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Kyrie Irving, Cooper Flagg rally Mavericks past Rockets 116-111
DALLAS (AP) Kyrie Irving scored 35 points, Cooper Flagg added 33 and the Dallas Mavericks rallied for a 116-111 victory over Houston, handing the Houston Rockets their first loss of the season in an NBA Cup opener Friday night.
Irving scored 26 of his points in the second half, including a jumper that put Dallas ahead for good at 102-100 and set up a tense final two minutes. Houston's loss left idle Memphis (5-0) as the only remaining unbeaten team in the league.
Kevin Durant scored 28 points, but the career 88% free throw shooter missed a pair with the Rockets trailing by two with 1:53 remaining. Amen Thompson did the same thing with 42 seconds to go after Dallas' P.J. Washington threw the ball directly to him for a turnover.
After each pair of misses, Flagg converted a clutch bucket on the other end, including a three-point play. Irving was 12 of 19 from the field, including 5 of 8 from 3-point range, and Flagg was 13 of 19.
Daniel Gafford scored 18 points, including two clutch free throws with Dallas leading by one with 11 seconds remaining.
The Mavericks held on down the stretch by fouling on purpose twice with a three-point lead in the final 10 seconds, and Irving hitting the free throws each time on the next possession.
Irving finished 6 of 6 from the line, extending the NBA's longest active streak of made free throws to 54 going back to before he was sidelined for 19 months by a torn ACL in his left knee.
Jabari Smith Jr. scored 10 points of his 22 points in the second quarter, when Houston outscored Dallas 31-17 to turn a seven-point deficit into a seven-point lead.
Fred VanVleet scored 16 points, and Thompson had 15 for Houston, which was just 24 of 33 on free throws.
Rockets: Host Thunder on Saturday night.
Mavericks: Host Kings on Monday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Clint Capela vs. Daniel Gafford (Cooper Flagg gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 | | Daniel Gafford turnover (bad pass) (Fred VanVleet steals) | ||
| 11:33 |  | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point pullup jump shot | 2-0 |
| 11:15 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point cutting dunk (Kyrie Irving assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:58 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving layup (Fred VanVleet assists) | 4-2 |
| 10:33 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point hook shot | 4-4 |
| 10:19 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 7-4 |
| 9:59 | | Kyrie Irving turnover (bad pass) (Clint Capela steals) | ||
| 9:49 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:49 | | Cooper Flagg defensive rebound | ||
| 9:39 | | Daniel Gafford misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:39 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | Amen Thompson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:17 | | Cooper Flagg defensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point running finger roll layup | 7-6 |
| 8:54 | | Daniel Gafford personal foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:40 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point layup (Amen Thompson assists) | 9-6 |
| 8:26 | | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point turnaround jump shot | 9-8 |
| 8:10 | | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Max Christie steals) | ||
| 8:05 | | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point running pullup jump shot (Daniel Gafford assists) | 9-10 |
| 7:48 | | Max Christie personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 7:39 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot | 11-10 |
| 7:27 | | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point driving finger roll layup | 11-12 |
| 7:10 | | Cooper Flagg blocks Clint Capela's two point dunk | ||
| 7:10 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point pullup jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 14-12 |
| 6:56 | | P.J. Washington misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:56 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:47 | | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point pullup jump shot | 14-14 |
| 6:10 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:10 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | Max Christie misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:02 | | Morez Johnson Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 5:58 | | Kyrie Irving misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:58 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point driving dunk (Amen Thompson assists) | 16-14 |
| 5:30 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Loose ball) (Cooper Flagg draws the foul) | ||
| 5:30 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:23 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point pullup jump shot | 16-16 |
| 5:01 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot (Marcus Smart assists) | 18-16 |
| 4:47 | | Zaccharie Risacher misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:47 | | P.J. Washington offensive rebound | ||
| 4:42 | | Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:42 | | Zaccharie Risacher offensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | Zaccharie Risacher turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:17 | | Clint Capela misses two point layup | ||
| 4:17 | | Cooper Flagg defensive rebound | ||
| 4:12 | | Fred VanVleet personal foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 4:03 | | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point pullup jump shot | 18-18 |
| 3:35 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:35 | | Kevin Durant offensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:26 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 3:16 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:16 | | Zaccharie Risacher defensive rebound | ||
| 3:08 | | +3 | Caleb Martin makes three point running pullup jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists) | 18-21 |
| 2:52 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point cutting dunk (Marcus Smart assists) | 20-21 |
| 2:39 | | Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:39 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 2:27 | | Tari Eason misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:27 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 2:22 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:22 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 2:21 | | Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (Loose ball) (Zaccharie Risacher draws the foul) | ||
| 2:21 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:57 | | Cooper Flagg misses three point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 1:57 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | Mavericks turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 1:43 | | Zaccharie Risacher blocks Jabari Smith Jr.'s two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:43 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 1:22 | | +2 | Morez Johnson Jr. makes two point layup (Walter Clayton Jr. assists) | 20-23 |
| 1:00 | | Tari Eason misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:00 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | Zaccharie Risacher personal foul (Loose ball) (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:48 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:48 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 0:42 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses two point layup | ||
| 0:42 | | Zaccharie Risacher defensive rebound | ||
| 0:27 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Zaccharie Risacher assists) | 20-25 |
| 0:08 | | Marcus Smart turnover (bad pass) (Cooper Flagg steals) | ||
| 0:05 | | +2 | Zaccharie Risacher makes two point running dunk (Kyrie Irving assists) | 20-27 |
| 0:05 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:02 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:38 | | Tari Eason misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:38 | | Marcus Smart offensive rebound | ||
| 11:35 | | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point putback layup | 22-27 |
| 11:23 | | Daniel Gafford turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Smart steals) | ||
| 11:20 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point running dunk | 24-27 |
| 11:09 | | Marcus Sasser turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:09 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:58 | | Marcus Smart turnover (bad pass) (Zaccharie Risacher steals) | ||
| 10:54 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point running finger roll layup (Zaccharie Risacher assists) | 24-29 |
| 10:44 | | Kevin Durant turnover (lost ball) (Zaccharie Risacher steals) | ||
| 10:38 | | Zaccharie Risacher misses two point running jump shot | ||
| 10:38 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 10:33 | | Clint Capela blocks Caleb Martin's two point layup | ||
| 10:33 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | Kyrie Irving shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 10:27 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-29 |
| 10:27 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-29 |
| 10:27 | | Kevin Durant misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:27 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | +2 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes two point pullup jump shot | 27-29 |
| 10:01 | | Marcus Sasser misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:01 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 9:57 | | Jump ball. Clint Capela vs. Daniel Gafford (Kevin Durant gains possession) | ||
| 9:55 | | Daniel Gafford turnover (lost ball) (Clint Capela steals) | ||
| 9:50 | | Marcus Sasser personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 9:42 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:42 | | Zaccharie Risacher defensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | Zaccharie Risacher misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:34 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:12 | | +3 | Zaccharie Risacher makes three point pullup jump shot | 27-32 |
| 9:00 | | Marcus Sasser shooting foul (Bogdan Bogdanovic draws the foul) | ||
| 9:00 | | +1 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-32 |
| 9:00 | | +1 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-32 |
| 8:41 | | Caleb Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:41 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | Zaccharie Risacher shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 8:32 | | Kevin Durant misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:32 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-32 |
| 8:15 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Marcus Sasser assists) | 30-35 |
| 7:49 | | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Morez Johnson Jr. steals) | ||
| 7:46 | | Marcus Sasser misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:46 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving layup (Clint Capela assists) | 32-35 |
| 7:16 | | Cooper Flagg misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:16 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Max Christie steals) | ||
| 7:06 | | Morez Johnson Jr. offensive foul (Off the ball) (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 7:06 | | Morez Johnson Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:51 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot (Clint Capela assists) | 34-35 |
| 6:40 | | Morez Johnson Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:40 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:20 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point cutting dunk (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 36-35 |
| 6:20 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:03 | | Cooper Flagg misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:03 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 5:38 | | Kevin Durant turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 5:25 | | Max Christie misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:25 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 5:09 | | Kevin Durant misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:09 | | Cooper Flagg defensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | | Morez Johnson Jr. misses two point running alley-oop layup | ||
| 5:01 | | Cooper Flagg offensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | Oscar Tshiebwe shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul) | ||
| 5:00 | | Cooper Flagg misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:00 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | +1 | Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-36 |
| 4:50 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:50 | | Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound | ||
| 4:36 | | Amen Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:36 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 4:35 | | Oscar Tshiebwe personal foul (Loose ball) (Morez Johnson Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 4:24 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:24 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 4:12 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:12 | | Cooper Flagg defensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point running dunk (Kyrie Irving assists) | 36-38 |
| 3:40 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 38-38 |
| 3:33 | | Max Christie turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 3:25 | | Max Christie personal foul (Fred VanVleet draws the foul) | ||
| 3:25 | | Fred VanVleet misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:25 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 3:25 | | +1 | Fred VanVleet makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-38 |
| 3:14 | | P.J. Washington misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 3:14 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:01 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 42-38 |
| 2:49 | | Oscar Tshiebwe blocks Kyrie Irving's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:49 | | Zaccharie Risacher offensive rebound | ||
| 2:43 | | Zaccharie Risacher turnover (bad pass) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 2:39 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point running dunk (Tari Eason assists) | 44-38 |
| 2:39 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:31 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul) | ||
| 2:20 | | +3 | Kyrie Irving makes three point stepback jump shot (Zaccharie Risacher assists) | 44-41 |
| 2:00 | | Cooper Flagg shooting foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:00 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 45-41 |
| 2:00 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 46-41 |
| 2:00 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 47-41 |
| 1:44 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:44 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 1:32 | | Daniel Gafford blocks Oscar Tshiebwe's two point dunk | ||
| 1:32 | | Cooper Flagg defensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | Cooper Flagg turnover (bad pass) (Tari Eason steals) | ||
| 1:23 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point running dunk (Tari Eason assists) | 49-41 |
| 1:17 | | Fred VanVleet shooting foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 1:17 | | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-42 |
| 1:17 | | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 49-43 |
| 1:01 | | Amen Thompson misses two point layup | ||
| 1:01 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 0:55 | | Cooper Flagg turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:44 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point driving dunk (Fred VanVleet assists) | 51-43 |
| 0:29 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 0:29 | | Daniel Gafford misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:29 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 0:29 | | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-44 |
| 0:11 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:11 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 0:07 | | Marcus Smart misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:07 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point bank jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:43 | | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point running pullup jump shot | 51-46 |
| 11:17 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot | 53-46 |
| 11:05 | | +3 | Kyrie Irving makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists) | 53-49 |
| 10:42 | | Amen Thompson misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | Kyrie Irving personal foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:33 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point cutting layup (Fred VanVleet assists) | 55-49 |
| 10:23 | | Clint Capela blocks P.J. Washington's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:23 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | +3 | Kyrie Irving makes three point jump shot (Daniel Gafford assists) | 55-52 |
| 9:57 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 9:57 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | Clint Capela misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:55 | | Max Christie defensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | Kyrie Irving turnover (bad pass) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 9:44 | | P.J. Washington shooting foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:44 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-52 |
| 9:44 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 57-52 |
| 9:31 | | Clint Capela blocks Cooper Flagg's two point jump shot | ||
| 9:30 | | Clint Capela defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 9:31 | | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point driving layup (Kyrie Irving assists) | 57-54 |
| 9:30 | | Clint Capela defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 9:07 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 59-54 |
| 8:50 | | Kevin Durant shooting foul (Kyrie Irving draws the foul) | ||
| 8:50 | | +1 | Kyrie Irving makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 59-55 |
| 8:50 | | +1 | Kyrie Irving makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 59-56 |
| 8:33 | | Clint Capela misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 8:33 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | Fred VanVleet shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul) | ||
| 8:26 | | +1 | Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 59-57 |
| 8:26 | | Cooper Flagg misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:26 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:11 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 61-57 |
| 7:56 | | Cooper Flagg misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 7:56 | | Kyrie Irving offensive rebound | ||
| 7:52 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:52 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point running jump shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 64-57 |
| 7:30 | | Max Christie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:30 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Cooper Flagg steals) | ||
| 7:00 | | +2 | Max Christie makes two point running dunk (Cooper Flagg assists) | 64-59 |
| 6:33 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:33 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 6:26 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point jump shot (Clint Capela assists) | 66-59 |
| 6:18 | | Clint Capela shooting foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 6:18 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:18 | | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 66-60 |
| 6:18 | | Daniel Gafford misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:18 | | Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound | ||
| 5:58 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point jump shot | 69-60 |
| 5:35 | | Kyrie Irving misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 5:35 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:30 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 5:21 | | Marcus Smart shooting foul (Zaccharie Risacher draws the foul) | ||
| 5:21 | | Zaccharie Risacher misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:21 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 5:21 | | +1 | Zaccharie Risacher makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 69-61 |
| 5:02 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving dunk | 71-61 |
| 4:42 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point floating jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 71-63 |
| 4:42 | | Tari Eason shooting foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 4:42 | | Daniel Gafford misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:42 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:29 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:23 | | Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:05 | | Tari Eason shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul) | ||
| 4:05 | | +1 | Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 71-64 |
| 4:05 | | +1 | Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 71-65 |
| 3:52 | | Marcus Smart offensive foul (Off the ball) (Walter Clayton Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 3:52 | | Marcus Smart turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:44 | | Walter Clayton Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 3:40 | | Tari Eason misses two point running layup | ||
| 3:40 | | Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound | ||
| 3:35 | | Tari Eason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:35 | | Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | Oscar Tshiebwe turnover (bad pass) (Zaccharie Risacher steals) | ||
| 3:27 | | +3 | Zaccharie Risacher makes three point running jump shot | 71-68 |
| 3:05 | | Caleb Martin personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 2:58 | | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point driving finger roll layup | 73-68 |
| 2:37 | | Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:37 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 2:24 | | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 75-68 |
| 2:08 | | Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:08 | | Morez Johnson Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 2:01 | | Morez Johnson Jr. misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 2:01 | | Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound | ||
| 1:44 | | Walter Clayton Jr. shooting foul (Tari Eason draws the foul) | ||
| 1:44 | | Walter Clayton Jr. shooting foul (Tari Eason draws the foul) | ||
| 1:44 | | +1 | Tari Eason makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 76-68 |
| 1:44 | | +1 | Tari Eason makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 77-68 |
| 1:44 | | +1 | Tari Eason makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 78-68 |
| 1:33 | | Walter Clayton Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Smart steals) | ||
| 1:28 | | Oscar Tshiebwe turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 1:19 | | +3 | Walter Clayton Jr. makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists) | 78-71 |
| 1:01 | | Tari Eason misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 1:01 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point tip layup | 80-71 |
| 0:50 | | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point pullup jump shot | 80-73 |
| 0:39 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point turnaround hook shot (Marcus Smart assists) | 82-73 |
| 0:34 | | Walter Clayton Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Smart steals) | ||
| 0:33 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point alley-oop dunk (Marcus Smart assists) | 84-73 |
| 0:21 | | +3 | Zaccharie Risacher makes three point jump shot (Morez Johnson Jr. assists) | 84-76 |
| 0:01 | | Tari Eason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:49 | | Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:49 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:31 | | Zaccharie Risacher defensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point cutting layup (Kyrie Irving assists) | 84-78 |
| 10:50 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:50 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | Daniel Gafford blocks Amen Thompson's two point cutting dunk | ||
| 10:41 | | Cooper Flagg defensive rebound | ||
| 10:34 | | Zaccharie Risacher misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:34 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 10:20 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | ||
| 10:05 | | Cooper Flagg turnover (bad pass) (Jabari Smith Jr. steals) | ||
| 9:50 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:50 | | Cooper Flagg defensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point running finger roll layup (Cooper Flagg assists) | 84-80 |
| 9:23 | | Daniel Gafford shooting foul (Bogdan Bogdanovic draws the foul) | ||
| 9:23 | | +1 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 85-80 |
| 9:23 | | +1 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 86-80 |
| 9:12 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point driving floating jump shot | 86-82 |
| 8:52 | | Amen Thompson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:52 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 8:46 | | +3 | Kyrie Irving makes three point running pullup jump shot | 86-85 |
| 8:29 | | Caleb Martin personal foul (Clint Capela draws the foul) | ||
| 8:23 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:23 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | Kyrie Irving misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:15 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point driving floating jump shot | 88-85 |
| 7:43 | | +3 | Caleb Martin makes three point jump shot (P.J. Washington assists) | 88-88 |
| 7:28 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:28 | | Fred VanVleet offensive rebound | ||
| 7:13 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 7:13 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | Rockets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 7:01 | | +3 | Kyrie Irving makes three point pullup jump shot | 88-91 |
| 6:59 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:39 | | P.J. Washington shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 6:39 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 89-91 |
| 6:39 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 90-91 |
| 6:27 | | Tari Eason personal foul (Kyrie Irving draws the foul) | ||
| 6:16 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point cutting dunk (Kyrie Irving assists) | 90-93 |
| 6:04 | | Kevin Durant misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:04 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | +2 | Caleb Martin makes two point running finger roll layup (Kyrie Irving assists) | 90-95 |
| 5:43 | | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point driving finger roll layup | 92-95 |
| 5:35 | | Kyrie Irving misses two point driving bank jump shot | ||
| 5:35 | | P.J. Washington offensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | P.J. Washington misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:33 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | Kevin Durant misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:29 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 5:26 | | Caleb Martin shooting foul (Clint Capela draws the foul) | ||
| 5:26 | | +1 | Clint Capela makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 93-95 |
| 5:26 | | Clint Capela misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:26 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 5:15 | | Clint Capela shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul) | ||
| 5:15 | | +1 | Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 93-96 |
| 5:15 | | +1 | Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 93-96 |
| 5:15 | | Cooper Flagg misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:15 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 4:56 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:56 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 4:52 | | Tari Eason misses two point tip layup | ||
| 4:52 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | Zaccharie Risacher misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 4:45 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | Kevin Durant misses two point driving bank jump shot | ||
| 4:25 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point jump shot (Clint Capela assists) | 96-96 |
| 4:19 | | Rockets delay of game violation | ||
| 4:07 | | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point driving floating jump shot | 96-98 |
| 3:48 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:48 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 3:28 | | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point driving finger roll layup | 96-100 |
| 3:28 | | Clint Capela defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 3:14 | | Zaccharie Risacher personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 3:14 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 97-100 |
| 3:14 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 98-100 |
| 2:57 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 2:57 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:51 | | Kyrie Irving misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:51 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point driving floating jump shot | 100-100 |
| 2:08 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point pullup jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists) | 100-102 |
| 1:53 | | Caleb Martin personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 1:53 | | Kevin Durant misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:53 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:53 | | Kevin Durant misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:53 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 1:40 | | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point driving floating jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 100-104 |
| 1:40 | | Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul) | ||
| 1:40 | | +1 | Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 100-105 |
| 1:27 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot (Clint Capela assists) | 102-105 |
| 1:20 | | Kyrie Irving misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:20 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 1:18 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point putback layup | 102-107 |
| 1:18 | | Clint Capela defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 1:05 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:05 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:01 | | Caleb Martin personal foul (Away from play) (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 1:01 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 103-107 |
| 0:59 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 105-107 |
| 0:43 | | P.J. Washington turnover (bad pass) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 0:41 | | Kyrie Irving personal foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:42 | | Kyrie Irving shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:42 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:42 | | Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:42 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:42 | | Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:42 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 0:24 | | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point turnaround jump shot | 105-109 |
| 0:15 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 108-109 |
| 0:11 | | Kevin Durant personal foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 0:11 | | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 108-110 |
| 0:11 | | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 108-111 |
| 0:11 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:07 | | Cooper Flagg personal foul (Take) (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 0:07 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 109-111 |
| 0:07 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 110-111 |
| 0:06 | | Fred VanVleet personal foul (Kyrie Irving draws the foul) | ||
| 0:06 | | +1 | Kyrie Irving makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 110-112 |
| 0:06 | | +1 | Kyrie Irving makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 110-112 |
| 0:06 | | +1 | Kyrie Irving makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 110-113 |
| 0:03 | | Cooper Flagg personal foul (Take) (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:03 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 111-113 |
| 0:03 | | Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:03 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Marcus Smart personal foul (Away from play) (Cooper Flagg draws the foul) | ||
| 0:03 | | +1 | Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 111-114 |
| 0:03 | | +1 | Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 111-114 |
| 0:03 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:03 | | Fred VanVleet personal foul (Take) (Kyrie Irving draws the foul) | ||
| 0:03 | | +1 | Kyrie Irving makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 111-115 |
| 0:03 | | +1 | Kyrie Irving makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 111-116 |
| 0:01 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Rockets offensive rebound | 0:01 |
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+ 1 | Kyrie Irving makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:03 |
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+ 1 | Kyrie Irving makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:03 |
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Fred VanVleet personal foul (Take) (Kyrie Irving draws the foul) | 0:03 |
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Mavericks 60 second timeout | 0:03 |
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+ 1 | Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 0:03 |
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+ 1 | Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 0:03 |
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Marcus Smart personal foul (Away from play) (Cooper Flagg draws the foul) | 0:03 |
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Mavericks defensive rebound | 0:03 |
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Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:03 |
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+ 1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:03 |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 111 | 116 |
| Field Goals | 40-96 (41.7%) | 42-81 (51.9%) |
| 3-Pointers | 7-29 (24.1%) | 12-33 (36.4%) |
| Free Throws | 24-33 (72.7%) | 20-27 (74.1%) |
| Total Rebounds | 62 | 50 |
| Offensive | 20 | 12 |
| Defensive | 28 | 29 |
| Team | 14 | 9 |
| Assists | 26 | 24 |
| Steals | 12 | 8 |
| Blocks | 3 | 4 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 17 |
| Fouls | 23 | 24 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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A. Thompson
SG 1
15 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST
K. Irving
PG 11
35 PTS, 4 REB, 9 AST
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Durant | 28 | 5 | 1 | 9/20 | 1/6 | 9/13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +8 | 32 |
| J. Smith | 22 | 3 | 2 | 7/15 | 3/7 | 5/5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 27 |
| F. VanVleet | 16 | 5 | 6 | 6/17 | 3/10 | 1/2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 34 |
| A. Thompson | 15 | 3 | 6 | 7/15 | 0/1 | 1/4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -10 | 34 |
| C. Capela | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 30 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Durant | 28 | 5 | 1 | 9/20 | 1/6 | 9/13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +8 | 32 |
| J. Smith | 22 | 3 | 2 | 7/15 | 3/7 | 5/5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 27 |
| F. VanVleet | 16 | 5 | 6 | 6/17 | 3/10 | 1/2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 34 |
| A. Thompson | 15 | 3 | 6 | 7/15 | 0/1 | 1/4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -10 | 34 |
| C. Capela | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 30 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| T. Eason | 11 | 13 | 2 | 4/12 | 0/2 | 3/3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | -5 | 29 |
| M. Smart | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4/6 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -8 | 18 |
| B. Bogdanovic | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 4/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -9 | 6 |
| O. Tshiebwe | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +7 | 4 |
| J. Tate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Thornton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Q. Copeland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Phillips | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Crawford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 111 | 48 | 26 | 40/96 | 7/29 | 24/33 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 28 | -25 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Irving | 35 | 4 | 9 | 12/19 | 5/8 | 6/6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 55 |
| C. Flagg | 33 | 9 | 6 | 13/19 | 0/4 | 7/10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | +4 | 54 |
| D. Gafford | 18 | 7 | 2 | 6/7 | 0/0 | 6/9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | +10 | 28 |
| P. Washington | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1/8 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | +1 | 14 |
| M. Christie | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Irving | 35 | 4 | 9 | 12/19 | 5/8 | 6/6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 55 |
| C. Flagg | 33 | 9 | 6 | 13/19 | 0/4 | 7/10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | +4 | 54 |
| D. Gafford | 18 | 7 | 2 | 6/7 | 0/0 | 6/9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | +10 | 28 |
| P. Washington | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1/8 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | +1 | 14 |
| M. Christie | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| Z. Risacher | 12 | 6 | 3 | 4/9 | 3/6 | 1/2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 26 |
| C. Martin | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3/5 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 8 |
| W. Clayton Jr. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +5 | 4 |
| M. Johnson Jr. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 6 |
| M. Sasser | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 1 |
| N. Marshall | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Lawal | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Howard | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Cisse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 116 | 41 | 24 | 42/81 | 12/33 | 20/27 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 29 | +25 | - |