Houston Rockets 97, Brooklyn Nets 99 — Recap

February 4, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 97, Brooklyn Nets 99. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 23-22 BKN; Q2 HOU 23-22 BKN; Q3 HOU 21-27 BKN; Q4 HOU 30-28 BKN.

Top performers (box score): Alperen Sengun (HOU) 24 points, 20 rebounds, 4 assists on 8-of-18 shooting; Reed Sheppard (HOU) 16 points, 7 rebounds, null assists, 3 threes on 5-of-14 shooting; Dillon Brooks (HOU) 16 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 threes on 4-of-11 shooting; Nicolas Claxton (BKN) 14 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists on 7-of-10 shooting; Jalen Green (HOU) 13 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 5-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · HOU

Alperen Sengun

24 PTS, 20 REB, 4 AST · 8-18 FG

Scoring · HOU

Reed Sheppard

16 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 3 3PM · 5-14 FG

Scoring · HOU

Dillon Brooks

16 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 3 3PM · 4-11 FG

Season highs

Alperen Sengun · Season-high 20 rebounds

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
HOU	23	23	21	30		97
BKN	22	22	27	28		99

🧮 How They Scored

HOUBKN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

47.6%Effective FG%52.0%

14.4%Turnover %15.2%

42.1%Offensive rebound %19.4%

0.325Free-throw rate0.216

Box Score

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Amen Thompson G-F	40	7	6	8	4	2	7	3-6	—	1-2	+10
Dillon Brooks G-F	37	16	3	1	—	—	2	4-11	3-7	5-6	-3
Alperen Sengun F-C	35	24	20	4	—	—	3	8-18	—	8-14	+8
Jalen Green G	33	13	3	5	—	1	3	5-14	3-9	0-1	-1
Reed Sheppard G	28	16	7	—	2	2	—	5-14	3-9	3-3	+3
Cam Whitmore F	24	12	3	1	—	1	1	5-11	2-5	—	-2
Jae'Sean Tate F	16	5	2	—	—	—	—	2-4	0-1	1-1	-16
Aaron Holiday G	14	—	—	3	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	-4
Steven Adams C	13	4	1	1	—	—	—	2-4	—	—	-5

Brooklyn Nets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Ziaire Williams G-F	30	8	7	1	—	2	2	2-5	2-4	2-2	-8
Nicolas Claxton F-C	28	14	4	2	—	2	2	7-10	—	0-1	+6
D'Angelo Russell G	26	10	4	5	2	1	1	3-15	2-7	2-3	-7
Tyrese Martin G	20	10	6	1	—	—	1	3-6	2-5	2-2	+10
Day'Ron Sharpe C	20	8	3	4	2	3	2	3-4	—	2-2	-4
Trendon Watford F	19	4	3	2	—	—	2	2-6	0-1	—	+8
Jalen Wilson F	18	7	2	1	—	—	—	3-5	1-2	0-1	-10

🔬 Advanced Stats

Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Alperen Sengun	Bench	35	24	49.7	33.3	+9.1	18.1
Dillon Brooks	Bench	37	16	58.7	17.8	-7.2	4.8
Reed Sheppard	Bench	28	16	52.2	20.8	+1.8	15.6
Jalen Green	Bench	33	13	45.0	21.5	+0.1	7.0
Cam Whitmore	Bench	24	12	54.5	21.4	-4.4	9.8
Amen Thompson	Bench	40	7	50.9	14.6	+13.2	8.5
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	16	5	56.3	11.4	-36.8	4.8
Steven Adams	Bench	13	4	50.0	12.1	-19.2	7.6
Jeff Green	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Aaron Holiday	Bench	14	—	0.0	3.2	+1.5	2.2
Fred VanVleet	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jock Landale	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tari Eason	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Brooklyn NetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nicolas Claxton	Bench	28	14	67.0	19.4	+10.9	12.8
D'Angelo Russell	Bench	26	10	30.6	27.9	-15.3	5.3
Tyrese Martin	Bench	20	10	72.7	18.6	+28.7	18.0
Ziaire Williams	Bench	30	8	68.0	12.3	-14.0	9.8
Day'Ron Sharpe	Bench	20	8	82.0	16.7	-8.0	13.8
Jalen Wilson	Bench	18	7	64.3	13.2	-29.4	9.6
Trendon Watford	Bench	19	4	33.3	19.5	+22.9	-0.8
Cam Thomas	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Noah Clowney	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0