Alperen Sengun scored 33 points (30 in the paint), and the Houston Rockets went on a 19-7 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 108-99.
The Grizzlies led 79-78 when Dorian Finney-Smith’s 3-pointer put the Rockets ahead for good with 10:58 left. Sengun scored 6 points as they pulled away to a 97-86 lead with 5:53 left.
Kevin Durant had 33 points and 8 rebounds. The Rockets had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Grizzlies, Santi Aldama scored 17 points (12 in the paint).
The Rockets shot 44.6% from the field and 29.7% from 3 to the Grizzlies’ 37.1% and 18.9%. The Grizzlies gave up 16 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Rockets missed. They outscored the Rockets 40-9 off the bench.