Jalen Green had 28 points and a career-high nine assists. Alperen Sengun added 21 points, a career-high 18 rebounds and seven assists as the Houston Rockets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-105 on Saturday night.
Rookie Jabari Smith Jr. had his third double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Rockets, who have won back-to-back games for the first time since beating Portland on March 25-26.
Smith is the 12th player age 19 or younger to have three double-doubles in his first 18 games. Smith had 100 career defensive rebounds for him in the first period.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points for the Thunder. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 13 of the Thunder’s first 22 points and has 30 or more points in four straight games.
Josh Giddey had 18 points and Jalen Williams had 11 for the Thunder, who have lost four of five.
After missing Friday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks, Eric Gordon returned to the starting lineup.
