Jalen Green's 42 points lift the Rockets to their 6th straight win, 137-114 over the Wizards
WASHINGTON (AP) Jalen Green tied a career high with 42 points, and the Houston Rockets closed the third quarter on a 25-6 run en route to their sixth straight victory, 137-114 over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.
Houston is now just 2 1/2 games behind Golden State for the final play-in spot in the Western Conference. Amen Thompson scored 25 points for the Rockets, and Fred VanVleet had seven points and 11 assists.
“I've had runs where I'd get hot and cool down,” Green said. “My main goal is just to keep building on the hot streaks and be as consistent as possible and affect the game in ways even when I'm not scoring the ball well.”
Corey Kispert scored 16 points for Washington, which was without Kyle Kuzma (left shoulder), Deni Avdija (right knee), Tyus Jones (back) and Bilal Coulibaly (right wrist).
Even with all those absences, the Wizards shot well enough from 3-point range to make a game of it for 2 1/2 quarters. Then Green broke a 76-all tie with two straight 3s and a three-point play, making it 85-76. After a couple Washington free throws, the Rockets scored seven more points in a row and it was never close after that.
“Really it was the last six minutes of the third,” Wizards interim coach Brian Keefe said. “That game was back and forth, pretty much the whole game until that point. Obviously Green, we made a couple blown coverages on some of our pick-and-roll stuff and he got hot. And it was hard to turn him off after that.”
Green scored 15 points in the third quarter and finished the game with 10 rebounds. His previous season high in points was 37 - last Thursday against Washington.
Jabari Smith Jr. scored 18 points with 14 rebounds for the Rockets. Justin Champagnie and Jules Bernard scored 16 points apiece for the Wizards.
“I think we had eight of the nine guys in double figures,” Keefe said. “So there were a lot of positives.”
Jock Landale had seven of Houston's 11 blocked shots. Washington's Jordan Poole had six of his shots blocked, five by Landale. Poole scored 13 points on 5-of-18 shooting.
Champagnie banked in a shot from midcourt to end the first quarter, cutting Houston's lead to three. The Rockets led 60-57 at halftime.
“My message was: We’re messing around with the game,” Houston coach Ime Udoka said. “We're scoring at a high enough clip, but we got to guard.”
Washington has won only four games at home this season, one fewer at Capital One Arena than North Carolina State's college team won at the ACC Tournament just last week. After five straight losses, the Wizards have the NBA's worst record at 11-58. They are 1 1/2 games behind Detroit.
UP NEXT
Rockets: Host Chicago on Thursday night.
Wizards: Host Sacramento on Thursday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jabari Smith Jr. vs. Richaun Holmes (Amen Thompson gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 |  | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:18 | | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 3-3 |
| 11:01 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving finger roll layup (Fred VanVleet assists) | 5-3 |
| 10:46 | | Corey Kispert turnover (lost ball) (Jabari Smith Jr. steals) | ||
| 10:41 | | Patrick Baldwin Jr. shooting foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 10:41 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 10:41 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 6-3 |
| 10:41 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 7-3 |
| 10:29 | | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 7-5 |
| 10:21 | | Dillon Brooks misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:19 | | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | Jordan Poole misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:15 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | Patrick Baldwin Jr. shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:06 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-5 |
| 10:06 | | Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:04 | | Richaun Holmes defensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point stepback jump shot | 8-8 |
| 9:37 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point stepback jump shot | 11-8 |
| 9:12 | | Patrick Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:11 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point running dunk | 13-8 |
| 8:48 | | Patrick Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:45 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving finger roll layup | 15-8 |
| 8:38 | | Corey Kispert shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 8:38 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-8 |
| 8:28 | | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 16-11 |
| 8:03 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point stepback jump shot | 19-11 |
| 7:41 | | Jordan Poole misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:40 | | Richaun Holmes offensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | +2 | Richaun Holmes makes two point tip layup | 19-13 |
| 7:23 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point stepback jump shot | 21-13 |
| 7:01 | | Johnny Davis misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:59 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 6:54 | | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point jump shot (Justin Champagnie assists) | 21-16 |
| 6:35 | | Amen Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Justin Champagnie steals) | ||
| 6:28 | | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point running layup | 21-18 |
| 6:21 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point cutting dunk (Amen Thompson assists) | 23-18 |
| 6:21 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:12 | | Richaun Holmes offensive foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:12 | | Richaun Holmes turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:54 | | +2 | Jock Landale makes two point turnaround hook shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 25-18 |
| 5:41 | | Corey Kispert turnover (lost ball) (Fred VanVleet steals) | ||
| 5:37 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:35 | | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | Jordan Poole misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:27 | | Justin Champagnie offensive rebound | ||
| 5:27 | | Jock Landale blocks Justin Champagnie's two point tip layup | ||
| 5:26 | | Richaun Holmes offensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | Johnny Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:22 | | Justin Champagnie offensive rebound | ||
| 5:19 | | Justin Champagnie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:16 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 5:12 | | Amen Thompson misses two point running layup | ||
| 5:09 | | Richaun Holmes defensive rebound | ||
| 5:03 | | Justin Champagnie turnover (lost ball) (Fred VanVleet steals) | ||
| 4:59 | | Corey Kispert shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:59 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-18 |
| 4:59 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-18 |
| 4:47 | | Jock Landale blocks Jordan Poole's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:45 | | Jules Bernard offensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | Jock Landale personal foul (Jules Bernard draws the foul) | ||
| 4:34 | | Justin Champagnie turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Green steals) | ||
| 4:12 | | Jalen Green turnover (lost ball) (Richaun Holmes steals) | ||
| 4:09 | | +2 | Richaun Holmes makes two point running alley-oop layup (Justin Champagnie assists) | 27-20 |
| 3:57 | | Jock Landale misses two point layup | ||
| 3:55 | | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | ||
| 3:42 | | Jules Bernard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:39 | | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | ||
| 3:27 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:24 | | Jalen Green offensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | Jalen Green misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:20 | | Jalen Green offensive rebound | ||
| 3:20 | | Richaun Holmes shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 3:20 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-20 |
| 3:20 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-20 |
| 3:10 | | +3 | Anthony Gill makes three point jump shot (Jared Butler assists) | 29-23 |
| 2:53 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 2:51 | | Anthony Gill defensive rebound | ||
| 2:45 | | +2 | Jared Butler makes two point running layup (Anthony Gill assists) | 29-25 |
| 2:35 | | Anthony Gill personal foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 2:35 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:35 | | Jalen Green misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:35 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:35 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-25 |
| 2:24 | | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point jump shot (Anthony Gill assists) | 30-28 |
| 2:02 | | +2 | Jeff Green makes two point turnaround jump shot (Aaron Holiday assists) | 32-28 |
| 1:41 | | +3 | Anthony Gill makes three point jump shot (Jules Bernard assists) | 32-31 |
| 1:23 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving layup | 34-31 |
| 1:06 | | Jared Butler misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:04 | | Justin Champagnie offensive rebound | ||
| 1:04 | | Jock Landale shooting foul (Justin Champagnie draws the foul) | ||
| 1:04 | | +1 | Justin Champagnie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-32 |
| 1:04 | | +1 | Justin Champagnie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-33 |
| 0:53 | | Jalen Green misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:51 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:40 | | Jeff Green misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:38 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point layup | 36-33 |
| 0:21 | | Jared Butler misses two point driving bank hook shot | ||
| 0:18 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jeff Green assists) | 39-33 |
| 0:00 | | +3 | Justin Champagnie makes three point pullup bank jump shot (Jared Butler assists) | 39-36 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:35 | | Corey Kispert misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:32 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 11:21 | | Anthony Gill shooting foul (Jeff Green draws the foul) | ||
| 11:21 | | +1 | Jeff Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-36 |
| 11:21 | | +1 | Jeff Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-36 |
| 11:07 | | +3 | Justin Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Jared Butler assists) | 41-39 |
| 10:42 | | Jae'Sean Tate misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 10:41 | | Anthony Gill defensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | Wizards turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 10:02 | | +2 | Aaron Holiday makes two point floating jump shot | 43-39 |
| 9:35 | | Reggie Bullock Jr. shooting foul (Jules Bernard draws the foul) | ||
| 9:35 | | Jules Bernard misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:35 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | +1 | Jules Bernard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-40 |
| 9:22 | | Reggie Bullock Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:20 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 9:19 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point putback dunk | 45-40 |
| 9:02 | | +3 | Jared Butler makes three point stepback jump shot (Anthony Gill assists) | 45-43 |
| 8:38 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point driving floating jump shot | 47-43 |
| 8:32 | | Jules Bernard misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:30 | | Justin Champagnie offensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | +2 | Justin Champagnie makes two point tip dunk | 47-45 |
| 8:11 | | Jeff Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:08 | | Jae'Sean Tate offensive rebound | ||
| 8:07 | | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point putback layup | 49-45 |
| 7:52 | | +2 | Jared Butler makes two point driving reverse layup | 49-47 |
| 7:34 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:32 | | Wizards defensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | Anthony Gill turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:15 | | +2 | Jock Landale makes two point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 51-47 |
| 6:52 | | Jared Butler misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:49 | | Anthony Gill offensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | Anthony Gill misses two point hook shot | ||
| 6:45 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:42 | | Jae'Sean Tate offensive foul (Charge) (Jared Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 6:42 | | Jae'Sean Tate turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:42 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:30 | | Fred VanVleet personal foul (Johnny Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 6:20 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jared Butler assists) | 51-49 |
| 6:05 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:03 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 6:03 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point tip layup | 53-49 |
| 5:51 | | Jordan Poole misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:49 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 5:45 | | Johnny Davis personal foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 5:36 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 5:34 | | Richaun Holmes defensive rebound | ||
| 5:26 | | Jock Landale blocks Jordan Poole's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 5:24 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:16 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:12 | | Jock Landale offensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (lost ball) (Jared Butler steals) | ||
| 4:47 | | +2 | Jared Butler makes two point driving finger roll layup | 53-51 |
| 4:36 | | Jared Butler shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 4:36 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 54-51 |
| 4:36 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 55-51 |
| 4:23 | | +2 | Richaun Holmes makes two point alley-oop layup (Jared Butler assists) | 55-53 |
| 4:03 | | Jock Landale misses two point driving bank hook shot | ||
| 4:01 | | Jared Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | Jared Butler misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:51 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:39 | | Johnny Davis defensive rebound |