Alperen Sengun scores 43 as Rockets beat Jazz 125–118
Alperen Sengun added 12 rebounds and 5 assists as Rockets won.
The Houston Rockets beat the Utah Jazz 125–118.
Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with an impressive 43 points, shooting 17 of 24 from the field, including 1 three-pointer, and converting 8 of 12 free throws. He also contributed 12 rebounds, with 5 offensive boards, and dished out 5 assists while adding a steal and a block.
Supporting Sengun, Kevin Durant scored 22 points on 5 of 14 shooting, including 2 three-pointers, and was perfect from the free-throw line with 10 made attempts. Durant also added 3 rebounds and 6 assists. Fred VanVleet contributed 17 points, hitting 6 of 11 shots and 3 of 6 from beyond the arc, along with 3 assists and a block. Tari Eason added a line of 14 points and 11 rebounds, including 6 offensive boards.
For the Utah Jazz, Darryn Peterson led with 28 points, shooting 9 of 20 from the field and 4 of 11 on three-pointers, while grabbing 7 rebounds and recording 2 steals and a block. Keyonte George scored 27 points, hitting 8 of 17 shots and 4 of 6 from three-point range, with 7 assists and 6 rebounds. Airious Bailey added 21 points on 7 of 13 shooting, including 3 three-pointers, and Jaxson Hayes contributed 12 points and 5 rebounds.
Top performers
Alperen Sengun (Houston Rockets): 43 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK, 1 TO, 17 FGM, 24 FGA, 1 3PM, 3 3PA, 8 FTM, 12 FTA, 5 OREB, 7 DREB, 4 PF, 7 +/-, 37:05 MIN.
Darryn Peterson (Utah Jazz): 28 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL, 1 BLK, 2 TO, 9 FGM, 20 FGA, 4 3PM, 11 3PA, 6 FTM, 7 FTA, 7 DREB, 1 PF, -7 +/-, 33:58 MIN.
Box score
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Jazz | 27 | 26 | 36 | 29 | 118 |
| Houston Rockets | 27 | 36 | 29 | 33 | 125 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Okogie | 21:43 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2/7 | 0 |
| Airious Bailey | 34:32 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 7/13 | 0 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 13:27 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 5/6 | 0 |
| Darryn Peterson | 33:58 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 9/20 | 2 |
| Keyonte George | 37:32 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 8/17 | 3 |
| Mo Bamba | 19:53 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4/6 | 1 |
| Tony Bradley | 12:28 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| Isaiah Collier | 15:59 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1/4 | 2 |
| Kyle Filipowski | 2:07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| Josh Green | 14:21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 0 |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | 7:01 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| Brice Sensabaugh | 26:59 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3/10 | 2 |
Full box score
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | TO | STL | BLK | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Okogie | 21:43 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2/7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/6 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Airious Bailey | 34:32 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 7/13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/8 | 4/4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 13:27 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 5/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| Darryn Peterson | 33:58 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 9/20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4/11 | 6/7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | -7 |
| Keyonte George | 37:32 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 8/17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4/6 | 7/8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Mo Bamba | 19:53 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4/6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Tony Bradley | 12:28 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -5 |
| Isaiah Collier | 15:59 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1/4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -12 |
| Kyle Filipowski | 2:07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
| Josh Green | 14:21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -10 |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | 7:01 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -14 |
| Brice Sensabaugh | 26:59 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3/10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -8 |
| Trey Alexander | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kobe Bufkin | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Ingram | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jusuf Nurkic | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FG, 3P and FT show made/attempted shots. TO: turnovers. —: unavailable. Zero recorded minutes does not establish a player’s availability or DNP status.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 33:25 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 5/14 | 2 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 24:03 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2/9 | 0 |
| Alperen Sengun | 37:05 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 17/24 | 1 |
| Amen Thompson | 40:53 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4/8 | 2 |
| Fred VanVleet | 33:47 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 6/11 | 0 |
| Bogdan Bogdanovic | 12:21 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3/4 | 1 |
| Tari Eason | 33:20 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 6/13 | 1 |
| Reed Sheppard | 19:09 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0/7 | 0 |
| Oscar Tshiebwe | 5:57 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0/1 | 1 |
Full box score
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | TO | STL | BLK | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 33:25 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 5/14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2/4 | 10/10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 24:03 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/5 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -7 |
| Alperen Sengun | 37:05 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 17/24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 | 8/12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| Amen Thompson | 40:53 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4/8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 4/5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| Fred VanVleet | 33:47 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 6/11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3/6 | 2/3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| Steven Adams | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bogdan Bogdanovic | 12:21 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3/4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3/4 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Clint Capela | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Crawford | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tari Eason | 33:20 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 6/13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Reed Sheppard | 19:09 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0/7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0/6 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Marcus Smart | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Thornton | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oscar Tshiebwe | 5:57 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0/1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Quadir Copeland | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Phillips | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FG, 3P and FT show made/attempted shots. TO: turnovers. —: unavailable. Zero recorded minutes does not establish a player’s availability or DNP status.
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