Houston
Rockets
120
–
96
FINAL
Brooklyn
Nets
Date
Thursday, January 1, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 26 | 27 | 37 | 30 | 120 |
| BKN | 20 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 96 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Alperen Sengun
HOU
20
PTS
6
REB
6
AST
+30
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots14
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending60.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.27
Impact Composite67.1
Hustle: 28.5Defense: 33.2Impact: 5.3
66.7% FG3 deflections14 contested shots+30 plus/minusonly 13 pts allowed on 48.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Kevin Durant
HOU
22
PTS
5
REB
11
AST
+11
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-15 (53.3%)
3PT2-7
FT4-4
TS%65.6%
eFG%60.0%
TOV6
ORTG128
DRTG116
NET+12
Double-Double+11 plus/minusonly 18 pts allowed on 61.3 possessions
Box Score
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tari Eason | 22:02 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6-7 | 86% | 2-2 | 100% | 1-2 | 50% | +15 |
| Amen Thompson | 32:27 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10-12 | 83% | 2-3 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | +19 |
| Alperen Sengun | 33:40 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8-12 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-6 | 67% | +30 |
| Kevin Durant | 36:33 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8-15 | 53% | 2-7 | 29% | 4-4 | 100% | +11 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 32:24 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5-12 | 42% | 2-6 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | +23 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Reed Sheppard | 31:21 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5-11 | 46% | 2-6 | 33% | 2-3 | 67% | 0 |
| Josh Okogie | 20:40 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Aaron Holiday | 3:19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 10:50 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 15:17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| JD Davison | 1:28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| TOTAL | — | 120 | 45 | 13 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 47-82 | 57% | 12-29 | 41% | 14-18 | 78% | — |
Jeff Green —
Clint Capela —
Steven Adams —
| BKN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nic Claxton | 23:58 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-3 | 33% | -19 |
| Noah Clowney | 25:48 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4-9 | 44% | 0-2 | 0% | 3-7 | 43% | -19 |
| Danny Wolf | 29:17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-10 | 40% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -24 |
| Drake Powell | 25:19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-9 | 33% | 1-4 | 25% | 1-3 | 33% | -25 |
| Ziaire Williams | 26:53 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 6-7 | 86% | -17 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Cam Thomas | 22:41 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8-13 | 62% | 3-7 | 43% | 2-4 | 50% | +2 |
| Jalen Wilson | 22:36 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 5-6 | 83% | -7 |
| Tyrese Martin | 18:01 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Nolan Traore | 26:16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-8 | 13% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Day'Ron Sharpe | 19:11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| TOTAL | — | 96 | 27 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 34-76 | 45% | 10-30 | 33% | 18-30 | 60% | — |
Terance Mann —
Egor Dëmin —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
HOU47/82 (57%)
Paint
27/40 (68%)
Mid
15/23 (65%)
3PT
12/29 (41%)
RA 71%Paint 60%ATB3 33%Corner 3 55%Mid 60%
BKN34/76 (45%)
Paint
23/44 (52%)
Mid
4/9 (44%)
3PT
10/30 (33%)
RA 53%ATB3 33%Paint 50%Corner 3 33%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Nic Claxton
defended Alperen Sengun
4.6 min • 2 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Nolan Traore
held Reed Sheppard
3.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Ziaire Williams
vs Kevin Durant
2.2 min • 6 pts • 100%
| BKN Defense | Alperen Sengun | Amen Thompson | Dorian Finney-Smith | Jabari Smith Jr. | Jae'Sean Tate | Josh Okogie | Kevin Durant | Reed Sheppard | Tari Eason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Wolf | 1.1m 5pts 67% | — | — | 1.8m 2pts 50% | — | — | 3.1m 2pts 100% | — | 1.3m 2pts 50% |
| Ziaire Williams | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 6pts 100% | 1.9m 1pts 0% | — |
| Nic Claxton | 4.6m 2pts 33% | — | — | 1.3m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noah Clowney | — | — | — | 3.4m 6pts 75% | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Nolan Traore | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Cam Thomas | — | 1.7m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 2pts 33% | — |
| Drake Powell | — | 1.5m 1pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0m 0pts 0% |
| Jalen Wilson | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.9m 3pts 100% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — |
| Day'Ron Sharpe | 3.7m 6pts 75% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrese Martin | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.7m 9pts 50% | 3.8m 4pts 100% | 2.1m 9pts 100% | 3.8m 8pts 67% | 3.4m 2pts 0% | 4.9m 9pts 50% | 3.7m 2pts 50% | 3.1m 1pts 0% | 3.4m 5pts 20% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = BKN leads, negative = HOU leads
BKN Largest Lead
0
Q1 0:00
HOU Largest Lead
26
Q3 11:24
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
HOU 8-0 run
Q1 1:38 – Q1 2:46
-4 → -10
HOU 8-0 run
Q3 2:19 – Q3 3:17
-16 → -21