Sengun has 22 points and 15 rebounds to help Rockets rout Luka-less Mavericks 122-96
HOUSTON (AP) Alperen Sengun had 22 points and 15 rebounds and the Houston Rockets took advantage of the absence of injured Dallas stars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving to rout the Mavericks 122-96 on Friday night.
Doncic sat out because of a strained left quad, while Irving was out for a seventh straight game with a right heel contusion. It was the first time they’ve missed the same game this season.
Houston snapped a three-game losing streak to improve to 14-12. Dallas fell to 16-12 with its third straight loss.
“We knew they were missing some players so I started aggressive and finished the game earlier so we could get ready for tomorrow’s game,” Sengun said.
The Rockets did most of their damage in the paint, outscoring the Mavericks 66-50. Jabari Smith Jr. had 21 points and eight rebounds, and Jalen Green added 17 points.
“They complement each other well and have good versatility,” Rockets coach Ime Udoka said about Sengun and Smith. “They’ve been together for a few years, and you can see some chemistry building there. They play off of each other well.”
Olivier-Maxence Prosper led Dallas with 20 points off the bench. Dexter Dennis had 18 and Richaun Holmes and Tim Hardaway Jr. each had 16.
Houston was in control from the start, leading by 38 in the third quarter. Sengun had 20 points and 10 rebounds in the first half. Dallas struggled mightily from the field, making just 15 of 54 shots for a 27.8% clip, while going 3 of 24 from beyond the arc.
“When you can’t put the ball in the basket, you’ve got to get stops, and we just didn’t do that tonight,” Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said. “Being shorthanded puts things into perspective of how important Luka is to the team and how much he creates for everyone. If he can’t go tomorrow, we’ve got to find a way to create shots.”
Houston had a season-high 29 fast-break points.
The Rockets led 56-39 at halftime and 89-60 entering the fourth quarter.
Thirteen of 14 Rockets players scored in the game, while fan-favorite Boban Marjanovic did not play despite Toyota Center chants of his name.
The Mavericks were also without Dante Exum (left lower leg contusion), while the Rockets were missing Tari Eason (left lower leg soreness).
UP NEXT
Mavericks: Host San Antonio on Saturday night.
Rockets: At New Orleans on Saturday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Derrick Jones Jr. vs. Alperen Sengun (Grant Williams gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 |  | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:43 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup | 0-2 |
| 11:10 | | +3 | Markieff Morris makes three point jump shot (Jaden Hardy assists) | 3-2 |
| 10:49 | | Markieff Morris kicked ball violation | ||
| 10:40 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:39 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:28 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | Jalen Green turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 10:06 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:05 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | +3 | Dillon Brooks makes three point running jump shot (Jalen Green assists) | 3-5 |
| 9:40 | | Fred VanVleet personal foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:29 | | Markieff Morris misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:27 | | Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | Jaden Hardy misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:22 | | Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:19 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | Dillon Brooks misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 9:13 | | Jalen Green offensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | Jalen Green misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:12 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 9:11 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point putback layup | 3-7 |
| 8:54 | | Jaden Hardy misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:54 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | Dillon Brooks offensive foul (Charge) (Jaden Hardy draws the foul) | ||
| 8:45 | | Dillon Brooks turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:35 | | Jaden Hardy misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:34 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:21 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving reverse layup | 3-9 |
| 8:21 | | Grant Williams shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 8:21 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:21 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 3-10 |
| 8:01 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 5-10 |
| 7:44 | | Dillon Brooks misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 7:43 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:33 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 7:32 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point putback layup | 5-12 |
| 7:17 | | Seth Curry misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:17 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 7:08 | | Jalen Green misses two point running layup | ||
| 7:07 | | Markieff Morris defensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:57 | | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | ||
| 6:49 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:48 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | Dwight Powell personal foul (Loose ball) (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 6:38 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:37 | | Seth Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | Jalen Green shooting foul (Derrick Jones Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 6:21 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:21 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | +1 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-12 |
| 6:02 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:00 | | Dwight Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 5:51 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-12 |
| 5:51 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-12 |
| 5:38 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:37 | | Markieff Morris defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | Markieff Morris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:23 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 5:16 | | Seth Curry turnover (back court violation) | ||
| 5:05 | | Jalen Green misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:04 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point tip dunk | 8-14 |
| 4:45 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:43 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point running dunk (Jalen Green assists) | 8-16 |
| 4:29 | | Dillon Brooks personal foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 4:23 | | Seth Curry misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:22 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point running layup | 8-18 |
| 3:54 | | Derrick Jones Jr. turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 3:43 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 3:43 | | Dwight Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 3:30 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point cutting layup | 10-18 |
| 3:09 | | Aaron Holiday misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:08 | | Dwight Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 3:00 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup | 12-18 |
| 2:36 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:34 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 2:34 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:21 | | Dwight Powell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:20 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper offensive rebound | ||
| 2:11 | | Jeff Green blocks Seth Curry's three point jump shot | ||
| 2:11 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 2:09 | | Mavericks turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 1:56 | | Jae'Sean Tate misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:55 | | Dwight Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 1:36 | | A.J. Lawson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:34 | | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | ||
| 1:29 | | Jae'Sean Tate turnover (lost ball) (Seth Curry steals) | ||
| 1:23 | | Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul (Olivier-Maxence Prosper draws the foul) | ||
| 1:23 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:23 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | +1 | Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-18 |
| 1:11 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 1:10 | | Jaden Hardy defensive rebound | ||
| 1:05 | | +2 | Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes two point running reverse layup (Jaden Hardy assists) | 15-18 |
| 0:49 | | Aaron Holiday turnover (bad pass) (A.J. Lawson steals) | ||
| 0:48 | | +2 | A.J. Lawson makes two point running layup | 17-18 |
| 0:35 | | +2 | Jeff Green makes two point driving layup (Jalen Green assists) | 17-20 |
| 0:27 | | Jaden Hardy misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:25 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper offensive rebound | ||
| 0:23 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Green steals) | ||
| 0:04 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point stepback jump shot | 17-23 |
| 0:00 | | Jaden Hardy misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | Jeff Green misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:44 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper defensive rebound | ||
| 11:38 | | +2 | Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes two point running layup | 19-23 |
| 11:35 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 11:20 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup | 19-25 |
| 11:20 | | Jaden Hardy shooting foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 11:20 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 11:20 | | Greg Brown III defensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | Jeff Green blocks Olivier-Maxence Prosper's two point layup | ||
| 11:04 | | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | ||
| 10:53 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:52 | | Greg Brown III defensive rebound | ||
| 10:42 | | Greg Brown III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:40 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper offensive rebound | ||
| 10:36 | | Jaden Hardy misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:35 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper offensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | Jaden Hardy misses two point layup | ||
| 10:25 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point driving layup (Jalen Green assists) | 19-27 |
| 9:56 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:55 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | Greg Brown III shooting foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:41 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-28 |
| 9:41 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-29 |
| 9:27 | | A.J. Lawson turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:19 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:19 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | Grant Williams misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 9:17 | | Greg Brown III offensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | Greg Brown III misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:15 | | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | Jalen Green misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:56 | | A.J. Lawson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | A.J. Lawson turnover (bad pass) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 8:47 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point running dunk | 19-31 |
| 8:47 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:31 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:30 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:11 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point driving reverse layup (Amen Thompson assists) | 19-33 |
| 7:53 | | Seth Curry misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:52 | | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | Derrick Jones Jr. personal foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 7:37 | | Jalen Green misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:36 | |