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VanVleet has season-high 38 to lead Rockets to 119-116 win over Thunder
HOUSTON (AP) Fred VanVleet had a season-high 38 points and Dillon Brooks made a go-ahead jump shot late to help the Houston Rockets to a 119-116 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder Sunday night.
The game was tied at 113 when Brooks hit the short jumper in the lane just before the shot clock expired to put the Rockets on top with 33.1 seconds to go.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed a shot on the other end and Brooks grabbed the rebound. VanVleet was fouled and made both free throws to make it 117-113 with 4.6 seconds remaining.
Jalen Williams got the Thunder within 1 on a 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds left, but VanVleet made two more free throws to secure the win.
It’s the third straight win for the Rockets and their fifth in the last six games, and it came after Oklahoma City got a 126-107 victory in the first meeting on Nov. 8.
Gilgeous-Alexander had 32 points in his fourth straight 30-point game for the Thunder, whose four-game winning streak was snapped.
Thunder: Isaiah Hartenstein is off to a strong start in his return after missing the first 15 games of the season with a fractured hand. He had 19 points and 13 rebounds on Sunday and has had at least 10 points and 10 rebounds in each of his five games this season.
Rockets: Four of Houston’s starters finished in double figures with Alperen Sengun scoring 20, Brooks with 16 and Jabari Smith Jr. with 15.
The shot by Brooks put the Rockets on top 115-113. It came after a jump ball that he won against Gilgeous-Alexander.
These teams combined to shoot 64 free throws with Houston going 30 of 39 and Oklahoma City making 19 of 25.
The Rockets begin a three-game trip at Sacramento Tuesday night, and the Thunder host the Jazz that night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Isaiah Hartenstein vs. Alperen Sengun (Cason Wallace gains possession) | ||
| 11:46 |  | +2 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jalen Williams assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:26 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 11:21 | | Dillon Brooks offensive rebound | ||
| 11:21 | | Dillon Brooks misses two point tip layup | ||
| 11:20 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 11:17 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:17 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-0 |
| 10:59 | | +3 | Dillon Brooks makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 3-3 |
| 10:32 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point pullup bank jump shot | 6-3 |
| 10:15 | | Jalen Green misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 10:12 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Isaiah Hartenstein draws the foul) | ||
| 10:03 | | +1 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-3 |
| 10:03 | | Isaiah Hartenstein misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:03 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:48 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | Jalen Williams personal foul (Loose ball) (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:37 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 7-5 |
| 9:24 | | Jalen Williams misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 9:24 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:18 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point running jump shot (Dillon Brooks assists) | 7-8 |
| 8:59 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:59 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:51 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | Jalen Williams misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:41 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point driving reverse layup | 7-10 |
| 8:06 | | Luguentz Dort misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:01 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander offensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | +3 | Cason Wallace makes three point pullup jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 10-10 |
| 7:45 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:45 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:37 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | Luguentz Dort kicked ball violation | ||
| 7:16 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:14 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | +2 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point floating jump shot (Luguentz Dort assists) | 12-10 |
| 6:43 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:41 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 6:35 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point cutting layup (Luguentz Dort assists) | 14-10 |
| 6:35 | | Fred VanVleet shooting foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 6:35 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:35 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 15-10 |
| 6:25 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point floating jump shot (Jalen Green assists) | 15-12 |
| 6:04 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:04 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point driving floating jump shot | 15-14 |
| 5:49 | | Alperen Sengun kicked ball violation | ||
| 5:41 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:39 | | Cason Wallace offensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | Cason Wallace misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:32 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | Kenrich Williams shooting foul (Steven Adams draws the foul) | ||
| 5:25 | | Steven Adams misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:25 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | +1 | Steven Adams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-15 |
| 5:13 | | +2 | Cason Wallace makes two point driving layup | 17-15 |
| 5:03 | | +3 | Dillon Brooks makes three point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 17-18 |
| 4:43 | | Dillon Brooks shooting foul (Cason Wallace draws the foul) | ||
| 4:43 | | Cason Wallace misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:43 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | +1 | Cason Wallace makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-18 |
| 4:28 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:27 | | Dillon Brooks offensive rebound | ||
| 4:19 | | Kenrich Williams shooting foul (Fred VanVleet draws the foul) | ||
| 4:19 | | +1 | Fred VanVleet makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-19 |
| 4:19 | | +1 | Fred VanVleet makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-20 |
| 4:11 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:03 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:50 | | Kenrich Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:49 | | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | Dillon Brooks misses two point running layup | ||
| 3:42 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 3:38 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point putback layup | 18-22 |
| 3:38 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:25 | | +3 | Dillon Jones makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Joe assists) | 21-22 |
| 3:07 | | Dillon Brooks misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:05 | | Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 2:51 | | Isaiah Joe turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 2:39 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point pullup jump shot | 21-25 |
| 2:24 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:23 | | Steven Adams defensive rebound | ||
| 2:19 | | Kenrich Williams shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:19 | | Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:19 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:19 | | Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:19 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 2:05 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving floating jump shot | 23-25 |
| 1:54 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point cutting layup (Alperen Sengun assists) | 23-27 |
| 1:54 | | Isaiah Joe shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:54 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 23-28 |
| 1:39 | | +2 | Aaron Wiggins makes two point driving layup | 25-28 |
| 1:21 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:19 | | Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 1:07 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:06 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:47 | | Amen Thompson misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:46 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 0:46 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point tip layup | 25-30 |
| 0:33 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:33 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 0:27 | | +3 | Tari Eason makes three point running jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 25-33 |
| 0:08 | | +3 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes three point jump shot (Dillon Jones assists) | 28-33 |
| 0:00 | | Alperen Sengun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:44 | | Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 11:37 | | Aaron Wiggins misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:33 | | Luguentz Dort offensive rebound | ||
| 11:28 | | +2 | Aaron Wiggins makes two point reverse layup (Luguentz Dort assists) | 30-33 |
| 11:01 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 30-36 |
| 10:45 | | +2 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jalen Williams assists) | 32-36 |
| 10:30 | | Amen Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:29 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | Jalen Williams turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:15 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:14 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 10:07 | | +2 | Aaron Wiggins makes two point running layup (Luguentz Dort assists) | 34-36 |
| 9:44 | | Isaiah Hartenstein shooting foul (Tari Eason draws the foul) | ||
| 9:44 | | +1 | Tari Eason makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-37 |
| 9:44 | | Tari Eason misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:44 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | Aaron Wiggins misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:34 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 34-40 |
| 9:05 | | Isaiah Hartenstein misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:04 | | Ajay Mitchell offensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Ajay Mitchell's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:59 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | Ajay Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Tari Eason steals) | ||
| 8:53 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point running dunk (Tari Eason assists) | 34-42 |
| 8:41 | | Jalen Williams misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:39 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:33 | | Amen Thompson offensive foul (Ajay Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 8:33 | | Amen Thompson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:13 |