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Thompson has triple-double as Rockets beat East-leading Cavaliers for second time in week, 135-131
CLEVELAND (AP) Amen Thompson had his second career triple-double, Alperin Sengun and Jalen Green scored 26 points apiece and the Houston Rockets beat the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers 135-131 on Saturday night.
Thompson finished with 23 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, and Fred VanVleet had 20 points and six assists for Houston. The Rockets beat Cleveland for the second time in four days, winning 109-108 at home Wednesday.
Darius Garland scored 27 of his 39 points in the second half for the Cavaliers. They have lost a season-high three in a row and dropped a half-game behind Oklahoma City for the NBA lead. Donovan Mitchell had 25 of his 33 points in the second half.
Cleveland also lost consecutive home games for the first time, but is a league-best 21-3 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Rockets: Centers Sengun and Steven Adams dominated counterparts Jarrett Allen and Tristan Thompson, combining for 40 points and 12 rebounds.
Cavaliers: Power forward Evan Mobley returned after missing four games with a right calf strain, but was ineffective throughout. He had seven points, eight rebounds and two blocked shots in 29 minutes.
After Garland made two free throws to even the score with 1:51 remaining, Houston answered with a 10-2 run to seize a 134-126 lead, fueled by five points from Thompson. Mitchell missed a wide-open, potential tying 3-pointer with 27 seconds left.
Mitchell made his first three shots and had Cleveland’s first eight points, then missed 10 straight field goal attempts. The All-Star starter didn’t score again until the third quarter, winding up 11 of 27 from the field and 4 of 11 on 3-pointers.
Both teams are back in action Monday night. The Rockets are at Boston, and the Cavaliers host Detroit.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Alperen Sengun vs. Jarrett Allen (Donovan Mitchell gains possession) | ||
| 11:49 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point stepback jump shot | 0-2 |
| 11:22 |  | Evan Mobley blocks Fred VanVleet's two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:21 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point running pullup jump shot | 0-5 |
| 11:02 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving layup | 2-5 |
| 10:44 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Max Strus assists) | 2-8 |
| 10:37 | | Jarrett Allen personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 10:34 | | Jarrett Allen personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 10:22 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:19 | | Fred VanVleet offensive rebound | ||
| 10:15 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:15 | | Max Strus defensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | Evan Mobley turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:43 | | Max Strus shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 9:43 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-8 |
| 9:43 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-8 |
| 9:34 | | +2 | Max Strus makes two point driving finger roll layup (Darius Garland assists) | 4-10 |
| 9:34 | | Alperen Sengun defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 9:23 | | Jalen Green turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:14 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:11 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 8:58 | | Max Strus defensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | Alperen Sengun personal foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 8:46 | | Darius Garland misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:42 | | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point jump shot (Jalen Green assists) | 7-10 |
| 8:10 | | Jarrett Allen turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:54 | | Amen Thompson turnover (lost ball) (Donovan Mitchell steals) | ||
| 7:48 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point running layup (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 7-12 |
| 7:34 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point pullup jump shot | 10-12 |
| 7:22 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:20 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 13-12 |
| 6:49 | | Fred VanVleet personal foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 6:49 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:45 | | Evan Mobley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:41 | | Ty Jerome offensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | +2 | Max Strus makes two point driving floating jump shot (Ty Jerome assists) | 13-14 |
| 6:22 | | Darius Garland shooting foul (Dillon Brooks draws the foul) | ||
| 6:22 | | +1 | Dillon Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-14 |
| 6:22 | | +1 | Dillon Brooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-14 |
| 6:09 | | Darius Garland misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 6:07 | | Darius Garland offensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point tip layup | 15-16 |
| 5:46 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving reverse layup (Amen Thompson assists) | 17-16 |
| 5:31 | | Ty Jerome turnover (bad pass) (Dillon Brooks steals) | ||
| 5:25 | | Dillon Brooks misses two point running layup | ||
| 5:24 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 5:19 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Darius Garland assists) | 17-18 |
| 5:01 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point finger roll layup | 19-18 |
| 4:48 | | Darius Garland misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:46 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 4:35 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving layup (Alperen Sengun assists) | 21-18 |
| 4:23 | | Jalen Green personal foul (Georges Niang draws the foul) | ||
| 4:14 | | Darius Garland misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:13 | | Darius Garland offensive rebound | ||
| 4:01 | | +2 | Ty Jerome makes two point driving floating jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 21-20 |
| 3:36 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point driving layup | 23-20 |
| 3:26 | | Ty Jerome misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:24 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point running layup | ||
| 3:20 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 3:17 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point putback layup | 25-20 |
| 3:17 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:06 | | +3 | Georges Niang makes three point jump shot (Ty Jerome assists) | 25-23 |
| 2:44 | | Georges Niang shooting foul (Steven Adams draws the foul) | ||
| 2:44 | | Steven Adams misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:44 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:44 | | Steven Adams misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:42 | | Ty Jerome defensive rebound | ||
| 2:30 | | Ty Jerome misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:26 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 2:22 | | Cam Whitmore misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:19 | | Steven Adams offensive rebound | ||
| 2:18 | | Steven Adams misses two point putback layup | ||
| 2:18 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:18 | | Steven Adams turnover (offensive goaltending) | ||
| 2:03 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:01 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 1:50 | | +2 | Cam Whitmore makes two point cutting dunk (Fred VanVleet assists) | 27-23 |
| 1:38 | | Tari Eason shooting foul (Ty Jerome draws the foul) | ||
| 1:38 | | +1 | Ty Jerome makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-24 |
| 1:38 | | +1 | Ty Jerome makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-25 |
| 1:23 | | +2 | Steven Adams makes two point turnaround hook shot (Jalen Green assists) | 29-25 |
| 1:07 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point floating jump shot (Sam Merrill assists) | 29-27 |
| 0:58 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving layup | 31-27 |
| 0:39 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:36 | | Cam Whitmore defensive rebound | ||
| 0:34 | | Cam Whitmore offensive foul (Charge) (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 0:34 | | Cam Whitmore turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:14 | | Evan Mobley turnover (bad pass) (Steven Adams steals) | ||
| 0:10 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point running jump shot (Cam Whitmore assists) | 33-27 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | Amen Thompson turnover (traveling) | ||
| 11:30 | | +3 | Georges Niang makes three point jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 33-30 |
| 11:09 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point turnaround jump shot | 35-30 |
| 10:41 | | Steven Adams blocks Donovan Mitchell's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:39 | | Steven Adams defensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | Sam Merrill shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 10:31 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-30 |
| 10:31 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-30 |
| 10:22 | | Ty Jerome misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:19 | | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point driving layup | 39-30 |
| 10:01 | | +3 | Georges Niang makes three point jump shot (Sam Merrill assists) | 39-33 |
| 9:42 | | Jalen Green misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:38 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point cutting layup (Amen Thompson assists) | 41-33 |
| 9:27 | | Ty Jerome misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:25 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | Amen Thompson misses two point running alley-oop dunk | ||
| 9:17 | | Sam Merrill defensive rebound | ||
| 9:11 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 9:09 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | Steven Adams misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:48 | | Steven Adams offensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | +2 | Steven Adams makes two point tip layup | 43-33 |
| 8:37 | | Amen Thompson blocks Georges Niang's two point cutting layup | ||
| 8:37 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:35 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:33 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:33 | | Jae'Sean Tate personal foul (Loose ball) (Georges Niang draws the foul) | ||
| 8:25 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point cutting dunk (Darius Garland assists) | 43-35 |
| 8:16 | | Craig Porter Jr. blocks Fred VanVleet's three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:16 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 8:07 | | Tari Eason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:07 | | Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | Craig Porter Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:37 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:34 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 7:27 | | Darius Garland turnover (lost ball) (Tari Eason steals) | ||
| 7:23 | | Darius Garland personal foul (Jae'Sean Tate draws the foul) | ||
| 7:09 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (bad pass) (Sam Merrill steals) | ||
| 6:58 | | +2 | Georges Niang makes two point cutting layup (Jarrett Allen assists) | 43-37 |
| 6:43 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:40 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 6:35 | | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point jump shot (Georges Niang assists) | 43-40 |
| 6:11 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point stepback jump shot | 45-40 |
| 5:57 | | Dillon Brooks shooting foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 5:57 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:57 | | Cavaliers delay of game violation | ||
| 5:57 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-41 |
| 5:57 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-42 |
| 5:41 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:36 | | Max Strus defensive rebound | ||
| 5:27 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving layup | 45-44 |
| 5:04 | | Jarrett Allen blocks Amen Thompson's two point cutting dunk | ||
| 5:02 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point putback layup | 47-44 |
| 4:51 | | Craig Porter Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:51 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 4:42 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 50-44 |
| 4:27 | | Craig Porter Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:11 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 52-44 |
| 3:50 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving reverse layup | 52-46 |
| 3:33 | | +3 | Dillon Brooks makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 55-46 |
| 3:16 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 3:04 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point cutting dunk (Darius Garland assists) | 55-48 |
| 2:42 | | +2 |