Game ID: 22300453
Detroit Pistons @ Houston Rockets
Monday, January 1, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
Toyota Center, Houston, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
HOU 31 28 47 30 136DET 29 26 25 33 113
DET @ HOU ScoutingDET @ HOU Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
HOU availability going into 12/23 · back-to-backOUT Eason missed 2 since 12/20, returns tonight: 20 min (94% of 22)
BACK Thompson back 12/20 after 4, 15 min since (67% of 22)
BACK Whitmore back 12/22 after 8, 14 min since (76% of 19)
HOU availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' restBACK Thompson back 12/20 after 4, 14 min since (60% of 22)
BACK Eason back 12/23 after 2, 20 min since (94% of 22)
BACK Whitmore back 12/22 after 8, 14 min since (76% of 19)
HOU availability going into 12/27 · back-to-backOUT Whitmore missed 2 since 12/23, returns tonight: 18 min (95% of 19)
OUT Landale missed 2 since 12/23, returns tonight: 12 min (88% of 14)
BACK Thompson back 12/20 after 4, 13 min since (59% of 22)
BACK Eason back 12/23 after 2, 23 min since (106% of 22)
HOU availability going into 12/29 · 1 day's restBACK Thompson back 12/20 after 4, 14 min since (62% of 22)
BACK Eason back 12/23 after 2, 24 min since (110% of 22)
BACK Whitmore back 12/22 after 8, 16 min since (86% of 19)
BACK Landale back 12/27 after 2, 12 min since (88% of 14)
HOU availability going into 1/01 · 2 days' restOUT Brooks missed 2 since 12/27, out tonight
BACK Eason back 12/23 after 2, 25 min since (114% of 22)
BACK Whitmore back 12/22 after 8, 16 min since (86% of 19)
BACK Landale back 12/27 after 2, 10 min since (72% of 14)
HOU availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Brooks missed 3 since 12/27, out tonight
BACK Eason back 12/23 after 2, 25 min since (113% of 22)
BACK Whitmore back 12/27 after 2, 13 min since (68% of 19)
BACK Landale back 12/27 after 2, 9 min since (65% of 14)
NEW Tate 16 to 22 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Brooks missed 4 since 12/27, out tonight
BACK Whitmore back 12/27 after 2, 14 min since (75% of 19)
BACK Landale back 12/27 after 2, 9 min since (65% of 14)
NEW Tate 16 to 26 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 1/06 · back-to-backOUT Brooks missed 5 since 12/27, out tonight
BACK Whitmore back 12/27 after 2, 14 min since (76% of 19)
BACK Landale back 12/27 after 2, 8 min since (59% of 14)
NEW Tate 16 to 28 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 1/08 · 1 day's restOUT Brooks missed 6 since 12/27, out tonight
NEW Je. Green 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Tate 16 to 27 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Duren missed 7 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 2 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Knox II missed 2 since 12/18, returns tonight: 24 min (133% of 18)
OUT Rhoden missed 18 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 9 since 12/02, out tonight
BACK Stewart back 12/21 after 2, 32 min since (105% of 31)
BACK Bagley III back 12/16 after 3, 25 min since (136% of 18)
BACK Harris back 12/15 after 2, 10 min since (95% of 11)
DET availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' restOUT Duren missed 8 since 12/08, returns tonight: 33 min (115% of 29)
OUT Hayes missed 3 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 19 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 10 since 12/02, out tonight
BACK Stewart back 12/21 after 2, 32 min since (105% of 31)
BACK Bagley III back 12/16 after 3, 23 min since (123% of 18)
BACK Knox II back 12/23 after 2, 24 min since (133% of 18)
BACK Harris back 12/15 after 2, 9 min since (87% of 11)
NEW Wiseman 17 to 23 min over the last 4
DET availability going into 12/28 · 1 day's restOUT Hayes missed 4 since 12/18, returns tonight: 10 min (43% of 24)
OUT Livers missed 2 since 12/23, returns tonight: 23 min (111% of 20)
OUT Rhoden missed 20 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 11 since 12/02, out tonight
BACK Stewart back 12/21 after 2, 34 min since (109% of 31)
BACK Duren back 12/26 after 8, 33 min since (115% of 29)
BACK Bagley III back 12/16 after 3, 23 min since (123% of 18)
BACK Knox II back 12/23 after 2, 18 min since (99% of 18)
DET availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT Bagley III missed 2 since 12/26, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 21 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 12 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 2 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Stewart back 12/21 after 2, 34 min since (109% of 31)
BACK Duren back 12/26 after 8, 36 min since (125% of 29)
BACK Hayes back 12/28 after 4, 10 min since (43% of 24)
BACK Livers back 12/28 after 2, 23 min since (111% of 20)
BACK Knox II back 12/23 after 2, 18 min since (99% of 18)
NEW Cunningham 34 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Bogdanović 33 to 39 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 1/01 · 1 day's restOUT Stewart missed 2 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Sasser missed 2 since 12/28, returns tonight: 7 min (36% of 19)
OUT Bagley III missed 3 since 12/26, returns tonight: 9 min (50% of 18)
OUT Rhoden missed 22 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 13 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 3 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Duren back 12/26 after 8, 36 min since (123% of 29)
BACK Hayes back 12/28 after 4, 10 min since (43% of 24)
BACK Livers back 12/28 after 2, 20 min since (98% of 20)
BACK Knox II back 12/23 after 2, 21 min since (117% of 18)
NEW Bogdanović 33 to 39 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Stewart missed 3 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 23 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 14 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 4 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Duren back 12/26 after 8, 32 min since (111% of 29)
BACK Hayes back 12/28 after 4, 13 min since (55% of 24)
BACK Livers back 12/28 after 2, 18 min since (87% of 20)
BACK Sasser back 1/01 after 2, 7 min since (36% of 19)
BACK Bagley III back 1/01 after 3, 9 min since (50% of 18)
BACK Knox II back 12/23 after 2, 22 min since (119% of 18)
DET availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Stewart missed 4 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 24 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 15 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 5 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Duren back 12/26 after 8, 33 min since (114% of 29)
BACK Hayes back 12/28 after 4, 13 min since (55% of 24)
BACK Livers back 12/28 after 2, 22 min since (110% of 20)
BACK Sasser back 1/01 after 2, 7 min since (36% of 19)
BACK Bagley III back 1/01 after 3, 9 min since (50% of 18)
NEW Burks 21 to 26 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Stewart missed 5 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Bagley III missed 2 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 25 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 16 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 6 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 12/28 after 4, 14 min since (57% of 24)
BACK Livers back 12/28 after 2, 22 min since (109% of 20)
BACK Sasser back 1/01 after 2, 7 min since (35% of 19)
DET availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Stewart missed 6 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Bagley III missed 3 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 26 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 17 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 7 since 12/26, returns tonight: 9 min (84% of 11)
BACK Sasser back 1/01 after 2, 8 min since (42% of 19)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Sengun at 28 and Ja. Green at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Brooks (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Cunningham at 30 and Ivey at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Stewart (2 straight), Sasser (2 straight), Bagley III (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 117 a night to Detroit's 124. Call it Houston 120, Detroit 112.
12/23 @ NOP 106-104 — HOU notes
HOU won 106-104. HOU shot 43% (35 of 82) to NOP's 46%, 9 of 29 from three, and went to the line 35 times to NOP's 29 — 27 points from the stripe to their 20. HOU turned it over 11 times to NOP's 16. Sengun led with 37 (11 of 21, 14 of 17 at the line); Smith Jr. added 26, VanVleet 10. The hinge was Q4, 27-20: HOU came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 2. HOU trailed 47-51 at the half and won the second half 59-53. Brooks was the night's best plus/minus at +6.
12/26 vs IND 117-123 — HOU notes
HOU lost 117-123. HOU took 15 more shots (97 to 82), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 48% to IND's 52%, 5 of 24 from three. HOU turned it over 10 times to IND's 20. Sengun led with 30 (11 of 20, 8 of 9 at the line); VanVleet added 18, Eason 16. Q4 was theirs, 27-22, the deficit cut from 11 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 101-90 against them. They led by as many as 10. Ja. Green's -19 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/27 vs PHX 113-129 — HOU notes
HOU lost 113-129. HOU took 14 more shots (96 to 82), but shot 42% to PHX's 57%, 17 of 41 from three. HOU turned it over 9 times to PHX's 19. The glass went 33-44 against them. Sengun led with 24 (9 of 18, 1 of 4 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Ja. Green added 23, Holiday 13. Q4 was theirs, 29-25, the deficit cut from 20 to 16, but the other 3 periods went 104-84 against them. Eason's -20 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/29 vs PHI 127-131 — HOU notes
HOU lost 127-131. HOU shot 54% (49 of 91) to PHI's 52%, 14 of 30 from three, and got to the line 21 times to PHI's 33. HOU turned it over 16 times to PHI's 10, and PHI turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 42-30 for them. VanVleet led with 33 (9 of 16, 8 of 12 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Ja. Green added 31, Sengun 28. Q1 was theirs, 32-26, but the other 3 periods went 105-95 against them. They led by as many as 11. Eason's -8 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/01 vs DET 136-113 — HOU notes
HOU won 136-113. HOU shot 56% (51 of 91) to DET's 48%, 15 of 35 from three. HOU turned it over 9 times to DET's 17. Sengun led with 26 (9 of 13, 8 of 9 at the line); Ja. Green added 22, Eason 17. The hinge was Q3, 47-25: a lead of 4 became 26, and the lead reached 33. Sengun was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
1/03 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 120, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Sengun at 29 and Ja. Green at 18 a game. Without Brooks (3 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 120, shooting 42 percent and 28 from three, 28 free throws a game; Cam. Johnson at 18 and Bridges at 16 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Simmons (27 straight), Walker IV (16 straight), Clowney (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Houston at 38 percent from three to Brooklyn's 28. Call it Houston 119, Brooklyn 111.
1/05 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 119, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Sengun at 28 and VanVleet at 19 a game. Without Brooks (4 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 29 free throws a game; Edwards at 34 and Towns at 17 a game. One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 17 times a game to Houston's 12 and the line, where Minnesota takes 29 free throws a game to Houston's 23. Call it Houston 115, Minnesota 112, Minnesota keeping it close.
1/06 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 44 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sengun at 25 and Ja. Green at 22 a game. Without Brooks (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 124, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 33 and Lillard at 21 a game. Without Crowder (26 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Houston at 44 percent from three to Milwaukee's 37. Call it Houston 120, Milwaukee 119, Milwaukee keeping it close.
1/08 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 110, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 26 free throws a game; Adebayo at 22 and Herro at 19 a game. Without Butler III (3 straight), Martin (5 straight), Highsmith (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 43 from three, 24 free throws a game; Sengun at 25 and Ja. Green at 21 a game. Without Brooks (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the arc, Houston at 43 percent from three to Miami's 32. Call it Miami 113, Houston 112, Houston keeping it close.
12/23 @ BKN 115-126 — DET notes
DET lost 115-126. DET shot 49% (39 of 79) to BKN's 52%, 15 of 35 from three. Ivey led with 23 (6 of 11, 3 of 6 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Cunningham added 22, Stewart 20. Q4 was theirs, 33-28, the deficit cut from 16 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 98-82 against them. Burks's -20 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/26 vs BKN 112-118 — DET notes
DET lost 112-118. DET took 8 more shots (90 to 82), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to BKN's 50%, 9 of 25 from three, and got to the line 32 times to BKN's 43. The glass went 52-42 for them. Cunningham led with 41 (15 of 21, 3 of 4 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Bogdanović added 23, Burks 15. Q1 was theirs, 31-25, but the other 3 periods went 93-81 against them. They led by as many as 14. Burks's -25 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/28 @ BOS 122-128 — DET notes
DET lost 122-128 in 1 overtime. DET shot 48% (48 of 101) to BOS's 48%, 14 of 43 from three, and got to the line 19 times to BOS's 25. DET turned it over 18 times to BOS's 12, and BOS turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 57-43 for them. Cunningham led with 31 (12 of 22, 4 of 6 from three); Ivey added 22, Bogdanović 17. Q2 was theirs, 36-20, but the other 4 periods went 108-86 against them. They led by as many as 21. Burks's -15 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/30 vs TOR 129-127 — DET notes
DET won 129-127. DET shot 50% (41 of 82) to TOR's 51%, 12 of 28 from three, and went to the line 40 times to TOR's 28 — 35 points from the stripe to their 23. Cunningham led with 30 (9 of 20, 2 of 4 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Bogdanović added 19, Duren 18. The hinge was Q2, 27-20: a lead of 1 became 8.
1/01 @ HOU 113-136 — DET notes
DET lost 113-136. DET shot 48% (40 of 83) to HOU's 56%, 13 of 29 from three. DET turned it over 17 times to HOU's 9, and HOU turned those into 11 steals. Burks led with 21 (6 of 11, 3 of 6 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Ivey added 19, Bogdanović 14. Q4 was theirs, 33-30, the deficit cut from 26 to 23, but the other 3 periods went 106-80 against them. Wiseman's -24 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/03 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Markkanen at 23 and Clarkson at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Hendricks (3 straight), Horton-Tucker (2 straight), Juzang (8 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 127, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 29 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Bogdanović at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Stewart (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the defense, Utah allowing 110 a night to Detroit's 127 and the line, where Detroit takes 29 free throws a game to Utah's 21. Call it Utah 122, Detroit 113.
1/05 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Curry at 24 and Kuminga at 15 a game. Without Green (11 straight), Moody (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 133, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 28 free throws a game; Cunningham at 28 and Bogdanović at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Stewart (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-7 a night and Golden State minus-2 and the defense, Golden State allowing 122 a night to Detroit's 133. Call it Golden State 123, Detroit 118.
1/07 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Jokić at 24 and Murray at 20 a game. One day's rest. Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 132, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Bogdanović at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Stewart (5 straight), Bagley III (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the defense, Denver allowing 113 a night to Detroit's 132 and the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 15 times a game to Denver's 11. Call it Denver 123, Detroit 114.
1/09 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 132, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Cunningham at 20 and Bogdanović at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Stewart (6 straight), Bagley III (3 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 18 free throws a game; Sabonis at 20 and Fox at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 120 a night to Detroit's 132 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-7 a night and Detroit plus-1. Call it Sacramento 122, Detroit 119, Detroit keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
DETAB A. Burks
BB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
CC C. Cunningham
IL I. Livers
JD J. Duren
JI J. Ivey
JW J. Wiseman
KH K. Hayes
KK K. Knox II
MB M. Bagley III
MS M. Sasser
HOUAH A. Holiday
AS A. Sengun
AT A. Thompson
BM B. Marjanović
CW C. Whitmore
FV F. VanVleet
JG J. Green
JS J. Smith Jr.
JT J. Tate
JG Ja. Green
JG Je. Green
MA Marjanovic
RB R. Bullock Jr.
TE T. Eason
DET/HOU the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
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Pistons fall to Rockets 136-113 in first game since end of 28-game skid
HOUSTON -- — Two nights after their NBA record-tying 28-game losing streak ended, the Detroit Pistons were blown out 136-113 on Monday night by the Houston Rockets , who got 26 points and nine assists from Alperen Sengun and 22 points from Jalen Green .
Detroit (3-30), which beat Toronto 129-127 on Saturday, failed to win consecutive games for the second time this season.
Pistons coach Monty Williams said he had thought about how his team would respond after the win.
“I thought about it the last day,” Williams said. “When you’re fighting for a win like we were for so long and you get one, I’m sure there’s emotional stuff that I can’t explain, but when you’re in our situation, you got to recover quickly.”
Green and Sengun combined to score 37 points in the third quarter as the Rockets outscored the Pistons 47-25 in the period to take a 106-80 lead into the fourth.
“It wasn’t the best feeling going in at halftime up four when we felt like we played well enough to be up double digits,” Houston coach Ime Udoka said. “Gave a few leads up, but came out with the right mindset, focused and had a big quarter. (We) kind of put it away there.”
Sengun shot 9 of 13 from the field and Green made five 3-pointers as the Rockets snapped a three-game skid.
Sengun said he played more aggressively in the third quarter.
“I knew I needed to play better,” Sengun said. “I was mad at myself, and I pushed myself in the second half. I played my game. I wasn’t playing like myself in the first half. I missed a lot of shots. I didn’t play with that energy, but if you want to win everyone has to play good, and I did my job in the third quarter.”
Sengun has scored at least 20 points in six straight games, and Green has scored at least 20 in three straight.
Alec Burks scored 21 points, Jaden Ivey added 19 and Bojan Bogdanovic had 14 for the Pistons. Jalen Duren had 12 points and 13 rebounds for Detroit, which shot 49% and went 13 of 29 on 3-pointers.
“We are one of the youngest teams in the league, so no one should outwork us ever, and that's what happened tonight,” Bogdanovic said. “They kind of outrun us, outworked us, and that's got to stop.”
Tari Eason had 17 points, Jae’Sean Tate scored 16 and Fred VanVleet had 15 points and seven assists for Houston, which shot 56%, including 15 of 35 on 3s. The Rockets turned 18 turnovers into 33 points.
Houston’s Amen Thompson had 12 points in his first game against twin brother Ausar Thompson , who finished with five points for Detroit.
Leading 62-60 early in the third quarter, Houston went on a 19-4 run to open up an 81-64 lead on a 3-pointer by VanVleet with 6:43 remaining in the third. Sengun scored 11 points during the burst.
UP NEXT
Pistons: At Utah on Wednesday.
Rockets: Host Brooklyn on Wednesday as their seven-game homestand continues.