Rockets Go Wire-to-Wire, Crush Short-Handed Lakers

Rockets Go Wire-to-Wire, Crush Short-Handed Lakers
Jalen Green (4) of the Houston Rockets dunks the ball against the Los Angeles Lakers during the first half in Houston on Nov. 8, 2023. Carmen Mandato/Getty Images
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Jalen Green scored a game-high 28 points while Alperen Sengun chipped in 19 as the host Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to four games with a 128–94 wire-to-wire victory over the injury-ravaged Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, Nov. 8.

Green was efficient throughout, making 11 of 15 attempts to pace the Rockets, who shot 55.9 percent through three periods while carrying a 28-point advantage into the fourth. Sengun matched Green in efficiency, going 8 of 10 from the floor while, like Green, adding seven rebounds. Green and Sengun totaled two turnovers in 46 combined minutes played.