Anfernee Simons scores 33 points as Trail Blazers rally to beat Rockets 137-131 in overtime
HOUSTON (AP) Anfernee Simons scored 33 points and Jerami Grant added 21 as the Portland Trail Blazers rallied to beat the Houston Rockets 137-131 in overtime on Wednesday night.
“So many great efforts and I’m just proud of our guys,” Portland coach Chauncey Billups said.
Portland opened overtime with a 9-2 run, with five points from Malcolm Brogdon, to take a 133-126 lead with about two minutes left in the extra session.
The Rockets got a free throw from Alperen Sengun and a layup from Fred VanVleet to cut the lead to four points with less than a minute left in OT.
But Deandre Ayton tipped in a shot with 10 seconds remaining to give Portland a 135-129 lead, and the Trail Blazers held on for the win.
Brogdon had 19 points and Ayton added 18 points and 17 rebounds for the Trail Blazers, who snapped a two-game skid.
“Malcolm is just Mr. Reliable for us,” Billups said. “He makes shots when we need it. ... He makes plays when we need it. He just does it all for us. He’s a savvy veteran who can impact games.”
Sengun had 30 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, and Jalen Green scored 29 as the Rockets dropped a second straight game.
“This was a game we should have won tonight,” Green said. “But things happen, and we've got to bounce back.”
Brogdon hit a 3-pointer to cut the lead to a point with 3 seconds to go in regulation. Aaron Holiday made two free throws with 1.1 seconds remaining to push Houston’s lead to 124-121.
But Grant forced overtime when he hit an off-balance 3-pointer at the buzzer.
“The shot was incredible that he hit,” Billups said. “Great players make coaches look good. He hit a heck of a shot. He just rose up and knocked it down.”
Portland used a 6-0 run, with the last four points from Ayton, to take a 116-114 lead with 2½ minutes remaining in the fourth.
Houston trailed by two points before Sengun made a basket and then got a steal at the other end. Green made a layup to put Houston on top before the Rockets forced another turnover.
Sengun added another bucket after that to put the Rockets up 120-116 with about 90 seconds to go.
Brogdon made a basket for before Sengun scored again, giving Houston a 122-118 advantage with less than a minute left.
“We've just got to guard better,” VanVleet said. “Our defense wasn't very good.”
VanVleet added 18 points with seven assists and six rebounds for the Rockets in his return after missing a game with lower back tightness. Jabari Smith Jr. sat out for a second straight game for Houston with a sprained left ankle.
UP NEXT
Trail Blazers: At San Antonio on Friday.
Rockets: At Charlotte on Friday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Deandre Ayton vs. Alperen Sengun (Jeff Green gains possession) | ||
| 11:37 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:35 |  | Jabari Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:12 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | Jalen Green misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:48 | | Jerami Grant misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:46 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 10:34 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point cutting dunk (Fred VanVleet assists) | 0-2 |
| 10:24 | | Jabari Walker turnover (lost ball) (Fred VanVleet steals) | ||
| 10:16 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point running layup | 0-4 |
| 10:02 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 2-4 |
| 9:48 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:24 | | +2 | Anfernee Simons makes two point pullup jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 4-4 |
| 9:06 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point cutting dunk (Alperen Sengun assists) | 4-6 |
| 8:51 | | +2 | Jabari Walker makes two point driving layup (Jerami Grant assists) | 6-6 |
| 8:39 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 6-8 |
| 8:20 | | Dillon Brooks shooting foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 8:20 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-8 |
| 8:20 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-8 |
| 8:12 | | Anfernee Simons shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 8:12 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-9 |
| 8:12 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-10 |
| 8:00 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:58 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 7:52 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point running pullup jump shot | 8-12 |
| 7:31 | | +2 | Anfernee Simons makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 10-12 |
| 7:13 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 7:12 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point tip layup | 10-14 |
| 6:51 | | Jabari Walker offensive foul (Charge) (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 6:51 | | Jabari Walker turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:51 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:39 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point driving finger roll layup | 10-16 |
| 6:16 | | +3 | Scoot Henderson makes three point jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists) | 13-16 |
| 6:00 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:53 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists) | 15-16 |
| 5:37 | | Jalen Green misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 5:37 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 5:32 | | Jerami Grant misses two point running layup | ||
| 5:32 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | +3 | Dillon Brooks makes three point jump shot (Jalen Green assists) | 15-19 |
| 5:03 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point driving reverse layup (Jerami Grant assists) | 17-19 |
| 4:52 | | Deandre Ayton shooting foul (Dillon Brooks draws the foul) | ||
| 4:52 | | +1 | Dillon Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-20 |
| 4:47 | | Jump ball. Deandre Ayton vs. Alperen Sengun (Anfernee Simons gains possession) | ||
| 4:47 | | Jeff Green shooting foul (Scoot Henderson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:47 | | +1 | Scoot Henderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-20 |
| 4:47 | | +1 | Scoot Henderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-20 |
| 4:32 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:29 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 4:18 | | +2 | Anfernee Simons makes two point driving finger roll layup | 21-20 |
| 4:02 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point pullup jump shot | 21-22 |
| 3:43 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:40 | | Cam Whitmore defensive rebound | ||
| 3:33 | | Cam Whitmore misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:31 | | Scoot Henderson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | Cam Whitmore shooting foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 3:22 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 22-22 |
| 3:22 | | Jerami Grant misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | ||
| 3:22 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 23-22 |
| 3:07 | | Scoot Henderson technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 3:07 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 23-23 |
| 3:03 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:02 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 2:55 | | Scoot Henderson misses two point running layup | ||
| 2:49 | | Cam Whitmore defensive rebound | ||
| 2:47 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point running dunk (Alperen Sengun assists) | 23-25 |
| 2:31 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:30 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:24 | | +2 | Jeff Green makes two point running layup (Alperen Sengun assists) | 23-27 |
| 2:07 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point driving floating jump shot (Duop Reath assists) | 25-27 |
| 1:51 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point pullup jump shot | 25-29 |
| 1:28 | | +3 | Duop Reath makes three point jump shot (Matisse Thybulle assists) | 28-29 |
| 1:07 | | Toumani Camara personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 1:07 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:01 | | Cam Whitmore misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:59 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 0:45 | | Scoot Henderson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:42 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 0:35 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point pullup jump shot | 28-31 |
| 0:20 | | +2 | Toumani Camara makes two point driving reverse layup (Duop Reath assists) | 30-31 |
| 0:02 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (bad pass) (Matisse Thybulle steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | Fred VanVleet blocks Malcolm Brogdon's three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:49 | | Amen Thompson blocks Scoot Henderson's two point layup | ||
| 11:47 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 11:36 | | Dillon Brooks misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:35 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 11:27 | | Toumani Camara shooting foul (Jock Landale draws the foul) | ||
| 11:27 | | +1 | Jock Landale makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-32 |
| 11:27 | | Jock Landale misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:27 | | Duop Reath defensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Toumani Camara draws the foul) | ||
| 11:10 | | Jock Landale personal foul (Duop Reath draws the foul) | ||
| 11:04 | | Duop Reath misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:02 | | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | ||
| 10:53 | | +3 | Dillon Brooks makes three point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 30-35 |
| 10:36 | | Fred VanVleet blocks Duop Reath's two point cutting layup | ||
| 10:36 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | Dillon Brooks shooting foul (Toumani Camara draws the foul) | ||
| 10:27 | | +1 | Toumani Camara makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-35 |
| 10:27 | | +1 | Toumani Camara makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-35 |
| 10:05 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:02 | | Matisse Thybulle defensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | Malcolm Brogdon turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:36 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point jump shot (Jock Landale assists) | 32-38 |
| 9:24 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Holiday steals) | ||
| 9:17 | | +3 | Aaron Holiday makes three point running pullup jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 32-41 |
| 9:17 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:55 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:54 | | Aaron Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point cutting layup (Jock Landale assists) | 32-43 |
| 8:21 | | Amen Thompson shooting foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 8:21 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-43 |
| 8:21 | | Jerami Grant misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:21 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:07 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point pullup jump shot | 33-45 |
| 7:44 | | Scoot Henderson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Jabari Walker offensive rebound | ||
| 7:41 | | Amen Thompson shooting foul (Jabari Walker draws the foul) | ||
| 7:41 | | +1 | Jabari Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-45 |
| 7:41 | | +1 | Jabari Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-45 |
| 7:28 | | Aaron Holiday misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:23 | | Jock Landale offensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | +2 | Jock Landale makes two point tip dunk | 35-47 |
| 7:12 | | Jock Landale shooting foul (Anfernee Simons draws the foul) | ||
| 7:12 | | +1 | Anfernee Simons makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-47 |
| 7:12 | | +1 | Anfernee Simons makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-47 |
| 6:52 | | Deandre Ayton shooting foul (Aaron Holiday draws the foul) | ||
| 6:52 | | +1 | Aaron Holiday makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-48 |
| 6:52 | | +1 | Aaron Holiday makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-49 |
| 6:31 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Jerami Grant assists) | 39-49 |
| 6:22 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point pullup jump shot | 39-51 |
| 6:03 | | Scoot Henderson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:02 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | Jabari Walker personal foul (Loose ball) (Jeff Green draws the foul) | ||
| 5:43 | | Deandre Ayton blocks Jalen Green's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:41 | | Anfernee Simons defensive rebound | ||
| 5:35 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:29 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 5:22 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:20 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 5:09 | | +3 | Anfernee Simons makes three point jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 42-51 |
| 4:50 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 42-54 |
| 4:28 | | Jerami Grant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:27 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point putback layup | 44-54 |
| 4:11 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point stepback jump shot | 44-57 |
| 3:45 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point driving floating jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 46-57 |
| 3:38 | | Jerami Grant blocks Jalen Green's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:35 | | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | ||
| 3:25 | | +3 | Jabari Walker makes three point jump shot (Jerami Grant assists) | 49-57 |
| 3:23 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:07 | | Jabari Walker shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 3:07 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-58 |
| 3:07 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 49-59 |
| 2:54 | | Jerami Grant misses two point layup | ||
| 2:52 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 2:48 | | Dillon Brooks turnover (bad pass) (Deandre Ayton steals) | ||
| 2:34 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point stepback jump shot | 51-59 |
| 2:20 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:18 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 2:07 | | Toumani Camara misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:03 | | Toumani Camara offensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | Toumani Camara misses two point tip layup | ||
| 2:02 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 2:02 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point putback layup | 53-59 |
| 1:50 | | Toumani Camara personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 1:50 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-60 |
| 1:50 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-61 |
| 1:41 | | +2 | Anfernee Simons makes two point driving dunk | 55-61 |
| 1:23 | | Jalen Green turnover (bad pass) (Toumani Camara steals) | ||
| 1:09 | | Toumani Camara misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:07 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 1:07 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point layup | ||
| 1:06 |