Green has 31, Rockets beat Spurs again with 142-110 rout
HOUSTON (AP) Jalen Green scored 31 points and the Houston Rockets got a 142-110 victory over San Antonio on Sunday, beating the Spurs for the second straight night in a matchup of the Western Conference’s worst teams.
The Rockets snapped an 11-game skid with a 122-110 win Saturday night in San Antonio and picked up where they left off at home Sunday, leading by as many as 32.
They were up by 10 at halftime, used a 35-point third quarter to lead by 21 to start the fourth and cruised to the victory.
“I was a little disappointed at halftime,” coach Stephen Silas said. “I challenged the team at halftime to play better, especially on the defensive end and they started the third quarter … with the right attitude.”
It’s the first time Houston has won consecutive games since Jan. 28 and Feb. 1 and leaves the team tied with Detroit for the NBA’s worst record at 15-49. The Spurs are just ahead of the Rockets at the bottom of the Western Conference standings at 16-49.
Keita Bates-Diop led the Spurs with 17 points and Keldon Johnson had eight points and five assists in his return after missing two games with a sprained left foot.
“I thought Houston was a really good, physical, strong team,” coach Gregg Popovich said. “Silas has got them going good. They’re energetic, aggressive. They deserved to win that game.”
Green, the second overall pick in the 2021 draft, needed just three quarters to notch his 11th game this season with at least 30 points. He watched the fourth quarter from the bench with the game well in hand.
Kevin Porter Jr. added 19 points with a season-high 13 assists for the Rockets in his third game back after missing 20 with a bruised toe.
Everyone in Houston's starting lineup scored at least 10 points.
“We have an unselfish group,” Silas said. “We have a group that wants to do the right things. We’re just young, which gets in our way sometimes.”
Houston was up by 10 with about nine minutes left in the third quarter before using an 8-2 run, with dunks by Kenyon Martin Jr. and Green, to make it 87-71. Johnson had turnovers on consecutive possessions in that stretch to power the run.
Devonte’ Graham had all of San Antonio’s points in a 5-2 spurt after that. But the Rockets scored the next 10 points, capped by two 3-pointers from Green, to push the advantage to 99-76 with four minutes left in the third.
Blake Wesley and Graham made back-to-back 3-pointers in a 7-0 run by San Antonio late in the third quarter. Jae’Sean Tate scored the last five points of the quarter to leave Houston up 108-87 entering the fourth.
TIP-INS
Spurs: Zach Collins missed the game with a sore left ankle. … Doug McDermott missed a second straight game with a sprained right thumb. … Jeremy Sochan sat out with a sore right knee.
Rockets: Alperen Sengun had 15 points and 14 rebounds. ...Tate had 16 points. ...Houston made 13 of 24 3-pointers. ...Tari Eason scored 17 points off the bench.
UP NEXT
Spurs: Host Denver Friday night.
Rockets: Host Brooklyn Tuesday night. ---
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Charles Bassey vs. Jabari Smith Jr. (Devin Vassell gains possession) | ||
| 11:48 |  | +2 | Malaki Branham makes two point cutting layup (Keldon Johnson assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:48 | | Jalen Green shooting foul (Malaki Branham draws the foul) | ||
| 11:48 | | +1 | Malaki Branham makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 3-0 |
| 11:36 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:31 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:21 | | Charles Bassey defensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | +2 | Charles Bassey makes two point floating jump shot (Keldon Johnson assists) | 5-0 |
| 10:50 | | Jalen Green turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:29 | | +2 | Charles Bassey makes two point cutting layup (Keldon Johnson assists) | 7-0 |
| 10:14 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point cutting dunk (Jalen Green assists) | 7-2 |
| 10:03 | | +3 | Keita Bates-Diop makes three point jump shot (Keldon Johnson assists) | 10-2 |
| 9:51 | | +2 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes two point driving layup | 10-4 |
| 9:31 | | Devin Vassell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:30 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 9:25 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point running finger roll layup | 10-6 |
| 9:15 | | Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (Keldon Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:08 | | Keldon Johnson misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:07 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point hook shot | ||
| 8:50 | | Spurs defensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | Charles Bassey misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:36 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point layup | 10-8 |
| 8:15 | | Keita Bates-Diop misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:13 | | Kenyon Martin Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | Kenyon Martin Jr. misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:07 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | +2 | Keita Bates-Diop makes two point running layup (Devin Vassell assists) | 12-8 |
| 7:34 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving finger roll layup | 12-10 |
| 7:21 | | Devin Vassell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:20 | | Kenyon Martin Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:57 | | Kevin Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | +2 | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 12-12 |
| 6:42 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 14-12 |
| 6:26 | | Charles Bassey shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 6:26 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:26 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-13 |
| 6:26 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-14 |
| 6:04 | | +2 | Charles Bassey makes two point turnaround hook shot | 16-14 |
| 5:39 | | +3 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot | 16-17 |
| 5:28 | | Malaki Branham misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:27 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:06 | | +3 | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 16-20 |
| 4:54 | | Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (Devonte' Graham draws the foul) | ||
| 4:46 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point finger roll layup | 18-20 |
| 4:30 | | Jalen Green misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:29 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | Keldon Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Alperen Sengun steals) | ||
| 4:10 | | Keldon Johnson blocks Alperen Sengun's two point running layup | ||
| 4:10 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:08 | | Jump ball. Alperen Sengun vs. Keldon Johnson (Tari Eason gains possession) | ||
| 4:02 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving layup | 18-22 |
| 3:37 | | Dominick Barlow misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:36 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 3:32 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:31 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:23 | | Jae'Sean Tate blocks Sandro Mamukelashvili's two point running layup | ||
| 3:22 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 3:18 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point running dunk (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 18-24 |
| 3:17 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:03 | | Tari Eason personal foul (Keldon Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:56 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:55 | | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | ||
| 2:48 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 2:43 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 18-27 |
| 2:28 | | Blake Wesley misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:26 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili offensive rebound | ||
| 2:22 | | Keldon Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Tari Eason steals) | ||
| 2:17 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point running finger roll layup | 18-29 |
| 2:09 | | Devonte' Graham misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:07 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 1:48 | | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 18-31 |
| 1:30 | | Devonte' Graham misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:27 | | Dominick Barlow offensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | Usman Garuba shooting foul (Dominick Barlow draws the foul) | ||
| 1:26 | | Dominick Barlow misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:26 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | +1 | Dominick Barlow makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-31 |
| 1:19 | | Dominick Barlow shooting foul (Jae'Sean Tate draws the foul) | ||
| 1:19 | | +1 | Jae'Sean Tate makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-32 |
| 1:19 | | +1 | Jae'Sean Tate makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-33 |
| 1:08 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Porter Jr. steals) | ||
| 1:05 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point running dunk (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 19-35 |
| 1:05 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 0:54 | | +3 | Devin Vassell makes three point stepback jump shot | 22-35 |
| 0:34 | | +3 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot | 22-38 |
| 0:15 | | Devin Vassell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:14 | | Dominick Barlow offensive rebound | ||
| 0:14 | | +2 | Dominick Barlow makes two point tip layup | 24-38 |
| 0:00 | | Tari Eason misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | Kevin Porter Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:31 | | Devin Vassell misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:30 | | Usman Garuba defensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point driving layup | 24-40 |
| 11:23 | | Blake Wesley shooting foul (Jae'Sean Tate draws the foul) | ||
| 11:23 | | +1 | Jae'Sean Tate makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 24-41 |
| 11:05 | | +3 | Sandro Mamukelashvili makes three point jump shot (Blake Wesley assists) | 27-41 |
| 10:47 | | Kenyon Martin Jr. misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 10:46 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili defensive rebound | ||
| 10:40 | | +2 | Blake Wesley makes two point running reverse layup (Devin Vassell assists) | 29-41 |
| 10:21 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:18 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili defensive rebound | ||
| 10:15 | | +2 | Sandro Mamukelashvili makes two point running layup (Devonte' Graham assists) | 31-41 |
| 10:15 | | Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul (Sandro Mamukelashvili draws the foul) | ||
| 10:15 | | +1 | Sandro Mamukelashvili makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 32-41 |
| 10:07 | | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point driving layup (Usman Garuba assists) | 32-43 |
| 9:52 | | +2 | Keita Bates-Diop makes two point floating jump shot | 34-43 |
| 9:52 | | Kenyon Martin Jr. shooting foul (Keita Bates-Diop draws the foul) | ||
| 9:52 | | +1 | Keita Bates-Diop makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 35-43 |
| 9:38 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili shooting foul (Kenyon Martin Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:38 | | +1 | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-44 |
| 9:38 | | +1 | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-45 |
| 9:21 | | Devin Vassell misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:20 | | Usman Garuba defensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point driving layup (Kenyon Martin Jr. assists) | 35-47 |
| 8:59 | | Kevin Porter Jr. shooting foul (Keita Bates-Diop draws the foul) | ||
| 8:59 | | +1 | Keita Bates-Diop makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-47 |
| 8:59 | | +1 | Keita Bates-Diop makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-47 |
| 8:43 | | +2 | Usman Garuba makes two point cutting dunk (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 37-49 |
| 8:21 | | Keita Bates-Diop misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:19 | | Keldon Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | +3 | Julian Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Keldon Johnson assists) | 40-49 |
| 8:00 | | Kevin Porter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Sandro Mamukelashvili steals) | ||
| 7:54 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:52 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | +2 | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Tari Eason assists) | 40-51 |
| 7:23 | | Keldon Johnson offensive foul (Charge) (Usman Garuba draws the foul) | ||
| 7:23 | | Keldon Johnson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:02 | | Charles Bassey blocks Tari Eason's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:01 | | Malaki Branham defensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | +2 | Julian Champagnie makes two point running layup (Malaki Branham assists) | 42-51 |
| 6:48 | | +2 | Josh Christopher makes two point alley-oop dunk (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 42-53 |
| 6:47 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:23 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:21 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 6:17 | | Keita Bates-Diop shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 6:17 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-54 |
| 6:17 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-55 |
| 6:00 | | Keldon Johnson misses two point layup | ||
| 5:58 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 5:53 | | Tari Eason misses two point running layup | ||
| 5:52 | | Jae'Sean Tate offensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | Jae'Sean Tate misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:51 | | Malaki Branham defensive rebound | ||
| 5:44 | | Malaki Branham turnover (bad pass) (Jae'Sean Tate steals) | ||
| 5:26 | | Jalen Green misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:26 | | Charles Bassey defensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | +3 | Malaki Branham makes three point pullup jump shot | 45-55 |
| 4:55 | | Keldon Johnson shooting foul (Tari Eason draws the foul) | ||
| 4:55 | | Tari Eason misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:55 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:55 | | +1 | Tari Eason makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-56 |
| 4:35 | | Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul (Keldon Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:35 | | Keldon Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:35 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 4:35 | | +1 | Keldon Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-56 |
| 4:22 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:21 | | Malaki Branham defensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | +2 | Malaki Branham makes two point running finger roll layup | 48-56 |
| 4:15 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Malaki Branham draws the foul) | ||
| 4:15 | | +1 | Malaki Branham makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 49-56 |
| 4:04 | | Josh Christopher misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:02 | | Devin Vassell defensive rebound | ||
| 3:51 | | +2 | Charles Bassey makes two point layup | 51-56 |
| 3:50 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:36 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving layup (Alperen Sengun assists) | 51-58 |
| 3:12 | | +3 | Keldon Johnson makes three point pullup jump shot (Charles Bassey assists) | 54-58 |
| 2:52 |