Rockets beat the Mavericks 110-99 to snap a 2-game skid
HOUSTON (AP) Alperen Sengun had 23 points, Jalen Green added 22 and the Houston Rockets built a big lead early in the second half and sailed to a 110-99 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night.
Dillon Brooks had 19 points and Cam Whitmore added 18 to help the Rockets get back on track after dropping two straight.
The Mavericks led by four midway through the second quarter before Houston used a 21-8 run to take a 61-52 lead into halftime. Green made eight points in that stretch and Whitmore added two 3-pointers.
The Rockets then opened the second half with an 11-4 spurt that pushed it to 72-56 with nine minutes left in the third.
Houston was up by 14 entering the fourth and maintained a double-digit lead throughout the quarter.
Kyrie Irving (shoulder), Klay Thompson (illness) and Dereck Lively II (hip) returned after sitting out Monday. But Naji Marshall remained out serving a four-game suspension for his role in a fight against the Suns.
Quentin Grimes led the Mavericks with 17 points off the bench. Thompson and Irving added 16 each.
Mavericks: Lost for the third time in four games playing without Luka Doncic, who strained his calf on Christmas Day. They’ll need to find a way to win without the star, who will be out at least a month.
Rockets: Didn’t miss a beat without the bench scoring of Amen Thompson, who served the first of a two-game suspension for a fight with Miami’s Tyler Herro Sunday night.
Houston’s 32-12 run to end the first half and start the second half.
Houston’s victory was helped by making 18 of 23 free throws compared to just 8 of 16 by Dallas.
Both teams are back in action Friday night. Dallas hosts Cleveland, and Houston hosts Boston.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Dereck Lively II vs. Alperen Sengun (Spencer Dinwiddie gains possession) | |||
11:41 | P.J. Washington misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
11:40 | Dereck Lively II offensive rebound | |||
11:40 | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point tip layup | 2-0 | |
11:18 | Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot | |||
11:17 | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | |||
11:03 | Kyrie Irving misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
11:02 | Jalen Green defensive rebound | |||
10:54 | Kyrie Irving personal foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | |||
10:47 | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
10:47 | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | |||
10:39 | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point turnaround hook shot (Klay Thompson assists) | 4-0 | |
10:23 | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving reverse layup | 4-2 | |
10:04 | Kyrie Irving turnover (bad pass) (Jabari Smith Jr. steals) | |||
9:53 | Kyrie Irving blocks Alperen Sengun's two point driving layup | |||
9:52 | Rockets offensive rebound | |||
9:40 | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Kyrie Irving steals) | |||
9:34 | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point running jump shot (P.J. Washington assists) | 7-2 | |
9:17 | Jalen Green misses two point stepback bank jump shot | |||
9:16 | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | |||
9:09 | P.J. Washington misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
9:08 | Klay Thompson offensive rebound | |||
9:03 | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | |||
9:02 | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | |||
8:55 | P.J. Washington shooting foul (Fred VanVleet draws the foul) | |||
8:55 | +1 | Fred VanVleet makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-3 | |
8:55 | +1 | Fred VanVleet makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-4 | |
8:41 | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point driving floating jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 9-4 | |
8:29 | Mavericks technical foul (Defensive three second) | |||
8:29 | +1 | Fred VanVleet makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 9-5 | |
8:25 | Klay Thompson shooting foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | |||
8:25 | Jabari Smith Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
8:25 | Rockets offensive rebound | |||
8:25 | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-6 | |
8:05 | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point pullup jump shot (Dereck Lively II assists) | 12-6 | |
7:52 | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
7:51 | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | |||
7:42 | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point pullup jump shot | 14-6 | |
7:31 | Dereck Lively II shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | |||
7:31 | Alperen Sengun misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
7:31 | Rockets offensive rebound | |||
7:31 | Alperen Sengun misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
7:29 | Mavericks defensive rebound | |||
7:29 | Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (Loose ball) (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | |||
7:22 | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point pullup jump shot | 16-6 | |
7:09 | Daniel Gafford blocks Alperen Sengun's two point driving dunk | |||
7:09 | Rockets offensive rebound | |||
7:07 | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 16-8 | |
6:55 | Klay Thompson turnover (lost ball) (Fred VanVleet steals) | |||
6:49 | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point running dunk | 16-10 | |
6:35 | Klay Thompson misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
6:34 | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | |||
6:27 | P.J. Washington blocks Alperen Sengun's two point driving layup | |||
6:27 | Rockets offensive rebound | |||
6:27 | Rockets 60 second timeout | |||
6:14 | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point cutting dunk (Alperen Sengun assists) | 16-12 | |
5:58 | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | |||
5:57 | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | |||
5:52 | Klay Thompson personal foul (Dillon Brooks draws the foul) | |||
5:52 | +1 | Dillon Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-13 | |
5:52 | +1 | Dillon Brooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-14 | |
5:37 | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point cutting layup (Quentin Grimes assists) | 18-14 | |
5:20 | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 18-16 | |
5:02 | Klay Thompson turnover (lost ball) (Alperen Sengun steals) | |||
4:53 | Daniel Gafford personal foul (Dillon Brooks draws the foul) | |||
4:53 | +1 | Dillon Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-17 | |
4:53 | +1 | Dillon Brooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-18 | |
4:40 | +2 | Jaden Hardy makes two point driving floating jump shot | 20-18 | |
4:29 | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
4:29 | Rockets offensive rebound | |||
4:22 | Alperen Sengun misses two point hook shot | |||
4:21 | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | |||
4:14 | Alperen Sengun personal foul (Quentin Grimes draws the foul) | |||
4:04 | Maxi Kleber misses two point turnaround bank hook shot | |||
4:04 | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | |||
3:53 | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point pullup jump shot (Jae'Sean Tate assists) | 20-20 | |
3:41 | Kyrie Irving misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
3:40 | Rockets defensive rebound | |||
3:40 | Daniel Gafford personal foul (Loose ball) (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | |||
3:40 | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-21 | |
3:40 | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-22 | |
3:27 | +3 | Maxi Kleber makes three point jump shot (Jaden Hardy assists) | 23-22 | |
3:16 | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point pullup jump shot | 23-24 | |
2:55 | Jaden Hardy misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
2:54 | Jalen Green defensive rebound | |||
2:45 | Dwight Powell blocks Jae'Sean Tate's two point driving reverse layup | |||
2:44 | Dwight Powell defensive rebound | |||
2:34 | +3 | Quentin Grimes makes three point jump shot (Jaden Hardy assists) | 26-24 | |
2:14 | Fred VanVleet misses three point jump shot | |||
2:13 | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | |||
2:03 | Dillon Brooks personal foul (Kyrie Irving draws the foul) | |||
2:03 | Mavericks 60 second timeout | |||
1:50 | Kyrie Irving misses two point fadeaway bank jump shot | |||
1:49 | Aaron Holiday defensive rebound | |||
1:30 | Jalen Green misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
1:28 | Quentin Grimes defensive rebound | |||
1:19 | Quentin Grimes misses two point driving layup | |||
1:14 | Maxi Kleber offensive rebound | |||
1:06 | +2 | Jaden Hardy makes two point pullup jump shot | 28-24 | |
0:40 | Dillon Brooks misses two point driving layup | |||
0:39 | Quentin Grimes defensive rebound | |||
0:33 | Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul (Dwight Powell draws the foul) | |||
0:33 | +1 | Dwight Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-24 | |
0:33 | +1 | Dwight Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-24 | |
0:20 | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
0:19 | Dwight Powell defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:45 | Dereck Lively II blocks Fred VanVleet's two point driving layup | |||
11:45 | Steven Adams offensive rebound | |||
11:44 | +2 | Steven Adams makes two point putback layup | 30-26 | |
11:25 | P.J. Washington misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
11:24 | Steven Adams defensive rebound | |||
11:06 | Fred VanVleet misses two point driving layup | |||
11:05 | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | |||
10:46 | Quentin Grimes misses three point jump shot | |||
10:45 | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | |||
10:40 | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Hardy steals) | |||
10:35 | Jaden Hardy misses two point running layup | |||
10:34 | Quentin Grimes offensive rebound | |||
10:34 | +2 | Quentin Grimes makes two point tip dunk | 32-26 | |
10:29 | Rockets 60 second timeout | |||
10:17 | +2 | Cam Whitmore makes two point stepback jump shot | 32-28 | |
10:03 | Rockets technical foul (Defensive three second) | |||
10:03 | Jaden Hardy misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | |||
10:03 | Mavericks offensive rebound | |||
9:53 | P.J. Washington misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
9:52 | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | |||
9:47 | Fred VanVleet misses two point running reverse layup | |||
9:46 | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | |||
9:40 | +2 | Quentin Grimes makes two point running layup | 34-28 | |
9:33 | Dereck Lively II blocks Jae'Sean Tate's two point driving layup | |||
9:33 | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | |||
9:20 | +3 | Quentin Grimes makes three point stepback jump shot | 37-28 | |
8:58 | +2 | Aaron Holiday makes two point driving finger roll layup | 37-30 | |
8:47 | Aaron Holiday personal foul (Quentin Grimes draws the foul) | |||
8:41 | Quentin Grimes misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
8:40 | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | |||
8:27 | Dillon Brooks misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
8:25 | Quentin Grimes defensive rebound | |||
8:12 | +3 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes three point pullup jump shot | 40-30 | |
8:12 | Rockets 60 second timeout | |||
7:51 | Maxi Kleber flagrant 1 (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | |||
7:51 | Alperen Sengun misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | |||
7:51 | Rockets offensive rebound | |||
7:51 | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 40-31 | |
7:41 | +2 | Cam Whitmore makes two point cutting layup (Alperen Sengun assists) | 40-33 | |
7:41 | Dereck Lively II shooting foul (Cam Whitmore draws the foul) | |||
7:41 | +1 | Cam Whitmore makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 40-34 | |
7:28 | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point cutting layup (Dereck Lively II assists) | 42-34 | |
7:16 | Dereck Lively II personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | |||
7:07 | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving hook shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 42-36 | |
6:56 | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
6:55 | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | |||
6:54 | Daniel Gafford misses two point tip layup | |||
6:54 | Cam Whitmore defensive rebound | |||
6:46 | +2 | Cam Whitmore makes two point driving layup | 42-38 | |
6:31 | Kyrie Irving turnover (bad pass) (Cam Whitmore steals) | |||
6:25 | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving hook shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 42-40 | |
6:25 |