Whitmore has season-high 25, Sengun adds 24 as Houston Rockets rout Toronto Raptors 135-106
HOUSTON (AP) Rookie Cam Whitmore scored a season-high 25 and Alperen Sengun had 24 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists in just three quarters to lead the Houston Rockets to a 135-106 rout of the Toronto Raptors on Friday night.
Houston led by double figures for most of the game and was up by 30 after three, allowing coach Ime Udoka to rest his starters for the entire fourth quarter.
“They're a team that wants to get out in transition but can get hurt on the other end,” Udoka said. “When we got stops and got out and ran the last few games it's been a recipe for success.”
Rockets rookie Amen Thompson, the fourth overall pick in the 2023 draft, also had a season high with 19 points.
Udoka raved about the performance of the two rookies.
“I never really questioned their talent level,” he said. “I think for those guys it’s just the opportunity. I’m happy to see them taking advantage of it.”
Scottie Barnes had 28 points and Immanuel Quickley added 25 for the Raptors, who lost for the sixth time in seven games.
“Hopefully this film from tonight is going to be really good film for us to study and to learn from,” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said. “Hopefully next game is going to be much better.”
The Raptors went on a 13-4 run, with five points from Quickley, to get within 84-69 with about five minutes left in the third quarter. But Houston scored the next 16 points, highlighted by two 3s from Whitmore, to extend the lead to 100-69 with about a minute left in the quarter.
The Rockets scored 84 points in the paint, which is the most the Raptors have allowed all season.
“They are an athletic team and they have multiple players that can do a really good job of touching the paint,” Rajakovic said. “You've got to be a team in order to stop that. You've got to have all five guys connected to stop that.”
Houston’s Fred VanVleet had 10 points and six assists in the first meeting with his former team. He spent his first seven NBA seasons with the Raptors.
“It was weird but it was kind of playing like a new team,” he said because of all the changes to the Raptors this season. “It wasn’t really like playing against a former team.”
Houston led by seven with about eight minutes left in the first quarter before going on a 10-2 run to make it 32-17 near the end of the quarter. The Rockets didn’t let up in the second and pushed the lead to 66-47 by halftime.
The Rockets were up by 26 with about four minutes left when seldom-used big man Boban Marjanovic entered the game to a huge ovation. The crowd erupted again when he made two free throws about a minute later, and many fans stood and applauded when he added a dunk with about two minutes to go.
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Raptors: Visit Oklahoma City on Sunday night.
Rockets: Visit Minnesota on Sunday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jakob Poeltl vs. Alperen Sengun (Immanuel Quickley gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 |  | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:20 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:19 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 10:56 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:55 | | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point turnaround hook shot | 2-2 |
| 10:17 | | +2 | Immanuel Quickley makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 4-2 |
| 10:04 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point jump shot | 4-4 |
| 9:52 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:51 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | Immanuel Quickley personal foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:38 | | Jalen Green turnover (lost ball) (Gary Trent Jr. steals) | ||
| 9:30 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:30 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 9:14 | | Immanuel Quickley misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:13 | | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:01 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | Bruce Brown misses two point layup | ||
| 8:54 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | Bruce Brown personal foul (Dillon Brooks draws the foul) | ||
| 8:44 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:43 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 8:33 | | +3 | Scottie Barnes makes three point jump shot (Immanuel Quickley assists) | 7-4 |
| 8:23 | | Scottie Barnes personal foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 8:15 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jalen Green assists) | 7-7 |
| 7:57 | | Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:56 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 7:43 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 7-10 |
| 7:31 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Immanuel Quickley draws the foul) | ||
| 7:31 | | +1 | Immanuel Quickley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-10 |
| 7:31 | | Immanuel Quickley misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:31 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point driving layup (Alperen Sengun assists) | 8-12 |
| 7:01 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:00 | | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | ||
| 6:54 | | Bruce Brown blocks Dillon Brooks's two point running layup | ||
| 6:53 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:41 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point stepback jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 8-14 |
| 6:20 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point floating jump shot (Immanuel Quickley assists) | 10-14 |
| 6:06 | | Jakob Poeltl personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 5:59 | | +3 | Dillon Brooks makes three point stepback jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 10-17 |
| 5:43 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Gary Trent Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 5:36 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:35 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | Jalen Green misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:22 | | Dennis Schroder defensive rebound | ||
| 5:11 | | Immanuel Quickley misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:10 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving layup | 10-19 |
| 4:36 | | +3 | Gary Trent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Immanuel Quickley assists) | 13-19 |
| 4:17 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving reverse layup | 13-21 |
| 4:17 | | Thaddeus Young shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 4:17 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:17 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 13-22 |
| 4:04 | | +2 | Dennis Schroder makes two point turnaround jump shot | 15-22 |
| 3:45 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point cutting dunk (Alperen Sengun assists) | 15-24 |
| 3:33 | | Dennis Schroder misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:32 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point running layup | 15-26 |
| 3:08 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:07 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 2:56 | | Cam Whitmore misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:55 | | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:41 | | Dennis Schroder misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:39 | | Cam Whitmore defensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving layup | 15-28 |
| 2:10 | | +2 | Thaddeus Young makes two point floating jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 17-28 |
| 2:10 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Thaddeus Young draws the foul) | ||
| 2:10 | | Thaddeus Young misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:10 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:57 | | Cam Whitmore misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:56 | | Thaddeus Young defensive rebound | ||
| 1:46 | | Gradey Dick misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:45 | | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | ||
| 1:38 | | Jalen Green misses two point layup | ||
| 1:37 | | Cam Whitmore offensive rebound | ||
| 1:37 | | Jordan Nwora blocks Cam Whitmore's two point putback layup | ||
| 1:37 | | Cam Whitmore offensive rebound | ||
| 1:35 | | +2 | Cam Whitmore makes two point putback layup | 17-30 |
| 1:23 | | Dennis Schroder misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:22 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | Gradey Dick shooting foul (Jeff Green draws the foul) | ||
| 1:11 | | +1 | Jeff Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-31 |
| 1:11 | | +1 | Jeff Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-32 |
| 0:58 | | Fred VanVleet shooting foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 0:58 | | +1 | Scottie Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-32 |
| 0:58 | | +1 | Scottie Barnes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-32 |
| 0:54 | | Cam Whitmore offensive foul (Charge) (Gradey Dick draws the foul) | ||
| 0:54 | | Cam Whitmore turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:34 | | +2 | Dennis Schroder makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 21-32 |
| 0:29 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point pullup jump shot | 21-35 |
| 0:15 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point turnaround bank jump shot | 23-35 |
| 0:00 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point pullup jump shot | 23-37 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | +2 | Cam Whitmore makes two point driving layup | 23-39 |
| 11:19 | | +2 | Dennis Schroder makes two point driving layup | 25-39 |
| 11:06 | | Cam Whitmore misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | Dennis Schroder turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:52 | | Jeff Green offensive foul (Jordan Nwora draws the foul) | ||
| 10:52 | | Jeff Green turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:33 | | Jalen McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:31 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:24 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving layup | 25-41 |
| 10:15 | | Jalen McDaniels turnover (lost ball) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 10:09 | | Jae'Sean Tate misses two point running jump shot | ||
| 10:08 | | Gradey Dick defensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Gradey Dick draws the foul) | ||
| 9:56 | | Jordan Nwora misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:55 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | Jalen McDaniels kicked ball violation | ||
| 9:35 | | +2 | Cam Whitmore makes two point cutting dunk (Fred VanVleet assists) | 25-43 |
| 9:22 | | Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 9:22 | | +1 | Scottie Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-43 |
| 9:22 | | +1 | Scottie Barnes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-43 |
| 9:02 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:01 | | Jalen McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | Jeff Green personal foul (Jakob Poeltl draws the foul) | ||
| 8:44 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point driving dunk (Bruce Brown assists) | 29-43 |
| 8:22 | | Jalen McDaniels shooting foul (Cam Whitmore draws the foul) | ||
| 8:22 | | +1 | Cam Whitmore makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-44 |
| 8:22 | | +1 | Cam Whitmore makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-45 |
| 8:09 | | Dennis Schroder misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:07 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | Jakob Poeltl shooting foul (Jeff Green draws the foul) | ||
| 8:00 | | +1 | Jeff Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-46 |
| 8:00 | | +1 | Jeff Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-47 |
| 7:47 | | +2 | Dennis Schroder makes two point pullup jump shot | 31-47 |
| 7:27 | | Jalen Green misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:27 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 7:08 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:06 | | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point running dunk (Fred VanVleet assists) | 31-49 |
| 7:01 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:41 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point cutting layup (Immanuel Quickley assists) | 33-49 |
| 6:15 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:14 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | | Jakob Poeltl offensive foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 5:54 | | Jakob Poeltl turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:46 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point layup | 33-51 |
| 5:24 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:23 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:17 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point running layup | 33-53 |
| 5:03 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:02 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 4:54 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point running layup | 33-55 |
| 4:54 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:43 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:42 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:33 | | Thaddeus Young defensive rebound | ||
| 4:12 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point floating jump shot (Thaddeus Young assists) | 35-55 |
| 3:53 | | Bruce Brown blocks Alperen Sengun's two point layup | ||
| 3:52 | | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:47 | | +3 | Immanuel Quickley makes three point running jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 38-55 |
| 3:27 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving reverse layup | 38-57 |
| 3:06 | | +2 | Thaddeus Young makes two point layup (Bruce Brown assists) | 40-57 |
| 2:48 | | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Scottie Barnes steals) | ||
| 2:33 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:33 | | Gary Trent Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 2:32 | | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point tip layup | 42-57 |
| 2:11 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point cutting dunk (Alperen Sengun assists) | 42-59 |
| 2:00 | | Immanuel Quickley misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:59 | | Gary Trent Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 1:53 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:51 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point running layup (Alperen Sengun assists) | 42-61 |
| 1:45 | | Immanuel Quickley shooting foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 1:45 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 42-62 |
| 1:30 | | Fred VanVleet blocks Immanuel Quickley's three point jump shot | ||
| 1:29 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 1:14 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point hook shot | 42-64 |
| 0:59 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point hook shot | 44-64 |
| 0:59 | | Dillon Brooks shooting foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 0:59 | | +1 | Scottie Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 45-64 |
| 0:44 | | Jalen Green misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:43 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 0:35 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point layup | 47-64 |
| 0:19 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point finger roll layup (Fred VanVleet assists) | 47-66 |
| 0:01 | | Immanuel Quickley misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound |