sengun scores 30 points as Rockets hand Nets fifth straight loss, 112-101
HOUSTON (AP) Alperen Sengun scored 30 points and Fred VanVleet added 21 points and 10 assists as the Houston Rockets beat the Brooklyn Nets 112-101 on Wednesday night.
Sengun has hit the 20-point mark in seven consecutive games. He shot 11 of 17 from inside and drained 8-of-10 free throws while grabbing eight rebounds.
“On offense they trust me,” Sengun said. “They’re playing through me, a lot isolation, so I’m trying my best to score.”
VanVleet knocked down 6-of-8 3-pointers, with Houston finishing the game 19 of 39 from long distance.
The Nets have lost five in a row and 10 of their last 12, dropping them 15-20 on the season.
“I’m going to continue to hold them to a standard,” Nets coach Jacque Vaughn said. “They deserve that. This will make us better as a team. We’ll grow from this together, but the belief part of it has to be the first part of getting out of this hole.”
Mikal Bridges and Cameron Johnson led the Nets with 15 points. Nic Claxton added 12 points and 13 rebounds, while Royce O’Neale chipped in 13 points off the bench.
VanVleet scored 11 points in the first quarter and the Rockets led 26-22. Houston shot 6 of 11 from behind the 3-point line, with VanVleet converting on all three of his attempts, but Brooklyn scored nine points off nine Houston turnovers in the second quarter to take a 50-49 lead at halftime.
“They had 14 points off those 12 (turnovers) in the first half and nine fast break points,” Rockets coach Ime Udoka said. “We looked at that and said, ‘They scored 50, only, and if we take care of that they’re in the low 30s,' so did a much better job. Only three turnovers in the second half.”
Brooklyn grew its lead to five within the first three minutes of the third quarter only to see Houston go on a 24-6 run, which was capped by Cam Whitmore’s third 3-pointer of the night. He finished with 11 points off Houston’s bench.
The Rockets outscored the Nets 38-25 in a third quarter that ended with VanVleet blocking O’Neale’s half-court heave at the buzzer to take a 12-point lead into the fourth, and Brooklyn couldn't get closer than nine points in the final period.
Houston improved to 17-15 despite playing without starting forward Dillon Brooks, who missed his fourth straight game due to an oblique strain, and Tari Eason, because of left leg soreness.
UP NEXT
Nets: Host Oklahoma City on Friday night.
Rockets: Host Minnesota on Friday night as their seven-game homestand continues.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nic Claxton vs. Alperen Sengun (Jalen Green gains possession) | ||
| 11:49 | | Dorian Finney-Smith blocks Jalen Green's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:44 |  | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 11:40 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:37 | | Nic Claxton offensive rebound | ||
| 11:36 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point reverse dunk | 2-0 |
| 11:25 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:23 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point hook shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 4-0 |
| 10:52 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 4-3 |
| 10:32 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:29 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:16 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point driving floating jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 6-3 |
| 9:36 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 6-5 |
| 9:16 | | Fred VanVleet personal foul (Nic Claxton draws the foul) | ||
| 9:08 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:05 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | Jalen Green turnover (lost ball) (Mikal Bridges steals) | ||
| 8:47 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 9-5 |
| 8:32 | | Nic Claxton personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 8:18 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 9-8 |
| 8:01 | | Dorian Finney-Smith turnover (bad pass) (Alperen Sengun steals) | ||
| 7:45 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup | 9-10 |
| 7:36 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:33 | | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:18 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:07 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:03 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 9-12 |
| 6:31 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:29 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 6:22 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:20 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | +2 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes two point driving layup (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 11-12 |
| 5:48 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:45 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 5:37 | | +2 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes two point driving finger roll layup | 13-12 |
| 5:21 | | Alperen Sengun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:21 | | Nets defensive rebound | ||
| 5:20 | | Jae'Sean Tate personal foul (Loose ball) (Mikal Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 5:20 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:59 | | +2 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 15-12 |
| 4:31 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point jump shot (Jae'Sean Tate assists) | 15-15 |
| 4:18 | | +3 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes three point jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 18-15 |
| 4:08 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point pullup jump shot | 18-18 |
| 3:52 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:49 | | Nic Claxton offensive rebound | ||
| 3:47 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:43 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 3:38 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 3:35 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 3:29 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:26 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (lost ball) (Spencer Dinwiddie steals) | ||
| 3:05 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:01 | | Nic Claxton offensive rebound | ||
| 3:01 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point tip layup | 20-18 |
| 2:43 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:41 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 2:35 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses two point running layup | ||
| 2:32 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 2:30 | | Cameron Johnson blocks Jalen Green's two point running layup | ||
| 2:30 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:30 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:16 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point pullup jump shot | 20-20 |
| 1:51 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:49 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 1:35 | | Fred VanVleet offensive foul (Charge) (Day'Ron Sharpe draws the foul) | ||
| 1:35 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:20 | | Cam Thomas misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:15 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | +3 | Cam Whitmore makes three point running jump shot (Aaron Holiday assists) | 20-23 |
| 1:02 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:58 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | Day'Ron Sharpe shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:54 | | Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:54 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:52 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 0:30 | | Nets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:12 | | +3 | Jeff Green makes three point jump shot (Aaron Holiday assists) | 20-26 |
| 0:09 | | Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (Mikal Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | Royce O'Neale makes two point driving floating jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 22-26 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:50 | | Day'Ron Sharpe misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:48 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:33 | | +3 | Aaron Holiday makes three point pullup jump shot | 22-29 |
| 11:13 | | +2 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes two point turnaround bank hook shot (Cam Thomas assists) | 24-29 |
| 11:00 | | Aaron Holiday turnover (bad pass) (Day'Ron Sharpe steals) | ||
| 10:55 | | Day'Ron Sharpe turnover (bad pass) (Cam Whitmore steals) | ||
| 10:51 | | Cam Whitmore misses two point running layup | ||
| 10:50 | | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 10:42 | | +3 | Royce O'Neale makes three point jump shot (Cam Thomas assists) | 27-29 |
| 10:20 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point pullup jump shot | 27-31 |
| 10:03 | | +2 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes two point layup (Trendon Watford assists) | 29-31 |
| 9:43 | | Jeff Green misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:41 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:33 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | Royce O'Neale personal foul (Loose ball) (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:24 | | Jeff Green turnover (bad pass) (Royce O'Neale steals) | ||
| 9:21 | | +2 | Royce O'Neale makes two point running dunk | 31-31 |
| 9:06 | | Amen Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Royce O'Neale steals) | ||
| 9:01 | | +2 | Royce O'Neale makes two point running layup (Day'Ron Sharpe assists) | 33-31 |
| 9:01 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:53 | | Reggie Bullock Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:50 | | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:39 | | Trendon Watford offensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | Trendon Watford misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:26 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | Day'Ron Sharpe shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 8:10 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-32 |
| 8:10 | | Alperen Sengun misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:08 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 7:56 | | Cam Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Jae'Sean Tate steals) | ||
| 7:52 | | Royce O'Neale shooting foul (Jeff Green draws the foul) | ||
| 7:52 | | +1 | Jeff Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-33 |
| 7:52 | | +1 | Jeff Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-34 |
| 7:44 | | +2 | Trendon Watford makes two point driving reverse layup | 35-34 |
| 7:30 | | Reggie Bullock Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:26 | | Trendon Watford defensive rebound | ||
| 7:13 | | Cam Thomas misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:08 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 6:54 | | +3 | Jae'Sean Tate makes three point jump shot (Reggie Bullock Jr. assists) | 35-37 |
| 6:37 | | +3 | Trendon Watford makes three point jump shot (Royce O'Neale assists) | 38-37 |
| 6:25 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (bad pass) (Cam Thomas steals) | ||
| 6:22 | | Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 6:22 | | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-37 |
| 6:22 | | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-37 |
| 6:07 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (lost ball) (Spencer Dinwiddie steals) | ||
| 5:56 | | Cam Thomas misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:54 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:39 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:36 | | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | ||
| 5:27 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:25 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 5:13 | | Mikal Bridges blocks Jabari Smith Jr.'s two point driving layup | ||
| 5:10 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 5:09 | | Nic Claxton blocks Alperen Sengun's two point putback layup | ||
| 5:09 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 5:06 | | Mikal Bridges turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:06 | | Alperen Sengun technical foul | ||
| 5:06 | | Mikal Bridges misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:06 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 4:53 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point jump shot (Jalen Green assists) | 40-40 |
| 4:37 | | Dorian Finney-Smith turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:21 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 40-42 |
| 4:03 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Spencer Dinwiddie draws the foul) | ||
| 4:03 | | +1 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 41-42 |
| 4:03 | | +1 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 42-42 |
| 4:03 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | ||
| 4:01 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:44 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point turnaround hook shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 42-44 |
| 3:28 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:28 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 3:17 | | Jalen Green turnover (bad pass) (Nic Claxton steals) | ||
| 3:10 | | +3 | Royce O'Neale makes three point running jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 45-44 |
| 2:59 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 2:59 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:43 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:41 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving hook shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 45-46 |
| 2:26 | | Nic Claxton shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 2:26 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 45-47 |
| 2:15 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point alley-oop layup (Cam Thomas assists) | 47-47 |
| 2:01 | | Jae'Sean Tate turnover (traveling) | ||
| 1:43 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:40 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:30 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup (Fred VanVleet assists) | 47-49 |
| 1:12 | | Cam Thomas misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:10 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:49 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 0:38 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Cam Thomas assists) | 50-49 |
| 0:37 | | Jalen Green turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 0:31 | | Alperen Sengun blocks Cam Thomas's two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 0:28 | | Day'Ron Sharpe offensive rebound | ||
| 0:22 | | Cam Thomas misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:20 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |