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Sengun has 25 points and 14 rebounds as Houston Rockets hold on for 109-97 win over Knicks
HOUSTON (AP) Alperen Sengun had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets held on for a 109-97 win over the New York Knicks on Monday night.
Houston led by 15 points early before the Knicks got within one late in the fourth quarter. But Sengun, who was guarded by Karl-Anthony Towns, scored 10 points in the final period to help the Rockets put it away.
Fred VanVleet added 19 points for Houston and Jalen Green had 15.
Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 29 points and OG Anunoby added 21. Towns had 17 points and a season-high 19 rebounds.
Knicks: New York needs to do a better job of scoring inside with Towns. The Knicks were outscored 62-38 in the paint as their two-game winning streak was snapped.
Rockets: Houston did a good job of getting several players involved offensively. Four starters finished in double figures and Amen Thompson added 12 points off the bench. But they need to find a way to be more consistent throughout games. They squandered a double-digit lead Monday before pulling away late, a game after falling behind by 31 points early before losing to the Warriors in OT Saturday night.
The Rockets led by three before a soaring, two-handed dunk by Thompson followed by a 3 from Green made it 105-97 with less than a minute to go.
The Rockets won despite making just 8 of 33 3-pointers. Green started out 0 for 6 and was 2 of 8 and VanVleet and Jabari Smith Jr. each made just 1 of 5 attempts.
The Knicks visit the Hawks on Wednesday night and the Rockets host the Spurs that night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Alperen Sengun (Josh Hart gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 |  | Mikal Bridges turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:24 | | Josh Hart shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 11:24 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 |
| 11:24 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-2 |
| 11:11 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving layup | 2-2 |
| 11:00 | | Dillon Brooks misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:58 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 10:51 | | Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 10:51 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-2 |
| 10:51 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:49 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 10:36 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup (Fred VanVleet assists) | 3-4 |
| 10:12 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:11 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 5-4 |
| 9:50 | | Jalen Green shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:50 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 6-4 |
| 9:32 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:29 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | Alperen Sengun blocks OG Anunoby's two point layup | ||
| 9:21 | | OG Anunoby offensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (OG Anunoby assists) | 9-4 |
| 9:05 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point pullup jump shot | 9-6 |
| 8:51 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:50 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point stepback jump shot | 9-8 |
| 8:24 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:24 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point turnaround hook shot | 9-10 |
| 7:42 | | Josh Hart turnover (lost ball) (Fred VanVleet steals) | ||
| 7:37 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:36 | | Fred VanVleet offensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | +3 | Dillon Brooks makes three point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 9-13 |
| 7:13 | | +3 | OG Anunoby makes three point jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 12-13 |
| 7:01 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point pullup jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 12-15 |
| 6:50 | | Alperen Sengun blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point cutting layup | ||
| 6:48 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point floating jump shot | 12-17 |
| 6:34 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:19 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point hook shot | ||
| 6:19 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 6:09 | | Dillon Brooks misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:08 | | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | Dillon Brooks shooting foul (OG Anunoby draws the foul) | ||
| 5:47 | | +1 | OG Anunoby makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-17 |
| 5:47 | | +1 | OG Anunoby makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-17 |
| 5:37 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:36 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 5:22 | | Mikal Bridges turnover (bad pass) (Fred VanVleet steals) | ||
| 5:09 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving dunk (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 14-19 |
| 4:44 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving finger roll layup | 16-19 |
| 4:29 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup (Fred VanVleet assists) | 16-21 |
| 4:21 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point driving layup (Jalen Brunson assists) | 18-21 |
| 4:05 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point bank jump shot | 18-23 |
| 3:51 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 3:31 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:31 | | Steven Adams offensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | Steven Adams misses two point tip layup | ||
| 3:31 | | Knicks defensive rebound | ||
| 3:19 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point stepback jump shot | 20-23 |
| 3:04 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point driving floating jump shot | 20-25 |
| 3:04 | | Jericho Sims defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 2:48 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:45 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:36 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:35 | | Jericho Sims defensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:25 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:16 | | Steven Adams offensive rebound | ||
| 2:11 | | Tari Eason misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:09 | | Jericho Sims defensive rebound | ||
| 1:55 | | OG Anunoby misses two point driving bank jump shot | ||
| 1:53 | | Steven Adams defensive rebound | ||
| 1:50 | | Jericho Sims shooting foul (Fred VanVleet draws the foul) | ||
| 1:50 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:50 | | +1 | Fred VanVleet makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-26 |
| 1:50 | | +1 | Fred VanVleet makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-27 |
| 1:30 | | +3 | OG Anunoby makes three point jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 23-27 |
| 1:13 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point driving finger roll layup (Steven Adams assists) | 23-29 |
| 0:56 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:55 | | Jericho Sims offensive rebound | ||
| 0:48 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Miles McBride assists) | 26-29 |
| 0:28 | | Jericho Sims shooting foul (Steven Adams draws the foul) | ||
| 0:28 | | +1 | Steven Adams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-30 |
| 0:28 | | +1 | Steven Adams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-31 |
| 0:09 | | Miles McBride misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:07 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Amen Thompson's two point running jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:36 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point layup | 26-33 |
| 11:36 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 11:36 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 26-34 |
| 11:22 | | Tari Eason personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 11:16 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 11:16 | | Mikal Bridges turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 11:02 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving dunk | 26-36 |
| 10:45 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:43 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point putback layup | 28-36 |
| 10:31 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:15 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup | 30-36 |
| 10:00 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 30-39 |
| 9:54 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Josh Hart draws the foul) | ||
| 9:54 | | +1 | Josh Hart makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-39 |
| 9:54 | | +1 | Josh Hart makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-39 |
| 9:39 | | Tari Eason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:38 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point cutting layup (Alperen Sengun assists) | 32-41 |
| 9:16 | | Josh Hart misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 9:15 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:00 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point tip layup | 32-43 |
| 8:50 | | Josh Hart misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:48 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:44 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point running dunk (Alperen Sengun assists) | 32-45 |
| 8:44 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:44 | | Josh Hart technical foul | ||
| 8:44 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 32-46 |
| 8:31 | | Miles McBride misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:30 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | Jalen Green misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:16 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | Josh Hart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:02 | | Mikal Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point putback layup | 34-46 |
| 7:42 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 7:42 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-47 |
| 7:42 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-48 |
| 7:31 | | Miles McBride misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:31 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 7:27 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 7:17 | | +3 | Tyler Kolek makes three point jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 37-48 |
| 7:01 | | Jalen Green misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 7:00 | | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 6:54 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 6:46 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 6:46 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:29 | | Steven Adams misses two point hook shot | ||
| 6:28 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | Steven Adams personal foul (Josh Hart draws the foul) | ||
| 6:28 | | +1 | Josh Hart makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-48 |
| 6:28 | | +1 | Josh Hart makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-48 |
| 6:17 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving finger roll layup | 39-50 |
| 5:52 | | Dillon Brooks shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:52 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-50 |
| 5:52 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-50 |
| 5:34 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Steven Adams assists) | 41-53 |
| 5:10 | | Miles McBride misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:09 | | Steven Adams defensive rebound | ||
| 4:54 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot |