HOUSTON — Two nights after their NBA record-tying 28-game dropping streak ended, the Detroit Pistons have been blown out 136-113 on Monday night time by the Houston Rockets, who acquired 26 factors and 9 assists from Alperen Sengun and 22 factors from Jalen Green.
Detroit (3-30), which beat Toronto 129-127 on Saturday, didn’t win consecutive video games for the second time this season.
Pistons coach Monty Williams stated he had considered how his crew would reply after the win.
“I thought about it the last day,” Williams stated. “When you’re fighting for a win like we were for so long and you get one, I’m sure there’s emotional stuff that I can’t explain, but when you’re in our situation, you got to recover quickly.”
Green and Sengun mixed to attain 37 factors within the third quarter because the Rockets outscored the Pistons 47-25 within the interval to take a 106-80 lead into the fourth.
“It wasn’t the best feeling going in at halftime up four when we felt like we played well enough to be up double digits,” Houston coach Ime Udoka stated. “Gave a few leads up, but came out with the right mindset, focused and had a big quarter. (We) kind of put it away there.”
PHOTOS: Pistons fall to Rockets 136-113 in first sport since finish of 28-game skid
Sengun shot 9 of 13 from the sector and Green made 5 3-pointers because the Rockets snapped a three-game skid.
Sengun stated he performed extra aggressively within the third quarter.
“I knew I needed to play better,” Sengun stated. “I was mad at myself, and I pushed myself in the second half. I played my game. I wasn’t playing like myself in the first half. I missed a lot of shots. I didn’t play with that energy, but if you want to win everyone has to play good, and I did my job in the third quarter.”
Sengun has scored not less than 20 factors in six straight video games, and Green has scored not less than 20 in three straight.
Alec Burks scored 21 factors, Jaden Ivey added 19 and Bojan Bogdanovic had 14 for the Pistons. Jalen Duren had 12 factors and 13 rebounds for Detroit, which shot 49% and went 13 of 29 on 3-pointers.
“We are one of the youngest teams in the league, so no one should outwork us ever, and that’s what happened tonight,” Bogdanovic stated. “They kind of outrun us, outworked us, and that’s got to stop.”
Tari Eason had 17 factors, Jae’Sean Tate scored 16 and Fred VanVleet had 15 factors and 7 assists for Houston, which shot 56%, together with 15 of 35 on 3s. The Rockets turned 18 turnovers into 33 factors.
Houston’s Amen Thompson had 12 factors in his first sport in opposition to twin brother Ausar Thompson, who completed with 5 factors for Detroit.
Leading 62-60 early within the third quarter, Houston went on a 19-4 run to open up an 81-64 lead on a 3-pointer by VanVleet with 6:43 remaining within the third. Sengun scored 11 factors throughout the burst.
UP NEXT
Pistons: At Utah on Wednesday.
Rockets: Host Brooklyn on Wednesday as their seven-game homestand continues.
