
Houston Rockets at Brooklyn Nets
· National Basketball AssociationLate 3s by Johnson and Russell give the Nets a 99-97 win over the Rockets

Brooklyn trailed 97-93 when Tosan Evbuomwan inbounded the ball to Johnson, who made a 3 from the wing with 8.1 seconds left. Houston's Amen Thompson then threw an inbounds pass that skipped past Dillon Brooks, and Evbuomwan tipped it to Russell, who buried a 3 to put the Nets ahead with 3.4 seconds remaining.
Jalen Green missed a deep 3 at the buzzer for the Rockets as Brooklyn (17-33) ended its 11-game skid at Barclays Center.
Johnson scored 22 points, and Evbuomwan and Nic Claxton each scored 14. Russell had 10 points on 3-of-15 shooting.
Alperen Sengun had 24 points and 20 rebounds while Reed Sheppard and Brooks each finished with 16 for the Rockets (32-18), who have lost four straight — two to Brooklyn — since a four-game winning streak that included two wins over Cleveland and one against Boston.
Nets: Brooklyn swept the season series from the Rockets for the first time since 2022-23.
Regular Season Series
BKN wins series 2-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
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End of Game | 97 - 99 |
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End of the 4th Quarter | 97 - 99 |
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Rockets offensive team rebound | 97 - 99 |
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Jalen Green misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot | 97 - 99 |
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Reed Sheppard enters the game for Jae'Sean Tate | 97 - 99 |
Statistics
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34-83 | FG | 38-82 |
41.0 | Field Goal % | 46.3 |
11-32 | 3PT | 10-27 |
34.4 | Three Point % | 37.0 |
18-27 | FT | 13-17 |
66.7 | Free Throw % | 76.5 |
45 | Rebounds | 39 |
16 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
29 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
23 | Assists | 26 |
6 | Steals | 10 |
6 | Blocks | 9 |
16 | Turnovers | 13 |
2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
18 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
25 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
5 | Fast Break Points | 21 |
40 | Points in Paint | 52 |
18 | Fouls | 25 |
8 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information

Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 16,564 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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43 | 25 | .632 | - | W6 |
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43 | 25 | .632 | - | W1 |
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33 | 36 | .478 | 10.5 | L3 |
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28 | 38 | .424 | 14 | W1 |
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18 | 50 | .265 | 25 | L2 |
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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49 | 19 | .721 | - | W2 |
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42 | 24 | .636 | 6 | L1 |
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24 | 44 | .353 | 25 | L1 |
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23 | 44 | .343 | 25.5 | W1 |
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23 | 45 | .338 | 26 | W1 |
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