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Alperen Sengun's 27 points and 17 rebounds help Rockets beat Wizards 107-92
HOUSTON (AP) Alperen Sengun scored 27 points for a second straight game and added 17 rebounds, leading the Houston Rockets to a 107-92 win over the Washington Wizards on Monday night.
Sengun hit 12 of 19 shots and added three blocks. Jalen Green scored 18 points, Amen Thompson had 13, and Jabari Smith Jr. and Aaron Holiday each added 11.
With Fred VanVleet out due to a hamstring injury that coach Ime Udoka said was a day-to-day issue, rookie Reed Sheppard and Holiday saw increased minutes. Sheppard matched his early career high with seven points.
Washington forward Kyle Kuzma returned from a five-game absence due to a right groin strain and led Washington with 18 points on 7-for-18 shooting in 24 minutes. Jordan Poole had 11 points and eight turnovers.
Houston led 55-40 at halftime and never trailed.
The Rockets have won four of five and improved to 7-4, their best 11-game start since the 2019-20 season. Washington has lost five straight.
Wizards: Washington was outrebounded 58-34. The Wizards have failed to outrebound their opponent in all nine games this season. Jonas Valanciunas led Washington with eight rebounds in 17 minutes off the bench. Rookie second-overall pick Alexandre Sarr had six.
Rockets: Sengun has back-to-back 20-point games for the first time this season, a feat he regularly accomplished in last year’s breakout campaign when he averaged 21.1 points. Getting Sengun involved early and often is key for Houston’s success.
The Rockets went on a 10-0 run late in the second quarter, stretching a five-point lead into a 15-point lead that they never relinquished.
The Wizards made just one free throw in the first half on four attempts and finished 9 of 13, both season lows. Houston went 22 for 25.
On Wednesday night, the Wizards visit San Antonio, while the Rockets host the Clippers.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Alexandre Sarr vs. Alperen Sengun (Jabari Smith Jr. gains possession) | ||
| 11:36 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving dunk | 0-2 |
| 11:18 |  | Amen Thompson blocks Jordan Poole's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:16 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 11:12 | | Dillon Brooks turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Poole steals) | ||
| 11:07 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point running layup | 2-2 |
| 10:56 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:54 | | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Alexandre Sarr draws the foul) | ||
| 10:45 | | Alexandre Sarr misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:45 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | Alexandre Sarr misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:45 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:27 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:17 | | Carlton Carrington defensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:57 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point running dunk | 2-4 |
| 9:34 | | Carlton Carrington misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:33 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:14 | | Dillon Brooks misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:13 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 9:11 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point putback layup | 2-6 |
| 8:53 | | Alperen Sengun blocks Kyle Kuzma's two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 8:52 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | Carlton Carrington shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:47 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-7 |
| 8:47 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-8 |
| 8:36 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:35 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:26 | | Wizards defensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:02 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:54 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 7:43 | | +3 | Carlton Carrington makes three point stepback jump shot | 5-8 |
| 7:27 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:26 | | Alexandre Sarr defensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point driving finger roll layup | 7-8 |
| 7:01 | | Kyle Kuzma shooting foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 7:01 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-9 |
| 7:01 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-10 |
| 6:50 | | Bilal Coulibaly turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:50 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:31 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving reverse layup | 7-12 |
| 6:20 | | +3 | Carlton Carrington makes three point stepback jump shot (Alexandre Sarr assists) | 10-12 |
| 6:10 | | Amen Thompson turnover (traveling) | ||
| 5:55 | | Alexandre Sarr misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:54 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | Kyshawn George shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:48 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-13 |
| 5:48 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-14 |
| 5:35 | | +2 | Bilal Coulibaly makes two point driving finger roll layup | 12-14 |
| 5:14 | | Carlton Carrington shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 5:14 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-15 |
| 5:14 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-16 |
| 5:01 | | +3 | Kyshawn George makes three point pullup jump shot | 15-16 |
| 4:50 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point pullup jump shot | 15-18 |
| 4:30 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:30 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 4:17 | | Jalen Green misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:14 | | Jalen Green offensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | Corey Kispert personal foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 4:09 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-19 |
| 4:09 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-20 |
| 3:58 | | +2 | Carlton Carrington makes two point pullup jump shot (Kyshawn George assists) | 17-20 |
| 3:47 | | Carlton Carrington blocks Dillon Brooks's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:44 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 3:40 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 17-22 |
| 3:32 | | Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 3:18 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point jump shot (Corey Kispert assists) | 19-22 |
| 3:00 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point pullup jump shot | 19-24 |
| 2:46 | | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point driving layup (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 21-24 |
| 2:36 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point pullup jump shot | 21-26 |
| 2:27 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:20 | | Reed Sheppard shooting foul (Bilal Coulibaly draws the foul) | ||
| 2:20 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:20 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 2:20 | | +1 | Bilal Coulibaly makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-26 |
| 2:05 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point layup (Steven Adams assists) | 22-28 |
| 1:45 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:44 | | Bilal Coulibaly offensive rebound | ||
| 1:43 | | +2 | Bilal Coulibaly makes two point tip layup | 24-28 |
| 1:28 | | +2 | Aaron Holiday makes two point driving floating jump shot | 24-30 |
| 1:05 | | +2 | Bilal Coulibaly makes two point driving floating jump shot | 26-30 |
| 0:53 | | Aaron Holiday turnover (lost ball) (Jonas Valanciunas steals) | ||
| 0:39 | | Jordan Poole turnover (bad pass) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 0:31 | | Tari Eason turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Poole steals) | ||
| 0:27 | | Amen Thompson blocks Kyshawn George's two point running reverse layup | ||
| 0:27 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 0:25 | | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:22 | | Johnny Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 0:22 | | Aaron Holiday personal foul (Johnny Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 0:13 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 28-30 |
| 0:02 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | Kyshawn George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:42 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 11:40 | | Tari Eason blocks Jonas Valanciunas's two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:37 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 11:24 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point turnaround hook shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 28-32 |
| 11:14 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | ||
| 10:59 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:57 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 10:55 | | Jordan Poole shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:55 | | Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:55 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:55 | | Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:55 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | Jordan Poole misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 10:33 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 10:33 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 10:11 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 28-34 |
| 9:56 | | Corey Kispert misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:55 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point running pullup jump shot | 28-37 |
| 9:48 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:30 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:30 | | Jordan Poole turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:11 | | Amen Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:11 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | Kyshawn George misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:58 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:44 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:43 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | Amen Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Corey Kispert steals) | ||
| 8:21 | | Alperen Sengun blocks Corey Kispert's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:18 | | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 28-40 |
| 7:53 | | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 31-40 |
| 7:38 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:38 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 7:37 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 7:26 | | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point floating jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 33-40 |
| 7:08 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:07 | | Steven Adams offensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | Steven Adams turnover (bad pass) (Corey Kispert steals) | ||
| 6:54 | | Alexandre Sarr misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:53 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | Jalen Green misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:43 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 6:27 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point driving finger roll layup | 35-40 |
| 6:07 | | Dillon Brooks misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:05 | | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | ||
| 5:58 | | Kyshawn George misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:57 | | Steven Adams defensive rebound | ||
| 5:46 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point stepback jump shot | 35-43 |
| 5:30 | | Alexandre Sarr misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:28 | | Steven Adams defensive rebound | ||
| 5:15 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving reverse layup | 35-45 |
| 5:02 | | Jordan Poole turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 4:48 | | Jalen Green turnover (lost ball) (Bilal Coulibaly steals) | ||
| 4:43 | | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point running pullup jump shot | 38-45 |
| 4:38 | | Jordan Poole personal foul (Dillon Brooks draws the foul) | ||
| 4:22 | | +2 | Steven Adams makes two point turnaround hook shot (Aaron Holiday assists) | 38-47 |
| 4:07 | | +2 | Bilal Coulibaly makes two point pullup jump shot | 40-47 |
| 3:55 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point fadeaway jump shot |