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Houston Rockets 120, Brooklyn Nets 96 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 120, Brooklyn Nets 96. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 26-20 BKN; Q2 HOU 27-22 BKN; Q3 HOU 37-25 BKN; Q4 HOU 30-29 BKN.
Top performers (box score): Amen Thompson (HOU) 23 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 10-of-12 shooting; Kevin Durant (HOU) 22 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-15 shooting; Cam Thomas (BKN) 21 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-13 shooting; Alperen Sengun (HOU) 20 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists on 8-of-12 shooting; Tari Eason (HOU) 15 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-7 shooting.
Standouts
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 26 | 27 | 37 | 30 | 120 | |
| BKN | 20 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 96 |
🧮 How They Scored
Box Score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant F | 37 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8-15 | 2-7 | 4-4 | +11 |
| Alperen Sengun F-C | 34 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 4-6 | +30 |
| Amen Thompson G-F | 32 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10-12 | 2-3 | 1-1 | +19 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. F | 32 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 2-2 | +23 |
| Reed Sheppard G | 31 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Tari Eason F | 22 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-7 | 2-2 | 1-2 | +15 |
| Josh Okogie G | 21 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith F | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Jae'Sean Tate F | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Aaron Holiday G | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +5 |
| JD Davison G | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +5 |
Brooklyn Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Wolf F-C | 29 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -24 |
| Ziaire Williams G-F | 27 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 6-7 | -17 |
| Noah Clowney F | 26 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 3-7 | -19 |
| Nolan Traoré G | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Drake Powell F | 25 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 1-3 | -25 |
| Nicolas Claxton F-C | 24 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-3 | -19 |
| Cam Thomas G | 23 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8-13 | 3-7 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Jalen Wilson F | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 5-6 | -7 |
| Day'Ron Sharpe C | 19 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Tyrese Martin G | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -9 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | Starter | 32 | 23 | 92.4 | 18.3 | +32.9 | 18.3 |
| Kevin Durant | Starter | 37 | 22 | 65.6 | 27.8 | +12.1 | 14.4 |
| Alperen Sengun | Starter | 34 | 20 | 68.3 | 22.2 | +46.9 | 15.9 |
| Tari Eason | Starter | 22 | 15 | 95.2 | 18.8 | +35.8 | 16.3 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | Starter | 32 | 14 | 54.3 | 18.4 | +30.3 | 7.0 |
| Reed Sheppard | Bench | 31 | 14 | 56.8 | 19.1 | -1.9 | 9.3 |
| Josh Okogie | Bench | 21 | 5 | 50.0 | 15.9 | +1.5 | 7.4 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | Bench | 11 | 4 | 50.0 | 15.4 | +5.5 | 18.8 |
| Aaron Holiday | Bench | 03 | 3 | 75.0 | 25.0 | +76.7 | 37.5 |
| Steven Adams | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Clint Capela | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | Bench | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.7 | +18.5 | 1.0 |
| Jeff Green | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| JD Davison | Bench | 02 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +166.7 | 36.4 |
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ziaire Williams | Starter | 27 | 14 | 77.1 | 15.5 | -33.3 | 14.4 |
| Nicolas Claxton | Starter | 24 | 11 | 48.6 | 20.8 | -38.4 | 12.3 |
| Noah Clowney | Starter | 26 | 11 | 45.5 | 26.9 | -36.8 | -1.5 |
| Danny Wolf | Starter | 29 | 9 | 45.0 | 17.2 | -37.3 | 7.2 |
| Drake Powell | Starter | 25 | 8 | 38.8 | 23.1 | -48.9 | -1.6 |
| Cam Thomas | Bench | 23 | 21 | 71.1 | 36.0 | +4.8 | 15.0 |
| Day'Ron Sharpe | Bench | 19 | 8 | 66.7 | 15.4 | -2.3 | 31.3 |
| Jalen Wilson | Bench | 23 | 8 | 86.2 | 10.9 | -10.7 | 7.3 |
| Tyrese Martin | Bench | 18 | 3 | 50.0 | 10.5 | -23.1 | 0.0 |
| Nolan Traoré | Bench | 26 | 3 | 18.8 | 17.2 | +6.7 | -5.7 |
| Terance Mann | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Egor Demin | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
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