Kevin Porter Jr. hit a step-back triple with 0.4 seconds to play and Christian wood recorded his eighteenth double-double for the Houston Rockets break an eight-game losing streak with a win by 114-111 Over the Washington wizards on Wednesday.
Porter and Wood returned from one-game suspensions to help the Rockets get through a late Wizards set, one in which they co-authored Kyle kuzma (24 points, nine rebounds) and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (26 points, five triples). Raúl Neto he tied at 111-111 with a layup with 22.6 seconds left.
But Porter, who hit just 3 of 13, made his only second-half field goal count. Wood totaled 22 points, 11 rebounds and three steals, while Jalen green added 22 points and Eric Gordon 19.
The base of the Wizards, Bradley Beal, committed a foul that eliminated him with 9:10 remaining and finished with 27 points in 29 minutes.
The Rockets led 94-87 but Washington did not give up and tied 102-102 in the first of two career layouts. Net. He finished with 14 points and four assists from the bench.
The Rockets were quick to take a double-digit lead, starting with a 7-of-12 shooting from the field as they climbed to an 18-8 lead before the Wizards called for a timeout. Houston led by as many as a dozen points in the opening period before Beal will lead Washington back into contention with 12 points in the first quarter, including six in a row in the opening period stretch.
The reserves of Houston they totaled 14 points in the first half, including 10 of the Rockets’ 12 points during an opening push in the second period that helped the Rockets reach a 41-35 lead.
The Wizards responded with a 9-1 run as Corey kispert he scored the final five points during that stretch, including a triple that gave Washington its first lead at 44-42. There were five lead changes in the second quarter, but Beal (16 points), Caldwell-Pope (14) and Kuzma (12) scored in double figures before halftime and the Wizards led a 55-54 lead at halftime.
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