New York Knicks at Houston Rockets
· National Basketball AssociationSengun has 25 points and 14 rebounds as Houston Rockets hold on for 109-97 win over Knicks
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.
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.
Regular Season Series
HOU leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
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
NY | HOU | |
---|---|---|
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
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 16,417 · Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston | 7 | 1 | .875 | - | W3 |
Brooklyn | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3 | W1 |
New York | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3 | L1 |
Toronto | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5 | L1 |
Philadelphia | 1 | 5 | .167 | 5 | L3 |
2024-25 Southwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Houston | 4 | 3 | .571 | - | W1 |
Dallas | 4 | 3 | .571 | - | L1 |
Memphis | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0.5 | L1 |
San Antonio | 3 | 4 | .429 | 1 | L1 |
New Orleans | 3 | 5 | .375 | 1.5 | L2 |
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