Houston Rockets vs. Brooklyn Nets

Jan 1, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	26	27	37	30	120
BKN	20	22	25	29	96

Game Recap

The Rockets defeated the Nets, 120-96. The Rockets improve to 21-10, while the Nets fell to 10-21.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kevin DurantSF	36	8-15	2-7	4-4	5	11	0	0	6	2	+11	22
10Jabari Smith Jr.PF	32	5-12	2-6	2-2	6	1	1	1	1	4	+23	14
28Alperen SengunC	33	8-12	0-0	4-6	6	6	2	1	1	4	+30	20
17Tari EasonSG	22	6-7	2-2	1-2	9	0	1	1	1	3	+15	15
1Amen ThompsonPG	32	10-12	2-3	1-1	4	3	2	1	1	3	+19	23
15Reed Sheppard	31	5-11	2-6	2-3	2	1	1	3	1	2	0	14
8Jae'Sean Tate	10	2-4	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	1	+3	4
2Dorian Finney-Smith	15	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	1	1	0	1	1	+5	0
20Josh Okogie	20	2-5	1-2	0-0	5	2	0	0	2	2	+4	5
0Aaron Holiday	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+5	3
4JD Davison	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	+5	0
12Steven Adams	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Clint Capela	— did not play —												— did not play —
32Jeff Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	47-8257.3%	12-2941.4%	14-1877.8%	45	28	8	7	14	22	-	120

NETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Ziaire WilliamsSF	26	3-6	2-4	6-7	2	0	5	0	0	1	-17	14
21Noah ClowneyPF	25	4-9	0-2	3-7	1	0	0	2	3	2	-19	11
33Nic ClaxtonC	23	5-10	0-0	1-3	8	2	0	0	0	1	-19	11
2Danny WolfSG	29	4-10	1-4	0-0	4	5	2	0	1	3	-24	9
4Drake PowellPG	25	3-9	1-4	1-3	0	1	1	0	2	2	-25	8
24Cam Thomas	22	8-13	3-7	2-4	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	21
88Nolan Traore	26	1-8	1-5	0-0	0	2	1	0	2	2	0	3
20Day'Ron Sharpe	19	4-6	0-1	0-0	8	7	2	0	0	1	-2	8
22Jalen Wilson	22	1-2	1-1	5-6	3	0	0	0	0	2	-7	8
13Tyrese Martin	18	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	1	-9	3
8Egor Demin	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Terance Mann	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	34-7644.7%	10-3033.3%	18-3060.0%	27	18	12	2	13	17	-	96

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUBKN

(11:57) Jump Ball Claxton vs. Sengun: Tip to Eason
+2 (11:39) Sengun 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
20
(11:12) MISS Claxton 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(11:09) Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:05) Sengun 1' Running Dunk (4 PTS) (Durant 1 AST)
40
+2 (10:46) Claxton 1' Driving Bank Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Wolf 1 AST)
42
+2 (10:22) Eason 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Durant 2 AST)
62
(10:07) MISS Wolf 4' Driving Layup
(10:04) Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:51) Thompson 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Durant 3 AST)
82
(9:37) Powell Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:37) Smith Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:31) Thompson 3' Running Layup (4 PTS)
102
(9:18) Wolf Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:18) Eason STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:14) Thompson 1' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (6 PTS) (Durant 4 AST)
122
(9:14) NETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(8:59) MISS Powell 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:57) Rockets Rebound
(8:37) Durant Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:37) Williams STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:34) Williams 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Wolf 2 AST)
124
(8:34) Eason S.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Fraher)
+1 (8:34) Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
125
(8:16) Powell S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Mehta)
+1 (8:16) Sengun Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
135
+1 (8:16) Sengun Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
145
(8:03) MISS Clowney 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:59) Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (7:53) Sengun 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (8 PTS) (Durant 5 AST)
165
(7:37) Smith Jr. P.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.Fraher)
(7:27) MISS Powell 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:22) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:15) MISS Durant 15' Fadeaway Jumper
(7:10) Wolf REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:03) Clowney 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Wolf 3 AST)
167
(6:44) Williams S.FOUL (P1.T2) (N.Green)
+1 (6:44) Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
177
+1 (6:44) Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
187
(6:30) Eason FLAGRANT.FOUL.TYPE1 (P2.T3) (S.Mehta)
+1 (6:30) Clowney Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 3 (3 PTS)
188
+1 (6:30) Clowney Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 3 (4 PTS)
189
(6:30) MISS Clowney Free Throw Flagrant 3 of 3
(6:30) NETS Rebound
+3 (6:22) Williams 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Thomas 1 AST)
1812
(6:02) MISS Durant 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:59) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (5:57) Sengun 3' Putback Layup (10 PTS)
2012
(5:40) MISS Williams 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:37) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:30) Clowney P.FOUL (P1.T3) (P.Fraher)
(5:14) MISS Smith Jr. 21' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:10) Claxton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:01) MISS Claxton 2' Alley Oop Layup
(4:59) Tate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:57) MISS Durant 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(4:52) Claxton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:36) Claxton 1' Driving Dunk (4 PTS)
2014
(4:27) Sheppard Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:27) Williams STEAL (2 STL)
(4:24) MISS Williams 1' Driving Layup
(4:24) Sheppard BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:24) NETS Rebound
(4:22) MISS Thomas 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:18) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:07) MISS Smith Jr. 4' Driving Layup
(4:07) Clowney BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:06) NETS Rebound
(4:06) Smith Jr. L.B.FOUL (P2.T4) (N.Green)
(3:51) Tate P.FOUL (P1.PN) (S.Mehta)
+1 (3:51) Thomas Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2015
+1 (3:51) Thomas Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2016
(3:39) MISS Sheppard 12' Turnaround Jump Shot
(3:36) Sharpe REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:28) Thomas 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Traore 1 AST)
2018
(3:25) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(3:02) MISS Thompson 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(3:00) Tate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (2:59) Tate 3' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
2218
(2:40) Thomas Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:40) Finney-Smith STEAL (1 STL)
(2:38) Jump Ball Thomas vs. Finney-Smith: Tip to Sengun
(2:31) Traore P.FOUL (P1.T4) (N.Green)
(2:15) Finney-Smith Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:15) Sharpe STEAL (1 STL)
(2:06) Thomas Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T4)
(1:51) Thomas S.FOUL (P1.PN) (P.Fraher)
(1:51) MISS Sheppard Free Throw 1 of 3
(1:51) Rockets Rebound
+1 (1:51) Sheppard Free Throw 2 of 3 (1 PTS)
2318
+1 (1:51) Sheppard Free Throw 3 of 3 (2 PTS)
2418
(1:35) MISS Traore 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:31) Okogie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:13) MISS Holiday 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:09) Sharpe REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:00) Traore Traveling Turnover (P1.T5)
+2 (0:46) Sheppard 13' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Holiday 1 AST)
2618
+2 (0:26) Sharpe 5' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS)
2620
(0:01) MISS Okogie 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:01) Finney-Smith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:00) MISS Finney-Smith Tip Layup Shot
(0:00) Rockets Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

BKN

120Points96

47-82(57.3%)Field Goal(%)34-76(44.7%)

12-29(41.4%)3-Point(%)10-30(33.3%)

14-18(77.8%)Free Throw(%)18-30(60.0%)

45(13)Rebounds(Offensive)27(10)

28Assists18

8Steals12

7Blocks2

14Turnovers13

22Fouls17

54Pts In The Paint46

20Fast Break Pts14

23Pts Off Turnovers14

26Bench Pts43

26Largest Lead0

Game Details

Thursday, January 1, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Barclays Center · Brooklyn, NY

attendance: 18,003 (94.8%)