VanVleet closed with 20 points (6-13 FG, 6-9 3Pt, 2-2 FT), three rebounds and six assists in 38 minutes during Saturday's 135-131 victory over Cleveland. All six of VanVleet's made field goals Saturday came from beyond the arc, and he finished as the Rockets' third-leading scorer behind Alperen Sengun and Jalen Green (26 each). VanVleet has scored at least 20 points and connected on at least five three-pointers in each of his last three outings. He'll look to carry that momentum into Monday's road game against the Celtics.
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Date Opp Result Record 1/25 W 135-131 30-14 1/22 W 109-108 29-14 1/20 L 107-96 28-14 1/18 W 125-103 28-13 1/16 L 132-127 27-13 1/15 W 128-108 27-12 1/13 W 120-118 26-12 1/11 Postponed 25-12 1/9 W 119-115 25-12 1/7 W 135-112 24-12 1/5 W 119-115 23-12 1/3 L 109-86 22-12 1/1 W 110-99 22-11 12/29 L 104-100 21-11 12/27 L 113-112 21-10 12/26 W 128-111 21-9 12/23 W 114-101 20-9 12/22 W 114-110 19-9 12/19 W 133-113 18-9 12/14 L 111-96 0-1 12/11 W 91-90 1-0 12/8 W 117-106 16-8 12/5 L 99-93 15-8 12/3 L 120-111 15-7 12/1 W 119-116 15-6 11/27 W 122-115 14-6 11/26 W 117-111 13-6 11/23 L 104-98 12-6 11/22 W 116-88 12-5 11/20 W 130-113 11-5 11/18 L 101-100 10-5 11/17 W 143-107 10-4 11/15 W 125-104 9-4 11/13 W 111-103 8-4 11/11 W 107-92 7-4 11/10 W 101-99 6-4 11/8 L 126-107 5-4 11/6 W 127-100 5-3 11/4 W 109-97 4-3 11/2 L 127-121 3-3 10/31 W 108-102 3-2 10/28 W 106-101 2-2 10/26 L 109-106 1-2 10/25 W 128-108 1-1 10/23 L 110-105 0-1
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Jalen Green SG21.4rebounds per game
10.4assists per game
5.9blocks per game
1.1steals per game
Tari Eason SF2.0Player GP GS MIN PTS REB AST BLK STL TO DD2 TD3 A/TO +/- 3PA 3PM 3P% 2PA 2PM 2P% FGA FGM FG% FTA FTM FT% PF DREB OREB TS% 2109.23.02.70.70.30.20.5001.5-320.30.142.9%2.41.041.2%2.81.141.4%1.10.659.1%0.7312547.3%J. Tate SF25110.83.72.30.80.10.50.5001.6+720.70.233.3%2.21.251.8%3.01.447.3%1.10.763.0%1.9342454.1%J. Smith PF333330.911.96.51.01.00.40.9501.1+1094.81.735.4%4.72.451.6%9.54.143.5%2.32.086.7%2.31565956.8%J. McVeigh PF603.51.30.70.20.20.00.2001.0+21.30.325.0%0.50.233.3%1.80.527.3%0.00.00.0%0.23136.4%F. VanVleet PG414135.915.44.05.90.51.71.6403.7+2127.92.835.3%5.62.545.2%13.55.339.4%2.42.081.6%2.51353052.8%444431.319.310.45.00.81.32.42732.1+2341.50.323.4%14.37.451.7%15.77.749.1%5.13.670.2%2.830815053.9%D. Brooks SG414132.012.83.81.60.20.91.0001.6+1625.92.236.7%5.52.545.6%11.44.741.0%1.61.385.9%3.41064953.1%A. Holiday PG31010.83.91.01.10.10.40.5002.4+792.10.837.5%1.10.648.6%3.21.341.4%0.60.588.2%0.825656.8%J. Green SG444432.921.44.32.80.30.92.5101.1+1068.02.936.3%9.24.649.3%17.37.543.2%4.13.687.7%1.81652456.2%S. Adams C30011.33.14.91.10.40.31.0001.2+650.00.00.0%2.01.260.0%2.01.260.0%1.80.741.5%0.9747256.4%C. Whitmore SF26016.410.03.20.80.30.60.9100.9+713.91.332.4%4.82.654.0%8.73.944.2%1.51.173.7%0.9612153.8%R. Sheppard SG32011.33.21.31.20.30.50.6002.0-242.30.627.4%1.60.637.3%3.91.231.5%0.20.283.3%0.9301040.7%N. Williams SG603.52.70.50.20.20.30.2001.0+90.70.350.0%0.80.8100.0%1.51.277.8%0.00.00.0%0.23088.9%A. Thompson SF411430.313.28.12.71.11.42.01311.4+1381.30.324.1%7.94.860.9%9.25.155.6%3.92.769.2%2.321911460.7%J. Green PF13210.54.21.40.20.10.20.2001.0-351.80.634.8%1.10.985.7%2.91.554.1%0.70.577.8%1.116267.1%T. Eason SF29022.811.36.11.10.92.00.8201.3+1122.91.032.9%6.13.355.1%9.04.347.9%2.31.774.6%2.51156156.5%
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Player | GP | MPG | PPG | Sta |
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Steven Adams | 30 | 11.3 | 3.1 | ACT |
Dillon Brooks | 41 | 32 | 12.8 | ACT |
N'Faly Dante | 0 | 0 | 0 | OUT |
Tari Eason | 29 | 22.8 | 11.3 | ACT |
Jalen Green | 44 | 32.9 | 21.4 | ACT |
Jeff Green | 13 | 10.5 | 4.2 | ACT |
Aaron Holiday | 31 | 10.8 | 3.9 | ACT |
Jock Landale | 21 | 9.2 | 3 | ACT |
Jack McVeigh | 6 | 3.5 | 1.3 | ACT |
Reed Sheppard | 32 | 11.3 | 3.2 | ACT |
Jabari Smith | 33 | 30.9 | 11.9 | OUT |
Jae'Sean Tate | 25 | 10.8 | 3.7 | ACT |
Amen Thompson | 41 | 30.3 | 13.2 | ACT |
Fred VanVleet | 41 | 35.9 | 15.4 | ACT |
Cam Whitmore | 26 | 16.4 | 10 | ACT |
Nate Williams | 6 | 3.5 | 2.7 | ACT |
Alperen Şengün | 44 | 31.3 | 19.3 | ACT |
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Fred VanVleet : Lethal from deep vs. Cleveland
VanVleet closed with 20 points (6-13 FG, 6-9 3Pt, 2-2 FT), three rebounds and six assists in 38 minutes during Saturday's 135-131 victory over Cleveland. All six of VanVleet's made field goals Saturday came from beyond the arc, and he finished as the Rockets' third-leading scorer behind Alperen Sengun and Jalen Green (26 each). VanVleet has scored at least 20 points and connected on at least five three-pointers in each of his last three outings. He'll look to carry that momentum into Monday's road game against the Celtics.
Alperen Sengun : Chips in 26 points Saturday
Sengun closed Saturday's 135-131 victory over the Cavaliers with 26 points (9-17 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 7-13 FT), eight rebounds and three assists in 33 minutes. Sengun co-led the Rockets in scoring Saturday with Jalen Green. Sengun was efficient as usual from the field, but he struggled from the charity stripe where he has connected on just 54.5 percent of his free-throw attempts across his last eight outings. Over that span, Sengun has averaged 21.0 points on 52.9 percent shooting, 10.4 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.4 steals over 31.1 minutes per game.
Amen Thompson : Logs triple-double against Cavs
Thompson racked up 23 points (8-13 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 7-10 FT), 14 rebounds, 10 assists, two blocks and one steal across 41 minutes during Saturday's 135-131 victory over Cleveland. Thompson was the Rockets' best player on the court Saturday, leading the team with a plus-10 point differential en route to his second-career triple-double. Houston holds an 8-2 record since Thompson was permanently inserted into the starting lineup Jan. 5, which includes back-to-back wins against Cleveland. Over that span, Thompson has averaged 16.4 points on 55.3 percent shooting, 11.1 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.2 steals and 1.1 blocks over 38.4 minutes per game.
Steven Adams : Season-high 11 rebounds in win
Adams notched three points (1-2 FG, 1-4 FT), 11 rebounds, two assists and two blocks over 19 minutes during Wednesday's 109-108 win over Cleveland. Adams has not been as dominant on the glass since returning to the floor in November, but he got the job done in Wednesday's win against the Cavaliers. The veteran big man had a season-high 11 rebounds in 19 minutes off the bench for Houston.
Fred VanVleet : Drains seven triples in win
VanVleet scored 26 points (8-15 FG, 7-12 3Pt, 3-3 FT), dished five assists and grabbed three boards in 40 minutes during Wednesday's 109-108 win over the Cavaliers. VanVleet has been pretty inconsistent all year, but he's been able to string together more good than bad this month, shooting 44.2 percent from the field and 40.5 percent from deep, compared to 39.3 and 34.4 percent on the season. Nonetheless, his scoring volume and efficiency will remain hard to trust, as he's proven over the course of his tenure with the Rockets. He'll look to stay hot from deep in Saturday's rematch against the Cavaliers.
Alperen Sengun : Bounces back with double-double
Sengun put up 18 points (7-13 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 4-6 FT), 11 rebounds, four assists and one block in 29 minutes during Wednesday's 109-108 win over the Cavaliers. After an uncharacteristic off night Monday, the fourth-year big man was able to log his 27th double-double of the season and lead his team to a big win over the league leading Cavaliers. Despite struggling Monday, Sengun is averaging 18.6 points, 10.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists on 47.6 percent shooting and remains a strong fantasy option going forward. His next game comes Saturday against the Cavaliers once again.
Amen Thompson : Stays hot in win
Thompson put up 16 points (7-15 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 1-2 FT), 16 boards, four assists and four steals in 36 minutes of action during Wednesday's 109-108 win over the Cavaliers. The sophomore forward has been lights out as a starter in the absence of Jabari Smith (hand), and Wednesday's outing was no different. He's averaging 16.8 points, 10.8 rebounds and 2.2 blocks while shooting 56.1 percent from the field in his 13 games with the first unit this season. So, as long as Smith remains sidelined, Thompson is both a reliable and high upside fantasy option. He'll get another crack at the Cavaliers on Saturday.
Steven Adams : Removed from injury report
Adams (migraine) is off the injury report for Wednesday's game against the Cavaliers. After being a late scratch ahead of Monday's game against the Pistons, Adams is good to go for the Rockets on Wednesday. The veteran big man should resume his role as starter Alperen Sengun's top backup from Houston's bench.