WAS
HOU
Preview not available
Green scores season-high 37 points as Rockets get 135-119 win over Wizards
HOUSTON (AP) Jalen Green scored a season-high 37 points as the Houston Rockets built a big lead early and cruised to a 135-119 win over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night.
Fred VanVleet added 27 points for the Rockets, who won their fourth straight game.
All of Houston’s starters scored in double figures in the second game since Alperen Sengun injured his knee and ankle Sunday. The Rockets outrebounded Washington 46-32 despite being without the star big man.
“We’ve been playing really good,” Green said. “Defense has been our main priority because we’re very talented offensively. When we get out in transition and run it's very hard to guard us. So it all starts with defense and that's been really good.”
Jordan Poole scored 25 points off the bench for the Wizards, who dropped their second game in a row after winning their previous two. Deni Avdija added 24 points and Kyle Kuzma had 23 for Washington.
“I thought we started well (but) it got away from us a little bit in the second quarter, ” Washington interim coach Brian Keefe said. “We never really got our defense in the game. The ball was getting in the paint way too easily.”
The Rockets led by as many as 24 points and were up by 15 points to open the fourth quarter.
Green talked about how they're adjusting to playing without Sengun, who is out indefinitely with his injuries.
“When it's just the small unit in, we play a lot faster and get out and run,” he said.
A 6-0 run by the Wizards, with four points from Avdija, cut Houston’s lead to 112-101 early in the fourth. But the Rockets recovered and pushed their advantage to 121-105 midway through the quarter, powered by two 3-pointers from Green.
Washington trailed by 13 later in the fourth before Houston scored the next eight points, with four from rookie Amen Thompson, to make it 133-112 with about two minutes left.
The Rockets were up by 22 with about four minutes left in the third quarter before Washington cut the lead to 110-95 entering the fourth. Poole made three 3-pointers in that stretch for the Wizards.
UP NEXT
Wizards: Visit Chicago Saturday night.
Rockets: Host Cleveland Saturday.
---
AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba
Copyright 2024 STATS LLC and Associated Press. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and Associated Press is strictly prohibited.
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Kyle Kuzma vs. Jabari Smith Jr. (Jalen Green gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving reverse layup (Fred VanVleet assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:21 |  | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 3-2 |
| 11:09 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving reverse layup | 3-4 |
| 10:48 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:48 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 10:40 | | Amen Thompson misses two point running layup | ||
| 10:38 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | Kyle Kuzma turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:22 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | Deni Avdija misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:08 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (bad pass) (Deni Avdija steals) | ||
| 9:56 | | Fred VanVleet shooting foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 9:56 | | Deni Avdija misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:56 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-4 |
| 9:41 | | Amen Thompson misses two point layup | ||
| 9:37 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 9:37 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point tip layup | 4-6 |
| 9:26 | | +3 | Tyus Jones makes three point pullup jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 7-6 |
| 9:16 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving finger roll layup | 7-8 |
| 8:52 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:51 | | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | ||
| 8:44 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point driving floating jump shot | 7-10 |
| 8:34 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point cutting layup (Tyus Jones assists) | 9-10 |
| 8:20 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:20 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | Amen Thompson shooting foul (Bilal Coulibaly draws the foul) | ||
| 8:08 | | +1 | Bilal Coulibaly makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-10 |
| 8:08 | | +1 | Bilal Coulibaly makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-10 |
| 7:58 | | Corey Kispert personal foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 7:54 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 11-13 |
| 7:38 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point driving reverse layup | 13-13 |
| 7:32 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving dunk | 13-15 |
| 7:14 | | Dillon Brooks shooting foul (Corey Kispert draws the foul) | ||
| 7:14 | | Corey Kispert misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:14 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | Corey Kispert misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:14 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (lost ball) (Corey Kispert steals) | ||
| 6:59 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point running dunk (Corey Kispert assists) | 15-15 |
| 6:45 | | Jalen Green misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:42 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point cutting layup (Deni Avdija assists) | 17-15 |
| 6:36 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:23 | | Jordan Poole shooting foul (Fred VanVleet draws the foul) | ||
| 6:23 | | +1 | Fred VanVleet makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-16 |
| 6:23 | | +1 | Fred VanVleet makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-17 |
| 6:14 | | Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul) | ||
| 6:07 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point turnaround bank jump shot | ||
| 6:06 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving layup | 17-19 |
| 5:41 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving floating jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 19-19 |
| 5:28 | | Bilal Coulibaly personal foul (Jock Landale draws the foul) | ||
| 5:19 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point pullup jump shot (Jock Landale assists) | 19-21 |
| 5:07 | | Jock Landale shooting foul (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul) | ||
| 5:07 | | +1 | Kyle Kuzma makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-21 |
| 5:07 | | +1 | Kyle Kuzma makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-21 |
| 4:51 | | Jock Landale misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 4:46 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point putback dunk | 21-23 |
| 4:29 | | Tyus Jones turnover (bad pass) (Fred VanVleet steals) | ||
| 4:24 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Fred VanVleet assists) | 21-25 |
| 4:24 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:09 | | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point jump shot (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 24-25 |
| 3:52 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:50 | | Eugene Omoruyi defensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | Jordan Poole misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:42 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 3:34 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point jump shot (Jalen Green assists) | 24-27 |
| 3:20 | | Tyus Jones misses two point layup | ||
| 3:20 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:15 | | Amen Thompson offensive foul (Charge) (Eugene Omoruyi draws the foul) | ||
| 3:15 | | Amen Thompson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:01 | | Deni Avdija misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 3:01 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 2:48 | | +2 | Jock Landale makes two point jump shot (Jeff Green assists) | 24-29 |
| 2:38 | | Jared Butler misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:37 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:28 | | Jared Butler shooting foul (Jock Landale draws the foul) | ||
| 2:28 | | +1 | Jock Landale makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-30 |
| 2:28 | | +1 | Jock Landale makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-31 |
| 2:11 | | +2 | Eugene Omoruyi makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 26-31 |
| 1:52 | | Jeff Green turnover (lost ball) (Deni Avdija steals) | ||
| 1:47 | | +2 | Eugene Omoruyi makes two point running layup (Deni Avdija assists) | 28-31 |
| 1:24 | | Jared Butler shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 1:24 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-32 |
| 1:24 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-33 |
| 1:16 | | Jordan Poole turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 1:00 | | Aaron Holiday misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:59 | | Jared Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 0:38 | | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point pullup jump shot (Corey Kispert assists) | 31-33 |
| 0:32 | | Aaron Holiday turnover (double dribble) | ||
| 0:18 | | Eugene Omoruyi offensive foul (Aaron Holiday draws the foul) | ||
| 0:18 | | Eugene Omoruyi turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:03 | | Jalen Green misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:03 | | Jared Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:38 | | Jae'Sean Tate blocks Corey Kispert's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:37 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | Jae'Sean Tate misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 11:17 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:06 | | Reggie Bullock Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:55 | | Patrick Baldwin Jr. shooting foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 10:55 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-34 |
| 10:55 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-35 |
| 10:35 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point driving layup | 33-35 |
| 10:19 | | Jeff Green misses two point hook shot | ||
| 10:17 | | Jae'Sean Tate offensive rebound | ||
| 10:12 | | +3 | Reggie Bullock Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jae'Sean Tate assists) | 33-38 |
| 10:00 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point stepback jump shot | 35-38 |
| 9:48 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 35-40 |
| 9:25 | | Johnny Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:22 | | Reggie Bullock Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | Corey Kispert personal foul (Jae'Sean Tate draws the foul) | ||
| 8:59 | | Jeff Green misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:56 | | Patrick Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | Jordan Poole misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Poole steals) | ||
| 8:37 | | Patrick Baldwin Jr. turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:22 | | Corey Kispert shooting foul (Jock Landale draws the foul) | ||
| 8:22 | | +1 | Jock Landale makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-41 |
| 8:22 | | +1 | Jock Landale makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-42 |
| 8:08 | | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:06 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Kuzma steals) | ||
| 7:54 | | +2 | Johnny Davis makes two point running layup (Deni Avdija assists) | 37-42 |
| 7:46 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point driving floating jump shot | 37-44 |
| 7:46 | | Johnny Davis shooting foul (Fred VanVleet draws the foul) | ||
| 7:46 | | +1 | Fred VanVleet makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 37-45 |
| 7:39 | | Dillon Brooks shooting foul (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul) | ||
| 7:39 | | +1 | Kyle Kuzma makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-45 |
| 7:39 | | +1 | Kyle Kuzma makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-45 |
| 7:28 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (bad pass) (Patrick Baldwin Jr. steals) | ||
| 7:18 | | Deni Avdija misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:17 | | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point running jump shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 39-48 |
| 6:58 | | Patrick Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:52 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 39-51 |
| 6:50 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:36 | | Kyle Kuzma turnover (lost ball) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 6:32 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point running layup | 39-53 |
| 6:32 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 6:10 | | Eugene Omoruyi misses two point bank jump shot | ||
| 6:09 | | Bilal Coulibaly offensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:08 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | Wizards turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 5:57 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving layup | 39-55 |
| 5:41 | | Eugene Omoruyi misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:40 | | Eugene Omoruyi offensive rebound | ||
| 5:39 | | Eugene Omoruyi misses two point putback layup | ||
| 5:39 | | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point running layup (Dillon Brooks assists) | 39-57 |
| 5:33 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:15 | | Jalen Green personal foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 5:02 | | +2 | Bilal Coulibaly makes two point floating jump shot | 41-57 |
| 4:49 | | Dillon Brooks misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:47 | | Dillon Brooks offensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point driving layup | 41-59 |
| 4:23 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point driving layup | 43-59 |
| 4:12 | | Jock Landale turnover (bad pass) (Deni Avdija steals) | ||
| 4:05 | | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:04 | | Jock Landale defensive rebound | ||
| 3:53 | | +2 | Jock Landale makes two point cutting dunk (Jalen Green assists) | 43-61 |
| 3:37 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving bank hook shot | 45-61 |
| 3:23 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point stepback jump shot | 45-63 |
| 2:58 | | Tyus Jones misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:58 | | Jock Landale defensive rebound | ||
| 2:49 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving layup | 45-65 |
| 2:34 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving reverse dunk (Jordan Poole assists) | 47-65 |
| 2:17 | | Kyle Kuzma kicked ball violation | ||
| 2:07 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:05 | | Jock Landale offensive rebound | ||
| 2:05 |