Late 3s by Johnson and Russell give the Nets a 99-97 win over the Rockets
NEW YORK (AP) Keon Johnson and D'Angelo Russell made 3-pointers in the final 10 seconds, and the Brooklyn Nets stunned the Houston Rockets 99-97 on Tuesday night for their first home victory in two months.
Brooklyn trailed 97-93 when Tosan Evbuomwan inbounded the ball to Johnson, who made a 3 from the wing with 8.1 seconds left. Houston's Amen Thompson then threw an inbounds pass that skipped past Dillon Brooks, and Evbuomwan tipped it to Russell, who buried a 3 to put the Nets ahead with 3.4 seconds remaining.
Jalen Green missed a deep 3 at the buzzer for the Rockets as Brooklyn (17-33) ended its 11-game skid at Barclays Center.
Johnson scored 22 points, and Evbuomwan and Nic Claxton each scored 14. Russell had 10 points on 3-of-15 shooting.
Alperen Sengun had 24 points and 20 rebounds while Reed Sheppard and Brooks each finished with 16 for the Rockets (32-18), who have lost four straight - two to Brooklyn - since a four-game winning streak that included two wins over Cleveland and one against Boston.
Rockets: Thompson was named the Western Conference Player of the Month for January. Thompson, who on Tuesday was selected to the NBA Rising Stars Challenge, averaged 1.4 blocks and 2.2 steals over 12 games last month, the only player to average at least two steals and one block during that time.
Nets: Brooklyn swept the season series from the Rockets for the first time since 2022-23.
The Nets were down by nine points midway through the third quarter and responded with a 14-0 run in which Claxton and Tyrese Martin did all the scoring.
Brooklyn’s last victory at Barclays Center was on Dec. 4 against Indiana.
Brooklyn continues its six-game homestand Wednesday against Washington. Houston visits Minnesota on Thursday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Â | Alperen Sengun vs. Nic Claxton (Ziaire Williams gains possession) | Â | |
11:38 | Â | Nic Claxton misses two point cutting layup | Â | |
11:37 | Â | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | Â | |
11:24 | Â | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving hook shot | Â | |
11:23 | Â | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | Â | |
11:23 | Â | Nic Claxton turnover (out of bounds step) | Â | |
11:21 | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point floating jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 2-0 | |
11:04 | Â | D'Angelo Russell misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | Â | |
10:59 | Â | D'Angelo Russell offensive rebound | Â | |
10:52 | +3 | Jalen Wilson makes three point pullup jump shot (Nic Claxton assists) | 2-3 | |
10:24 | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point layup | 4-3 | |
10:08 | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point pullup jump shot (Nic Claxton assists) | 4-5 | |
9:38 | +3 | Dillon Brooks makes three point jump shot (Aaron Holiday assists) | 7-5 | |
9:25 | Â | D'Angelo Russell misses two point driving layup | Â | |
9:23 | Â | Jalen Green defensive rebound | Â | |
9:16 | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point jump shot (Aaron Holiday assists) | 10-5 | |
8:53 | Â | Ziaire Williams misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
8:51 | Â | Jalen Green defensive rebound | Â | |
8:42 | Â | Jalen Green misses three point stepback jump shot | Â | |
8:39 | Â | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | Â | |
8:30 | Â | Dillon Brooks misses three point stepback jump shot | Â | |
8:26 | Â | Ziaire Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
8:19 | +3 | Keon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Ziaire Williams assists) | 10-8 | |
8:01 | Â | Dillon Brooks turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | Â | |
7:43 | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point alley-oop layup (Keon Johnson assists) | 10-10 | |
7:24 | Â | Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:19 | Â | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | Â | |
7:19 | Â | Alperen Sengun misses two point tip layup | Â | |
7:17 | Â | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | Â | |
7:15 | Â | Amen Thompson personal foul (Nic Claxton draws the foul) | Â | |
7:15 | Â | Nets 60 second timeout | Â | |
7:08 | Â | Keon Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:06 | Â | Rockets defensive rebound | Â | |
6:44 | Â | Reece Beekman shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | Â | |
6:44 | Â | Alperen Sengun misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
6:44 | Â | Rockets offensive rebound | Â | |
6:44 | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-10 | |
6:20 | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists) | 11-12 | |
6:07 | Â | Amen Thompson misses two point alley-oop layup | Â | |
6:04 | Â | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | Â | |
5:56 | Â | Ziaire Williams misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:52 | Â | Jalen Wilson offensive rebound | Â | |
5:50 | Â | Keon Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:46 | Â | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | Â | |
5:36 | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point pullup jump shot | 13-12 | |
5:13 | Â | Nic Claxton misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:11 | Â | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | Â | |
5:05 | Â | Nets technical foul (Defensive three second) | Â | |
5:05 | Â | Jalen Green misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
5:05 | Â | Rockets offensive rebound | Â | |
4:57 | +3 | Cam Whitmore makes three point stepback jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 16-12 | |
4:45 | Â | Reece Beekman misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
4:42 | Â | Cam Whitmore defensive rebound | Â | |
4:33 | Â | Tyrese Martin kicked ball violation | Â | |
4:21 | Â | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving reverse layup | Â | |
4:19 | Â | Reece Beekman defensive rebound | Â | |
4:14 | +2 | Jalen Wilson makes two point running layup (Reece Beekman assists) | 16-14 | |
3:59 | Â | Jalen Green turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | Â | |
3:44 | +2 | Tosan Evbuomwan makes two point pullup jump shot | 16-16 | |
3:24 | Â | Jalen Green misses two point driving finger roll layup | Â | |
3:23 | Â | Jae'Sean Tate offensive rebound | Â | |
3:23 | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point tip layup | 18-16 | |
3:00 | Â | Dillon Brooks personal foul (Trendon Watford draws the foul) | Â | |
2:54 | +2 | Tyrese Martin makes two point driving layup (Day'Ron Sharpe assists) | 18-18 | |
2:40 | Â | Rockets 60 second timeout | Â | |
2:35 | Â | Day'Ron Sharpe shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | Â | |
2:35 | Â | Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
2:35 | Â | Rockets offensive rebound | Â | |
2:35 | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-18 | |
2:14 | +2 | Tosan Evbuomwan makes two point pullup jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 19-20 | |
1:55 | Â | Amen Thompson turnover (lost ball) (D'Angelo Russell steals) | Â | |
1:46 | Â | Tyrese Martin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:43 | Â | Day'Ron Sharpe offensive rebound | Â | |
1:40 | Â | Amen Thompson blocks Day'Ron Sharpe's two point layup | Â | |
1:37 | Â | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | Â | |
1:23 | Â | Cam Whitmore misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:21 | Â | Reed Sheppard offensive rebound | Â | |
1:16 | Â | D'Angelo Russell blocks Jae'Sean Tate's two point driving layup | Â | |
1:16 | Â | Rockets offensive rebound | Â | |
1:14 | +2 | Steven Adams makes two point hook shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 21-20 | |
0:52 | Â | Tosan Evbuomwan misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:49 | Â | Day'Ron Sharpe offensive rebound | Â | |
0:39 | Â | D'Angelo Russell misses three point pullup jump shot | Â | |
0:35 | Â | Tosan Evbuomwan offensive rebound | Â | |
0:33 | +2 | Tosan Evbuomwan makes two point driving layup | 21-22 | |
0:09 | +2 | Steven Adams makes two point layup (Amen Thompson assists) | 23-22 | |
0:00 | Â | Trendon Watford misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Nets offensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |