Pistons fall to Rockets 136-113 in first game since end of 28-game skid
HOUSTON (AP) Two nights after their NBA record-tying 28-game losing streak ended, the Detroit Pistons were blown out 136-113 on Monday night by the Houston Rockets, who got 26 points and nine assists from Alperen Sengun and 22 points from Jalen Green.
Detroit (3-30), which beat Toronto 129-127 on Saturday, failed to win consecutive games for the second time this season.
Pistons coach Monty Williams said he had thought about how his team would respond after the win.
“I thought about it the last day,” Williams said. “When you’re fighting for a win like we were for so long and you get one, I’m sure there’s emotional stuff that I can’t explain, but when you’re in our situation, you got to recover quickly.”
Green and Sengun combined to score 37 points in the third quarter as the Rockets outscored the Pistons 47-25 in the period to take a 106-80 lead into the fourth.
“It wasn’t the best feeling going in at halftime up four when we felt like we played well enough to be up double digits,” Houston coach Ime Udoka said. “Gave a few leads up, but came out with the right mindset, focused and had a big quarter. (We) kind of put it away there.”
Sengun shot 9 of 13 from the field and Green made five 3-pointers as the Rockets snapped a three-game skid.
Sengun said he played more aggressively in the third quarter.
“I knew I needed to play better,” Sengun said. “I was mad at myself, and I pushed myself in the second half. I played my game. I wasn’t playing like myself in the first half. I missed a lot of shots. I didn’t play with that energy, but if you want to win everyone has to play good, and I did my job in the third quarter.”
Sengun has scored at least 20 points in six straight games, and Green has scored at least 20 in three straight.
Alec Burks scored 21 points, Jaden Ivey added 19 and Bojan Bogdanovic had 14 for the Pistons. Jalen Duren had 12 points and 13 rebounds for Detroit, which shot 49% and went 13 of 29 on 3-pointers.
“We are one of the youngest teams in the league, so no one should outwork us ever, and that's what happened tonight,” Bogdanovic said. “They kind of outrun us, outworked us, and that's got to stop.”
Tari Eason had 17 points, Jae’Sean Tate scored 16 and Fred VanVleet had 15 points and seven assists for Houston, which shot 56%, including 15 of 35 on 3s. The Rockets turned 18 turnovers into 33 points.
Houston’s Amen Thompson had 12 points in his first game against twin brother Ausar Thompson, who finished with five points for Detroit.
Leading 62-60 early in the third quarter, Houston went on a 19-4 run to open up an 81-64 lead on a 3-pointer by VanVleet with 6:43 remaining in the third. Sengun scored 11 points during the burst.
UP NEXT
Pistons: At Utah on Wednesday.
Rockets: Host Brooklyn on Wednesday as their seven-game homestand continues.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jalen Duren vs. Alperen Sengun (Kevin Knox II gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 |  | +2 | Kevin Knox II makes two point driving floating jump shot (Bojan Bogdanovic assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:27 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 2-3 |
| 11:10 | | Bojan Bogdanovic misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:10 | | Bojan Bogdanovic offensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | +2 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes two point tip layup | 4-3 |
| 10:55 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point jump shot (Jalen Green assists) | 4-5 |
| 10:45 | | Kevin Knox II misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:43 | | Jaden Ivey offensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | Pistons turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 10:18 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 4-8 |
| 9:59 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 9:58 | | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | Jalen Duren shooting foul (Jae'Sean Tate draws the foul) | ||
| 9:41 | | Jae'Sean Tate misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:41 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | Jae'Sean Tate misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:41 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | +3 | Jaden Ivey makes three point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 7-8 |
| 9:16 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:13 | | Pistons defensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | Bojan Bogdanovic turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Green steals) | ||
| 8:59 | | Jae'Sean Tate turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 8:45 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point fadeaway bank jump shot | 9-8 |
| 8:24 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:23 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 8:12 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:11 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | Kevin Knox II shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 8:06 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-9 |
| 8:06 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-10 |
| 7:52 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:49 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 7:32 | | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point cutting layup (Alperen Sengun assists) | 9-12 |
| 7:21 | | Jalen Duren turnover (lost ball) (Alperen Sengun steals) | ||
| 7:17 | | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point running layup | 9-14 |
| 7:16 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:57 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:56 | | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point tip layup | 11-14 |
| 6:37 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 11-16 |
| 6:22 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:21 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | Jalen Green misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:05 | | Kevin Knox II defensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 5:58 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:43 | | Kevin Knox II personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 5:41 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:30 | | Tari Eason shooting foul (Bojan Bogdanovic draws the foul) | ||
| 5:30 | | Bojan Bogdanovic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:30 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | +1 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-16 |
| 5:17 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 12-19 |
| 5:08 | | +3 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes three point pullup jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 15-19 |
| 4:57 | | Alperen Sengun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:56 | | Pistons defensive rebound | ||
| 4:40 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:39 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 4:28 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:24 | | Alec Burks defensive rebound | ||
| 4:07 | | +3 | Jaden Ivey makes three point pullup jump shot (Alec Burks assists) | 18-19 |
| 3:52 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point cutting dunk | ||
| 3:51 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 3:46 | | +2 | Isaiah Livers makes two point running finger roll layup (Jalen Duren assists) | 20-19 |
| 3:24 | | Tari Eason misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:23 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 3:23 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point tip layup | 20-21 |
| 3:13 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving layup (Jaden Ivey assists) | 22-21 |
| 2:56 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 22-23 |
| 2:40 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:38 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 2:34 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 2:34 | | Jaden Ivey defensive rebound | ||
| 2:15 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point turnaround hook shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 24-23 |
| 2:14 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:57 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving layup | 24-25 |
| 1:57 | | Alec Burks shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:57 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 24-26 |
| 1:44 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:43 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 1:34 | | Jeff Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:32 | | Aaron Holiday offensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | +3 | Tari Eason makes three point jump shot (Aaron Holiday assists) | 24-29 |
| 1:09 | | Ausar Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Tari Eason steals) | ||
| 1:05 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point running dunk | 24-31 |
| 0:40 | | Tari Eason shooting foul (James Wiseman draws the foul) | ||
| 0:40 | | +1 | James Wiseman makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-31 |
| 0:40 | | +1 | James Wiseman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-31 |
| 0:33 | | Tari Eason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Pistons defensive rebound | ||
| 0:20 | | +3 | Killian Hayes makes three point stepback jump shot | 29-31 |
| 0:01 | | Aaron Holiday misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | +2 | Jeff Green makes two point driving reverse dunk (Reggie Bullock Jr. assists) | 29-33 |
| 11:25 | | Alec Burks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:23 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | Ausar Thompson shooting foul (Jae'Sean Tate draws the foul) | ||
| 11:14 | | +1 | Jae'Sean Tate makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-34 |
| 11:14 | | +1 | Jae'Sean Tate makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-35 |
| 11:05 | | Killian Hayes offensive foul (Charge) (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:05 | | Killian Hayes turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:51 | | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point driving hook shot (Jeff Green assists) | 29-37 |
| 10:29 | | Killian Hayes misses two point bank jump shot | ||
| 10:28 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 10:08 | | James Wiseman blocks Jae'Sean Tate's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:07 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | Jae'Sean Tate misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:03 | | Alec Burks defensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | +2 | James Wiseman makes two point cutting dunk (Alec Burks assists) | 31-37 |
| 9:35 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point driving finger roll layup | 31-39 |
| 9:20 | | Bojan Bogdanovic turnover (lost ball) (Tari Eason steals) | ||
| 9:14 | | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point running layup | 31-41 |
| 9:13 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:02 | | Bojan Bogdanovic misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:01 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:52 | | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point driving layup (Amen Thompson assists) | 31-43 |
| 8:33 | | +2 | Alec Burks makes two point turnaround hook shot | 33-43 |
| 8:18 | | Tari Eason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:17 | | James Wiseman defensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | +2 | Alec Burks makes two point running reverse layup | 35-43 |
| 7:56 | | +3 | Amen Thompson makes three point jump shot (Jeff Green assists) | 35-46 |
| 7:46 | | Bojan Bogdanovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:44 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | Tari Eason misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:33 | | Ausar Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | Alec Burks misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:26 | | James Wiseman offensive rebound | ||
| 7:18 | | +3 | Alec Burks makes three point jump shot | 38-46 |
| 7:00 | | Ausar Thompson blocks Reggie Bullock Jr.'s three point jump shot | ||
| 6:59 | | Bojan Bogdanovic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:52 | | +2 | Killian Hayes makes two point running layup | 40-46 |
| 6:41 | | James Wiseman shooting foul (Jeff Green draws the foul) | ||
| 6:41 | | +1 | Jeff Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-47 |
| 6:41 | | Jeff Green misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:41 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | Alec Burks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:17 | | Jaden Ivey offensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Jalen Duren's two point layup | ||
| 6:11 | | Reggie Bullock Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | Jae'Sean Tate misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:05 | | Killian Hayes defensive rebound | ||
| 5:56 | | Killian Hayes misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:54 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | Jeff Green turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 5:41 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:25 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot | 40-50 |
| 5:08 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point cutting layup (Cade Cunningham assists) | 42-50 |
| 4:54 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:53 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 4:49 | | Alec Burks blocks Jalen Green's two point cutting layup | ||
| 4:46 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Alec Burks draws the foul) | ||
| 4:43 | | +1 | Alec Burks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-50 |
| 4:43 | | +1 | Alec Burks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 44-50 |
| 4:21 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (lost ball) (Alec Burks steals) | ||
| 4:18 | | Alec Burks offensive foul (Fred VanVleet draws the foul) | ||
| 4:18 | | Alec Burks turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:10 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point pullup jump shot | 44-53 |
| 3:57 | | +3 | Alec Burks makes three point jump shot (Jaden Ivey assists) | 47-53 |
| 3:34 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point cutting dunk | ||
| 3:31 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | Jae'Sean Tate personal foul (Jalen Duren draws the foul) | ||
| 3:17 | | Alec Burks misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:15 | | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point cutting layup (Fred VanVleet assists) | 47-55 |
| 2:47 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:45 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 2:45 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:25 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point driving floating jump shot | 47-57 |
| 2:05 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point turnaround hook shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 49-57 |
| 1:53 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:52 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | Bojan Bogdanovic misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:40 | | Jaden Ivey offensive rebound | ||
| 1:40 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point tip layup | 51-57 |
| 1:22 | | Alperen Sengun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:20 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 1:08 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point alley-oop dunk (Cade Cunningham assists) | 53-57 |
| 0:47 | | Jalen Green misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:46 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:46 | | Jalen Duren personal foul (Loose ball) (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) |