Game ID: 22400213
Washington Wizards @ Houston Rockets
Monday, November 11, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
Toyota Center, Houston, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
HOU 30 27 25 25 107WAS 28 21 20 23 92
HOU vs WAS ScoutingHOU vs WAS 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 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Dante missed 6 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tate missed 4 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/02 after 3, 16 min since (130% of 13)
BACK Landale back 11/02 after 2, 5 min since (45% of 12)
BACK Jef. Green back 11/02 after 5, 3 min since (27% of 12)
HOU availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Dante missed 7 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tate missed 5 since 10/26, returns tonight: 5 min (46% of 11)
BACK Holiday back 11/02 after 3, 16 min since (130% of 13)
BACK Landale back 11/02 after 2, 5 min since (45% of 12)
BACK Jef. Green back 11/02 after 5, 3 min since (27% of 12)
HOU availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Dante missed 8 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/02 after 3, 12 min since (92% of 13)
BACK Landale back 11/02 after 2, 12 min since (102% of 12)
BACK Jef. Green back 11/02 after 5, 4 min since (37% of 12)
BACK Tate back 11/06 after 5, 5 min since (46% of 11)
HOU availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Dante missed 9 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/02 after 3, 10 min since (77% of 13)
BACK Landale back 11/02 after 2, 10 min since (85% of 12)
BACK Jef. Green back 11/02 after 5, 4 min since (35% of 12)
BACK Tate back 11/06 after 5, 6 min since (50% of 11)
HOU availability going into 11/11 · back-to-backOUT Whitmore missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Dante missed 10 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/02 after 3, 10 min since (77% of 13)
BACK Landale back 11/02 after 2, 12 min since (99% of 12)
BACK Jef. Green back 11/02 after 5, 4 min since (35% of 12)
BACK Tate back 11/06 after 5, 6 min since (50% of 11)
HOU availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restOUT Whitmore missed 3 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Dante missed 11 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Jef. Green missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Tate back 11/06 after 5, 4 min since (38% of 11)
HOU availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Whitmore missed 4 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Dante missed 12 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Jef. Green missed 3 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Tate back 11/06 after 5, 4 min since (38% of 11)
HOU availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Whitmore missed 5 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Dante missed 13 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Jef. Green missed 4 since 11/10, returns tonight: 13 min (115% of 12)
HOU availability going into 11/18 · back-to-backOUT Whitmore missed 6 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Dante missed 14 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Jef. Green back 11/17 after 4, 13 min since (115% of 12)
WAS availability going into 11/02 · 2 days' restOUT Champagnie missed 3 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 4 since 10/24, returns tonight: 3 min (19% of 17)
WAS availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Kuzma missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Champagnie missed 4 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Holmes back 11/02 after 4, 3 min since (19% of 17)
WAS availability going into 11/08 · 3 days' restOUT Kuzma missed 3 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Champagnie missed 5 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Holmes back 11/02 after 4, 3 min since (19% of 17)
NEW Kispert 26 to 31 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Kuzma missed 4 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Champagnie missed 6 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Holmes back 11/02 after 4, 4 min since (23% of 17)
NEW Kispert 26 to 32 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 11/11 · back-to-backOUT Kuzma missed 5 since 10/30, returns tonight: 24 min (87% of 28)
OUT Champagnie missed 7 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Holmes back 11/02 after 4, 4 min since (23% of 17)
NEW George 26 to 33 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restOUT Champagnie missed 8 since 10/26, returns tonight: 1 min (3% of 22)
OUT Holmes missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Kuzma back 11/11 after 5, 24 min since (87% of 28)
NEW George 26 to 32 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Holmes missed 3 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Kuzma back 11/11 after 5, 25 min since (89% of 28)
BACK Champagnie back 11/13 after 8, 1 min since (3% of 22)
NEW George 26 to 33 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Holmes missed 4 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Butler missed 2 since 11/13, returns tonight: 4 min (35% of 11)
BACK Kuzma back 11/11 after 5, 26 min since (94% of 28)
BACK Champagnie back 11/13 after 8, 1 min since (3% of 22)
WAS availability going into 11/18 · back-to-backOUT Champagnie missed 2 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 5 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Kuzma back 11/11 after 5, 27 min since (97% of 28)
BACK Butler back 11/17 after 2, 4 min since (35% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 21 free throws a game; Sengun at 19 and Eason at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Whitmore (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 28 from three, 23 free throws a game; Poole at 21 and Coulibaly at 18 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Kuzma (5 straight), Champagnie (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-6 a night and Washington minus-10 and the defense, Houston allowing 110 a night to Washington's 122. Call it Houston 119, Washington 108, Houston by 11.
11/04 vs NYK 109-97 — HOU notes
HOU won 109-97. HOU shot 49% (43 of 88) to NYK's 39%, 8 of 33 from three. The glass went 50-39 for them. Sengun led with 25 (11 of 15, 0 of 3 from three); VanVleet added 19, Green 15. The hinge was Q4, 28-22: a lead of 6 became 12, and the lead reached 15. Sengun was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/06 vs SAS 127-100 — HOU notes
HOU won 127-100. HOU shot 56% (54 of 96) to SAS's 45%, 10 of 27 from three. HOU turned it over 11 times to SAS's 19. Ja. Green led with 21 (6 of 14, 4 of 9 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); VanVleet added 21, Sengun 16. The hinge was Q2, 32-19: a lead of 12 became 25, and the lead reached 29. Eason was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
11/08 @ OKC 107-126 — HOU notes
HOU lost 107-126. HOU shot 43% (39 of 90) to OKC's 51%, 11 of 30 from three. HOU turned it over 17 times to OKC's 10, and OKC turned those into 9 steals. Brooks led with 17 (6 of 12, 3 of 4 from three); Ja. Green added 14, Thompson 14. Q4 was theirs, 31-28, the deficit cut from 22 to 19, but the other 3 periods went 98-76 against them. Thompson's -19 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/10 @ DET 101-99 — HOU notes
HOU won 101-99. HOU shot 41% (38 of 93) to DET's 43%, 7 of 34 from three. HOU turned it over 11 times to DET's 18. Sengun led with 27 (11 of 17, 5 of 7 at the line); Eason added 18, Green 15. The hinge was Q3, 29-19: HOU came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 8. HOU trailed 43-45 at the half and won the second half 58-54. Brooks was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/11 vs WAS 107-92 — HOU notes
HOU won 107-92. HOU shot 46% (40 of 87) to WAS's 41%, 5 of 23 from three, and went to the line 25 times to WAS's 13 — 22 points from the stripe to their 9. The glass went 58-34 for them. Sengun led with 27 (12 of 19); Green added 18, Thompson 13. The hinge was Q2, 27-21: a lead of 2 became 8, and the lead reached 20. Sengun was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
11/13 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 103, shooting 47 percent and 28 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sengun at 21 and Green at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Whitmore (3 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 47 from three, 24 free throws a game; Powell at 27 and Harden at 20 a game. They have won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 47 percent from three to Houston's 28 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-11 a night and the Clippers plus-6. Call it Houston 111, the Clippers 106.
11/15 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 104, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Sengun at 19 and Green at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Without Whitmore (4 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 44 from three, 24 free throws a game; Powell at 25 and Harden at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 44 percent from three to Houston's 31 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-12 a night and the Clippers plus-3. Call it Houston 111, the Clippers 107, the Clippers keeping it close.
11/17 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 127, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; White at 23 and Vučević at 21 a game. Without Ball (9 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 105, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sengun at 19 and Green at 15 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Whitmore (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 105 a night to Chicago's 127 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-10 a night and Chicago plus-1. Call it Houston 117, Chicago 113, Chicago keeping it close.
11/18 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 34 and Portis at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Lillard (3 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 101, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Sengun at 21 and VanVleet at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 13 a night. Without Whitmore (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-13 a night and Milwaukee minus-5 and the defense, Houston allowing 101 a night to Milwaukee's 110. Call it Houston 111, Milwaukee 109, Milwaukee keeping it close.
11/02 vs MIA 98-118 — WAS notes
WAS lost 98-118. WAS shot 42% (38 of 91) to MIA's 42%, 7 of 35 from three. The glass went 44-65 against them. Coulibaly led with 22 (8 of 12, 4 of 6 at the line); Poole added 21, Sarr 17. Q2 was theirs, 27-25, the deficit cut from 10 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 93-71 against them. Coulibaly's -22 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/04 vs GSW 112-125 — WAS notes
WAS lost 112-125. WAS shot 44% (42 of 96) to GSW's 45%, 10 of 43 from three, and got to the line 21 times to GSW's 34. Poole led with 24 (8 of 20, 2 of 10 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); George added 20, Carrington 16. Q2 was theirs, 25-25, but the other 3 periods went 100-87 against them. Carrington's -15 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/08 @ MEM 104-128 — WAS notes
WAS lost 104-128. WAS shot 41% (38 of 93) to MEM's 47%, 9 of 35 from three. George led with 17 (6 of 12, 3 of 8 from three); Valančiūnas added 16, Kispert 14. Q4 was theirs, 33-30, the deficit cut from 27 to 24, but the other 3 periods went 98-71 against them. Valančiūnas's -20 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/10 @ ORL 94-121 — WAS notes
WAS lost 94-121. WAS shot 46% (33 of 72) to ORL's 45%, 10 of 33 from three. WAS turned it over 16 times to ORL's 11. Poole led with 24 (8 of 19, 3 of 10 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Coulibaly added 20, George 15. Q2 was theirs, 34-35, but the other 3 periods went 86-60 against them. Coulibaly's -24 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/11 @ HOU 92-107 — WAS notes
WAS lost 92-107. WAS shot 41% (36 of 88) to HOU's 46%, 11 of 31 from three, and got to the line 13 times to HOU's 25. The glass went 34-58 against them. Kuzma led with 18 (7 of 18, 3 of 8 from three); Kispert added 12, Coulibaly 11. Q1 was theirs, 28-30, but the other 3 periods went 77-64 against them. Coulibaly's -23 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/13 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 16 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 22 and Champagnie at 13 a game. Without Sochan (4 straight), Jones (10 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 120, shooting 42 percent and 27 from three, 21 free throws a game; Poole at 18 and Coulibaly at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 14 a night. Without Champagnie (8 straight), Holmes (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-0 a night and Washington minus-14 and the arc, San Antonio at 38 percent from three to Washington's 27. Call it San Antonio 116, Washington 105, San Antonio by 11.
11/15 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 120, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Johnson at 20 and Young at 18 a game. Without Hunter (10 straight), Bogdanović (11 straight), Krejčí (8 straight). 2 days' rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 124, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 20 free throws a game; Poole at 22 and George at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Holmes (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-0 a night and Washington minus-9. Call it Atlanta 120, Washington 114.
11/17 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 125, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Poole at 22 and Kuzma at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Holmes (4 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Cunningham at 24 and Beasley at 21 a game. Without Hardaway Jr. (2 straight), Fontecchio (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-2 a night and Washington minus-8 and the defense, Detroit allowing 113 a night to Washington's 125. Call it Detroit 116, Washington 112, Washington keeping it close.
11/18 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Towns at 31 and Brunson at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without McBride (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 124, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Poole at 24 and Kuzma at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Champagnie (2 straight), Holmes (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-7 a night and Washington minus-9 and the turnovers, Washington giving it away 17 times a game to New York's 12. Call it New York 122, Washington 110, New York by 12.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
HOUAH A. Holiday
AS A. Sengun
AT A. Thompson
DB D. Brooks
JG J. Green
JS J. Smith Jr.
JT J. Tate
JG Ja. Green
RS R. Sheppard
SA S. Adams
TE T. Eason
WASAS A. Sarr
BC B. Carrington
BC B. Coulibaly
CK C. Kispert
JB J. Butler
JD J. Davis
JP J. Poole
JV J. Valančiūnas
KG K. George
KK K. Kuzma
MB M. Bagley III
HOU/WAS 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
Alperen Sengun's 27 points and 17 rebounds help Rockets beat Wizards 107-92
HOUSTON -- — Alperen Sengun scored 27 points for a second straight game and added 17 rebounds, leading the Houston Rockets to a 107-92 win over the Washington Wizards on Monday night.
Sengun hit 12 of 19 shots and added three blocks. Jalen Green scored 18 points, Amen Thompson had 13, and Jabari Smith Jr. and Aaron Holiday each added 11.
With Fred VanVleet out due to a hamstring injury that coach Ime Udoka said was a day-to-day issue, rookie Reed Sheppard and Holiday saw increased minutes. Sheppard matched his early career high with seven points.
Washington forward Kyle Kuzma returned from a five-game absence due to a right groin strain and led Washington with 18 points on 7-for-18 shooting in 24 minutes. Jordan Poole had 11 points and eight turnovers.
Houston led 55-40 at halftime and never trailed.
The Rockets have won four of five and improved to 7-4, their best 11-game start since the 2019-20 season. Washington has lost five straight.
Takeaways Wizards: Washington was outrebounded 58-34. The Wizards have failed to outrebound their opponent in all nine games this season. Jonas Valanciunas led Washington with eight rebounds in 17 minutes off the bench. Rookie second-overall pick Alexandre Sarr had six.
Rockets: Sengun has back-to-back 20-point games for the first time this season, a feat he regularly accomplished in last year’s breakout campaign when he averaged 21.1 points. Getting Sengun involved early and often is key for Houston’s success.
Key Moment The Rockets went on a 10-0 run late in the second quarter, stretching a five-point lead into a 15-point lead that they never relinquished.
Key Stat The Wizards made just one free throw in the first half on four attempts and finished 9 of 13, both season lows. Houston went 22 for 25.
Up Next On Wednesday night, the Wizards visit San Antonio, while the Rockets host the Clippers.