Fred VanVleet had 20 points (12 in the fourth quarter) and 12 assists, and the Houston Rockets went on a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Detroit Pistons 112-110.
The Pistons led 107-102 with 3:53 left in the fourth quarter. VanVleet’s 3-pointer put the Rockets ahead for good with 1:42 left. He scored 8 points during the run, and they led 112-107 with 49 seconds left.
Isaiah Stewart’s 3-pointer made it 112-110 with 29.1 seconds left. The Pistons had the ball down 2 after a timeout, but Jaden Ivey missed a pull-up 3-pointer with 3.3 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Rockets outscored the Pistons 14-7. VanVleet scored 8 of the Rockets’ 14 on 3 for 4 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line.
Alperen Sengun scored 29 points (24 in the paint) on 12 for 19 shooting, and Jalen Green added 28 points. The Rockets had 3 20-point scorers. VanVleet assisted on 6 of Sengun’s 12 baskets, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Pistons, Kevin Knox II scored 19 points on 7 for 9 shooting.
The Rockets outscored the Pistons 20-3 off turnovers.