Jalen Green’s 27 points leads Rockets over Trail Blazers for 9th straight win
HOUSTON (AP) Jalen Green scored 27 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 110-92 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.
It was the Rockets' ninth straight win, their longest winning streak since 2019.
At 36-35, Houston is now just a half game behind Golden State for the final spot in the NBA Play-In Tournament.
“For sure, I’m looking at it,” Green said of the standings. “I was watching the Warriors last night. We’re making a push, and we’re executing so we’ve just got to stay the course.”
Green entered Monday tied for fourth in the NBA in scoring in March with 27.8 points per game on 51.4% shooting. Against Portland, he made 9 of 26 shots, including 4 of 12 from 3.
“He was kind of forcing it a little bit early and looked a little anxious, but he grinded it out and played the right way,” Rockets coach Ime Udoka said. “It was huge for him to come out in the second half like that.”
Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. was out, serving a one-game suspension for his Saturday night fight with Jazz guard Kris Dunn. In his place, Jock Landale had a season-high 17 points and added nine rebounds.
“His energy really got us back in the game,” Udoka said. “His energy has been huge lately, and we really needed it tonight with a few guys struggling early.”
Houston outscored Portland 33-20 in the third quarter, taking an 80-71 lead into the fourth after trailing 51-47 at halftime.
Portland suffered its seventh straight loss and fell to 4-13 since the All-Star break.
Dalano Banton led the Blazers with 28 points and 11 rebounds off the bench, while Scoot Henderson added 15 points.
“We need to keep our defensive intensity up,” Henderson said. “That’s going to give us a chance every night - defensive intensity, moving the ball and just making the game easier for ourselves and not trying to one-on-one the whole game because we can’t win like that.”
In Saturday night’s loss to Denver, Portland became the second team to start five rookies since NBA box scores started tracking starters in the 1971-72 season. The Blazers started the same five rookies on Monday night.
Portland briefly held a nine-point lead in the first quarter but entered the second quarter down 28-25.
“I thought we had a really good first half and had some good moments in that third quarter, but the game kind of turned,” Blazers coach Chauncey Billups said. “They picked up their defensive pressure, and we just didn’t respond well to it. Give them credit. They turned it up when they needed to, defensively, against a young group.”
The Blazers were missing Deandre Ayton (left elbow tendinitis), Anfernee Simons (left knee tendinitis), Malcolm Brogdon (right elbow tendinitis) and Jerami Grant (right hamstring strain).
UP NEXT
Trail Blazers: At Atlanta on Wednesday night.
Rockets: Visit Oklahoma City on Wednesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Duop Reath vs. Jock Landale (Dillon Brooks gains possession) | ||
| 11:51 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point cutting layup (Dillon Brooks assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:33 | | Fred VanVleet shooting foul (Duop Reath draws the foul) | ||
| 11:33 |  | +1 | Duop Reath makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-2 |
| 11:33 | | +1 | Duop Reath makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-2 |
| 11:19 | | Rayan Rupert personal foul (Dillon Brooks draws the foul) | ||
| 11:09 | | Jalen Green misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:07 | | Rayan Rupert defensive rebound | ||
| 10:54 | | Scoot Henderson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:53 | | Kris Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | Kris Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:37 | | Toumani Camara offensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | +3 | Toumani Camara makes three point jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 5-2 |
| 10:20 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:20 | | Trail Blazers defensive rebound | ||
| 10:07 | | Rayan Rupert turnover (bad pass) (Fred VanVleet steals) | ||
| 10:03 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point running layup | ||
| 10:01 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point driving layup (Fred VanVleet assists) | 5-4 |
| 9:39 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point pullup jump shot | 7-4 |
| 9:27 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:25 | | Scoot Henderson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:19 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point running layup | 9-4 |
| 9:06 | | Amen Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:04 | | Rayan Rupert defensive rebound | ||
| 8:56 | | +2 | Duop Reath makes two point driving layup (Rayan Rupert assists) | 11-4 |
| 8:48 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 8:48 | | Fred VanVleet personal foul (Loose ball) (Rayan Rupert draws the foul) | ||
| 8:38 | | +2 | Toumani Camara makes two point driving layup | 13-4 |
| 8:21 | | Dillon Brooks misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:20 | | Jock Landale offensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | +2 | Jock Landale makes two point tip layup | 13-6 |
| 8:05 | | Amen Thompson blocks Duop Reath's two point layup | ||
| 8:05 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 7:56 | | Rayan Rupert shooting foul (Dillon Brooks draws the foul) | ||
| 7:56 | | +1 | Dillon Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-7 |
| 7:56 | | +1 | Dillon Brooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-8 |
| 7:43 | | +2 | Duop Reath makes two point cutting layup (Scoot Henderson assists) | 15-8 |
| 7:41 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:25 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:22 | | Kris Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | Scoot Henderson misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:08 | | Jock Landale defensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | Jalen Green turnover (bad pass) (Kris Murray steals) | ||
| 6:45 | | Toumani Camara misses two point fadeaway bank jump shot | ||
| 6:43 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:35 | | Jalen Green misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:33 | | Trail Blazers defensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | Duop Reath misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:06 | | Jock Landale defensive rebound | ||
| 6:00 | | Duop Reath shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 6:00 | | Jalen Green misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:00 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:00 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-9 |
| 5:44 | | Scoot Henderson misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:42 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | +2 | Jock Landale makes two point hook shot (Aaron Holiday assists) | 15-11 |
| 5:18 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point driving layup | 17-11 |
| 5:03 | | +2 | Jock Landale makes two point driving layup (Jalen Green assists) | 17-13 |
| 5:03 | | Duop Reath shooting foul (Jock Landale draws the foul) | ||
| 5:03 | | +1 | Jock Landale makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 17-14 |
| 4:51 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Green steals) | ||
| 4:47 | | Jalen Green misses two point running layup | ||
| 4:45 | | Reggie Bullock Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 4:39 | | Aaron Holiday misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:36 | | Moses Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | +2 | Dalano Banton makes two point cutting layup (Kris Murray assists) | 19-14 |
| 4:13 | | +3 | Jock Landale makes three point jump shot (Aaron Holiday assists) | 19-17 |
| 3:50 | | Moses Brown misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:47 | | Reggie Bullock Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:38 | | +3 | Jock Landale makes three point jump shot (Aaron Holiday assists) | 19-20 |
| 3:36 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:18 | | +2 | Jabari Walker makes two point driving finger roll layup (Ashton Hagans assists) | 21-20 |
| 3:07 | | Jalen Green misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:06 | | Trail Blazers defensive rebound | ||
| 2:47 | | Moses Brown misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:45 | | Jock Landale defensive rebound | ||
| 2:35 | | Aaron Holiday misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:33 | | Jabari Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 2:15 | | Dalano Banton misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:10 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 2:06 | | Jabari Walker personal foul (Jock Landale draws the foul) | ||
| 2:06 | | +1 | Jock Landale makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-21 |
| 2:06 | | +1 | Jock Landale makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-22 |
| 1:58 | | Aaron Holiday personal foul (Ashton Hagans draws the foul) | ||
| 1:47 | | Jock Landale blocks Rayan Rupert's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:43 | | Jock Landale defensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | Jeff Green turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 1:30 | | +3 | Dalano Banton makes three point pullup jump shot | 24-22 |
| 1:07 | | +2 | Aaron Holiday makes two point driving layup | 24-24 |
| 0:50 | | Reggie Bullock Jr. blocks Ashton Hagans's three point jump shot | ||
| 0:44 | | Ashton Hagans offensive rebound | ||
| 0:43 | | Jeff Green blocks Rayan Rupert's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:41 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 0:39 | | Ashton Hagans shooting foul (Aaron Holiday draws the foul) | ||
| 0:39 | | +1 | Aaron Holiday makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-25 |
| 0:39 | | +1 | Aaron Holiday makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-26 |
| 0:30 | | Dillon Brooks shooting foul (Moses Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 0:30 | | +1 | Moses Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-26 |
| 0:30 | | Moses Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:27 | | Reggie Bullock Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:10 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:07 | | Aaron Holiday offensive rebound | ||
| 0:06 | | Moses Brown shooting foul (Aaron Holiday draws the foul) | ||
| 0:06 | | +1 | Aaron Holiday makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-27 |
| 0:06 | | +1 | Aaron Holiday makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-28 |
| 0:00 | | Dalano Banton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | | Jabari Walker misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:38 | | Dalano Banton offensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | +2 | Dalano Banton makes two point putback layup | 27-28 |
| 11:15 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:13 | | Dalano Banton defensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | +2 | Jabari Walker makes two point driving layup (Dalano Banton assists) | 29-28 |
| 10:45 | | Dillon Brooks misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 10:43 | | Dalano Banton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | +2 | Dalano Banton makes two point driving floating jump shot | 31-28 |
| 10:22 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point pullup jump shot | 31-30 |
| 10:13 | | +2 | Toumani Camara makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Dalano Banton assists) | 33-30 |
| 10:13 | | Dillon Brooks shooting foul (Toumani Camara draws the foul) | ||
| 10:13 | | +1 | Toumani Camara makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 34-30 |
| 10:03 | | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point driving finger roll layup | 34-32 |
| 9:52 | | +3 | Rayan Rupert makes three point jump shot (Dalano Banton assists) | 37-32 |
| 9:37 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:35 | | Jabari Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 9:19 | | Dalano Banton misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:17 | | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:06 | | Rayan Rupert defensive rebound | ||
| 8:48 | | +2 | Ashton Hagans makes two point driving layup | 39-32 |
| 8:30 | | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point driving finger roll layup | 39-34 |
| 8:19 | | Dillon Brooks personal foul (Toumani Camara draws the foul) | ||
| 8:11 | | +2 | Jabari Walker makes two point turnaround jump shot (Dalano Banton assists) | 41-34 |
| 8:08 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:45 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:45 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 7:42 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point putback layup | 41-36 |
| 7:17 | | +2 | Ashton Hagans makes two point driving floating jump shot | 43-36 |
| 7:08 | | Ashton Hagans personal foul (Jeff Green draws the foul) | ||
| 6:58 | | Amen Thompson misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 6:58 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | Scoot Henderson personal foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:45 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:43 | | Dalano Banton defensive rebound | ||
| 6:33 | | +2 | Dalano Banton makes two point driving layup | 45-36 |
| 6:25 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:23 | | Scoot Henderson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:13 | | Scoot Henderson offensive foul (Charge) (Jae'Sean Tate draws the foul) | ||
| 6:13 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:02 | | Toumani Camara blocks Jalen Green's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:59 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 5:58 | | Dalano Banton blocks Amen Thompson's two point putback layup | ||
| 5:58 | | Jabari Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | | Rayan Rupert misses two point running layup | ||
| 5:49 | | Jabari Walker offensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | Scoot Henderson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:48 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | Fred VanVleet personal foul (Loose ball) (Jabari Walker draws the foul) | ||
| 5:40 | | Jae'Sean Tate blocks Dalano Banton's three point jump shot | ||
| 5:38 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:34 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | Scoot Henderson personal foul (Loose ball) (Jock Landale draws the foul) | ||
| 5:25 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point stepback jump shot | 45-38 |
| 5:04 | | Rayan Rupert misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:01 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 | | Jalen Green misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 4:45 | | Jae'Sean Tate offensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point tip layup | 45-40 |
| 4:29 | | Dalano Banton offensive foul (Jock Landale draws the foul) | ||
| 4:29 | |