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Alperen Sengun scores 27 to lead Rockets to 101-99 win over Pistons
DETROIT (AP) Alperen Sengun scored five of his 27 points in the final 2:28 to lead the Houston Rockets to a 101-99 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday.
Trailing 101-99 with six seconds left, Pistons' guard Cade Cunningham intentionally missed a free throw and Jaden Ivey got the offensive rebound. His shot missed, but Tobias Harris was fouled on the rebound.
With a chance to tie the game with one second to go, Harris missed the first free throw. He intentionally missed the second, but Ivey fell out of bounds trying to secure the rebound.
Sengun added 10 rebounds, and Tari Eason scored 10 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter.
Cunningham had 26 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, falling just short of becoming the first Pistons player to record four straight triple-doubles.
Sengun's putback gave the Rockets a 96-95 lead with 2:28 to play, and Jaden Ivey was called for an offensive foul on the next possession. Houston got another putback, this one a dunk from Dillon Brooks, before Sengun scored Houston's third straight basket off an offensive rebound to make it 100-95.
Rockets: Houston was able to stay in the game in the first half despite shooting 18.8% (3 of 16) on 3-pointers by recording nine offensive rebounds.
Pistons: Cunningham had 14 first-half points on 5-of-10 shooting, but his teammates only managed 31 on 36.3% (12 of 33) from the floor.
The Rockets led 84-72 with nine minutes left, but Malik Beasley hit three 3-pointers in a 16-3 run that put Detroit up 88-87 with 5:16 left.
Houston forced seven third-quarter turnovers that led to eight points and held the Pistons to 36.8% shooting. Detroit missed all five 3-point attempts, including three by Tim Hardaway Jr.
The Rockets host the Wizards on Monday, while the Pistons host the Heat on Tuesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Alperen Sengun vs. Isaiah Stewart (Cade Cunningham gains possession) | ||
| 11:40 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:38 |  | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 11:31 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 11:29 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:26 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:22 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | Isaiah Stewart misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Isaiah Stewart offensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | +2 | Isaiah Stewart makes two point tip layup | 0-2 |
| 10:43 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point floating jump shot | 2-2 |
| 10:35 | | Fred VanVleet blocks Cade Cunningham's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:35 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:24 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 10:12 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 4-2 |
| 9:57 | | Tobias Harris misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:53 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | Jaden Ivey personal foul (Fred VanVleet draws the foul) | ||
| 9:44 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:40 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:33 | | Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | Isaiah Stewart turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 9:10 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point pullup jump shot | 7-2 |
| 8:53 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:50 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Jalen Green assists) | 9-2 |
| 8:16 | | Jaden Ivey misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:14 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 8:07 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving layup | 11-2 |
| 8:07 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:55 | | +2 | Isaiah Stewart makes two point driving dunk (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists) | 11-4 |
| 7:41 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. kicked ball violation | ||
| 7:27 | | Rockets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 7:05 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point driving layup (Cade Cunningham assists) | 11-6 |
| 6:42 | | Jalen Green misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:40 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving layup | 11-8 |
| 6:13 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 13-8 |
| 5:59 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 13-11 |
| 5:40 | | +3 | Dillon Brooks makes three point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 16-11 |
| 5:23 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:18 | | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:57 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point driving floating jump shot | 16-13 |
| 4:32 | | Jalen Green misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 4:29 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | Jalen Green personal foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 4:14 | | Jaden Ivey misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:11 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:53 | | Tobias Harris blocks Dillon Brooks's two point jump shot | ||
| 3:49 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:39 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 3:25 | | Paul Reed blocks Dillon Brooks's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:22 | | Paul Reed defensive rebound | ||
| 3:06 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:03 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 2:45 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:42 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 2:41 | | Amen Thompson misses two point tip layup | ||
| 2:40 | | Jaden Ivey defensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | Fred VanVleet personal foul (Malik Beasley draws the foul) | ||
| 2:40 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:34 | | Malik Beasley turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:15 | | Jalen Green misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:13 | | Reed Sheppard offensive rebound | ||
| 2:08 | | Tobias Harris blocks Jock Landale's two point jump shot | ||
| 2:04 | | Jaden Ivey defensive rebound | ||
| 2:04 | | Amen Thompson shooting foul (Tobias Harris draws the foul) | ||
| 2:04 | | +1 | Tobias Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-14 |
| 2:04 | | +1 | Tobias Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-15 |
| 1:45 | | Jock Landale misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 1:43 | | Paul Reed defensive rebound | ||
| 1:37 | | Simone Fontecchio misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:33 | | Paul Reed offensive rebound | ||
| 1:32 | | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:29 | | Paul Reed offensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:23 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 1:14 | | Paul Reed turnover (bad pass) (Reed Sheppard steals) | ||
| 1:10 | | Tari Eason misses two point running layup | ||
| 1:07 | | Reed Sheppard offensive rebound | ||
| 1:05 | | Tari Eason turnover (bad pass) (Tobias Harris steals) | ||
| 0:52 | | Tobias Harris misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 0:50 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 0:47 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point running dunk (Jalen Green assists) | 18-15 |
| 0:35 | | Simone Fontecchio misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:32 | | Jock Landale defensive rebound | ||
| 0:28 | | Jalen Green misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:26 | | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | +2 | Paul Reed makes two point reverse layup (Simone Fontecchio assists) | 18-17 |
| 0:00 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving layup | 20-17 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving layup | 22-17 |
| 11:32 | | Malik Beasley turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Green steals) | ||
| 11:25 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point cutting dunk (Jalen Green assists) | 24-17 |
| 11:04 | | +3 | Cade Cunningham makes three point pullup jump shot (Malik Beasley assists) | 24-20 |
| 10:42 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving finger roll layup | 26-20 |
| 10:42 | | Paul Reed shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 10:42 | | Alperen Sengun misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 10:39 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | Reed Sheppard shooting foul (Ronald Holland II draws the foul) | ||
| 10:22 | | +1 | Ronald Holland II makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-21 |
| 10:22 | | Ronald Holland II misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:20 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 10:11 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 10:08 | | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | Alperen Sengun blocks Malik Beasley's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:59 | | Malik Beasley offensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | +2 | Malik Beasley makes two point putback layup | 26-23 |
| 9:43 | | Tari Eason turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Stewart steals) | ||
| 9:39 | | +3 | Simone Fontecchio makes three point running jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 26-26 |
| 9:38 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:26 | | Amen Thompson misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 9:23 | | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | +2 | Isaiah Stewart makes two point cutting layup (Malik Beasley assists) | 26-28 |
| 8:58 | | Reed Sheppard turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:46 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:43 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:36 | | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | ||
| 8:29 | | Malik Beasley misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:26 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:13 | | Amen Thompson turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:59 | | Ronald Holland II misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:56 | | Isaiah Stewart offensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point pullup jump shot (Isaiah Stewart assists) | 26-31 |
| 7:35 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:35 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 7:35 | | Isaiah Stewart personal foul (Loose ball) (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 7:28 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:25 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | Simone Fontecchio misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:11 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point driving dunk (Fred VanVleet assists) | 28-31 |
| 6:46 | | Ronald Holland II misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:42 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point floating jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 30-31 |
| 6:15 | | +3 | Ronald Holland II makes three point pullup jump shot (Simone Fontecchio assists) | 30-34 |
| 6:03 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point floating jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 32-34 |
| 5:49 | | Ronald Holland II misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:47 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:40 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:34 | | Ronald Holland II defensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | Ronald Holland II offensive foul (Charge) (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 5:33 | | Ronald Holland II turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:17 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:14 | | Jaden Ivey defensive rebound | ||
| 5:11 | | Jaden Ivey turnover (bad pass) (Jabari Smith Jr. steals) | ||
| 5:07 | | Isaiah Stewart blocks Jabari Smith Jr.'s two point running layup | ||
| 5:03 | | Fred VanVleet offensive rebound | ||
| 4:47 | | Jump ball. Tobias Harris vs. Fred VanVleet (Malik Beasley gains possession) | ||
| 4:47 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (lost ball) (Tobias Harris steals) | ||
| 4:36 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 32-36 |
| 4:16 | | Jalen Green offensive foul (Malik Beasley draws the foul) | ||
| 4:16 | | Jalen Green turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:52 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point fadeaway bank jump shot | ||
| 3:44 | | Jock Landale defensive rebound | ||
| 3:42 | |