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New York Knicks at Houston Rockets

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3-3, 2-2 Away
Final
97 - 109

4-3, 2-2 Home

Sengun has 25 points and 14 rebounds as Houston Rockets hold on for 109-97 win over Knicks

Karl-Anthony Towns highlights vs. Houston Rockets

Houston led by 15 points early before the Knicks got within one late in the fourth quarter. But Sengun, who was guarded by Karl-Anthony Towns, scored 10 points in the final period to help the Rockets put it away.

Fred VanVleet added 19 points for Houston and Jalen Green had 15.

Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 29 points and OG Anunoby added 21. Towns had 17 points and a season-high 19 rebounds.

Takeaways Knicks: New York needs to do a better job of scoring inside with Towns. The Knicks were outscored 62-38 in the paint as their two-game winning streak was snapped.

Rockets: Houston did a good job of getting several players involved offensively. Four starters finished in double figures and Amen Thompson added 12 points off the bench. But they need to find a way to be more consistent throughout games. They squandered a double-digit lead Monday before pulling away late, a game after falling behind by 31 points early before losing to the Warriors in OT Saturday night.

Key moment The Rockets led by three before a soaring, two-handed dunk by Thompson followed by a 3 from Green made it 105-97 with less than a minute to go.

Key stat The Rockets won despite making just 8 of 33 3-pointers. Green started out 0 for 6 and was 2 of 8 and VanVleet and Jabari Smith Jr. each made just 1 of 5 attempts.

Up next The Knicks visit the Hawks on Wednesday night and the Rockets host the Spurs that night.

Regular Season Series

HOU leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Rockets: 56.8%
Knicks: 43.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 97 - 109
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 97 - 109
4th 11.1 Jalen Green defensive rebound 97 - 109
4th 13.0 Mikal Bridges misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot 97 - 109
4th 19.1 Jalen Green makes 3-foot dunk (Amen Thompson assists) 97 - 109

Statistics

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34-88 FG 43-88
38.6 Field Goal % 48.9
11-28 3PT 8-33
39.3 Three Point % 24.2
18-21 FT 15-18
85.7 Free Throw % 83.3
39 Rebounds 50
13 Offensive Rebounds 11
26 Defensive Rebounds 39
20 Assists 21
6 Steals 4
4 Blocks 6
10 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 1
10 Total Turnovers 11
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 16
7 Fast Break Points 15
38 Points in Paint 62
18 Fouls 20
5 Largest Lead 15

Game Information

Toyota Center (Houston)

Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 16,417 · Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 22 7 .759 - L1
New York 19 10 .655 3 W4
Brooklyn 11 18 .379 11 L2
Philadelphia 10 17 .370 11 W1
Toronto 7 23 .233 15.5 L8

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 20 9 .690 - W3
Memphis 20 10 .667 0.5 L1
Dallas 19 10 .655 1 W2
San Antonio 15 14 .517 5 L1
New Orleans 5 25 .167 15.5 L7
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