Live stream: Rockets 98, Pistons 98

The Houston Rockets (18-18) play against the Detroit Pistons (3-35) at Little Caesars Arena

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Game Time: 7:30 PM EST on Friday January 12, 2024

Houston Rockets 98, Detroit Pistons 98 (Q4 6:51)

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Ivey has been working his ass off all game. Two big buckets there to give the Pistons the lead back. –

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Jeff Green is headed to the locker room –

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Pistons are putting Sengun in PNR every trip now. –

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Stew with some misses here in the 4Q, both teams have gone a bit cold.
Game tied with FVV at the line.
Williams bringing the rest of his starters back in. –

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VanVleet ties the game from midrange. 16-5 Houston run, 92-92. Pistons can’t buy a bucket –

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Pistons are starting the 4Q with Hayes, Burks, Thompson, Livers and Stew.
Houston has four starters and Whitmore. –

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Rockets pull within 3 at the end of the third quarter after trailing by as many as 11. Jalen Green leads everyone with 28, Alperen Sengun has 19, Jabari Smith Jr with 17 –

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End of the 3rd quarter: 91, 88.
Knox: 19 pts, 5 rebs, 2 asts (7-9 FG)
Burks: 14 pts (5-9 FG; 4-6 3PT)
Stewart: 13 pts, 6 rebs (5-8 FG)
Jalen Green: 28 pts, 4 rebs, 3 asts –

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End of 3rd: Rockets 91, Pistons 88. Houston outscored Detroit 12-4 down the stretch after the Pistons took an 11-point lead. Knox (19 points) scored 11 in the period.
Burks: 14 points
Stewart: 13 points, 6 rebounds –

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END OF 3Q: Pistons 91, Rockets 88.
Knox: 19p
Burks: 14p
Stewart: 13p and 6r
Ivey: 12p and 5a
Duren/Bagley: 11p each –

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Jason Biles is looking at Jeff Green’s left knee –

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Whitmore hit a corner 3 off an offensive rebound to cut Detroit’s lead to four, 87-83. Next possession, Livers misses two open 3’s and Burks misses one in the corner. The same scenes replay every game lol. Rockets have scored seven-straight –

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Jeff Green down and slamming the floor. He got hit, but didn’t see where –

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I think this stretch here decides the game: all bench vs. a Rockets team with Sengun, FVV and Green still on the floor. –

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McDermott had four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter at Detroit and has four 3-pointers in the second quarter tonight. He’s on one. –

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Pistons 87, Rockets 80. 2:22 left in the third. Detroit has controlled the entire second half but hasn’t been able to shake Houston yet. –

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I haven’t said this in like two years but the Pistons are up by 11 but it feels like more. –

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Jaden Ivey just found Jalen Duren for a filthy slam over Jabari Smith Jr. –

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Knox has 11 points in the 3rd, 19 on the night. Hitting some big shots to keep the Pistons in control –

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Isaiah Stewart and Kevin Knox: 32 points, 12-17 from the field, 4-9 from 3 and 11 rebounds –

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Dame Dash is here in Detroit for Pistons-Rockets. –

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that’s 23 PTS for JG 🔥 –

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The cutting, the extra passes, the crashing of the glass .. Detroit is doing it all.
Just needs to make more of its open 3s. –

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Ivey finds Duren for an easy slam. Pistons lead 77-68 with six minutes left in the third. –

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FVV cannot get past Stewart and it’s frustrating him. –

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Sengun picks up his third foul with 7:15 left in the third and Udoka subs him out. Rockets getting badly outplayed in the third quarter after coming from 12 points down before halftime –

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If the Pistons can just not dribble off their foot, dribble in a crowd or pass to a fan in the first row for the next 20 minutes, they should win comfy.
They’re outplaying Houston in every facet, except TOs
Lead by 11 with 8:03 left in 3Q — their third double-digit lead –

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Pistons open the second half with a 17-6 run to take a 72-61 lead. Stew and Knox are responsible for 14 of the points. Just need to take care of the ball –

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Stew knocks down a timely 3 to give the Pistons a six-point lead. –

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Pistons force udoka into a quick third-quarter timeout.
Detroit leads by 5 with Stew at the line for free throws. –

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Hello there, Jalen Green. 20 points for Jalen, who was super aggressive in the second quarter, as the Rockets are tied 55-55 at halftime in Detroit. Rockets came back after being down by 12. –

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All tied up at the half! –

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HALFTIME: Pistons 55, Rockets 55.
Detroit led by 12 not long ago. Six turnovers for 10 Houston points in the 2Q alone.
Pistons do it to themselves. –

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Halftime: Pistons 55, Rockets 54. Detroit led by 12 at the 4:47 mark, then turned the ball over twice in a row. Outscored by Houston 16-4 the rest of the way. Like clockwork.
Pistons already have 10 turnovers, off of which Houston’s scored 14 points. –

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Halftime: 55, 55.
Burks: 14 pts (5-7 FG; 4-5 3PT)
Bagley: 9 pts, 4 rebs (4-5 FG)
Knox: 8 pts, 3 rebs, 2 asts
Jalen Green: 20 pts, 3 rebs, 2 asts (7-13 FG; 5-6 FT) –

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Rockets pull even at the break on Fred VanVleet’s three-pointer with 2.2 seconds left after trailing by as many as 12. Jalen Green leads everyone with 20 points, 16 came in the second quarter –

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let ’em know JG 👏 –

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Six second-quarter turnover for Detroit for 9 Houston points … in a game the Pistons lead by four.
Unreal. –

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Bagley looks well rested. 4-4 for 9 points –

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Portland is the third team in NBA history to be outscored by 90 points in a two-game span. (28 vs. NY on Tuesday, 62 vs. OKC last night.)
The record is 95 by the 1966-67 Pistons.
It might be in play — the Blazers trail Minnesota by 21 after 9 minutes tonight. –

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Back-to-back turnovers for the Pistons and Monty is sending Burks back in. –

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Back-to-back bad turnovers for the Pistons. It’s been a good quarter so far … –

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Pistons had a 12-point lead and immediately decided to start dribbling into crowds and throwing the ball to Eminem in the first row
Lead down to 8 after back-to-back turnovers. –

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It’s “Twin Night” here at Little Caesars Arena featuring Ausar and Amen Thompson. –

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Jalen Green has come alive in the second quarter, the Rockets defense has not. Pistons lead 47-39 and are shooting 61 percent –

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Spurs are a -2.5 point favorite tonight according to @ESPNBet.
It’s only the third time all season they have been a favorite.
The previous two: last game against Detroit and on Oct. 27 against the Rockets.
They won both of those games. –

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Alec Burks LLC –

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If the Spurs could play 45 more games against the Pistons and Hornets, they might make the play-in. –

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had to do it to ’em twin 😂 –

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Pistons are raffling away free tickets to see Def Leppard and Journey. Some fans got really, really excited, others completely unphased –

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Udoka calls a timeout after the Pistons extended their lead from 2 to 10 very quickly. Pistons have held two double-digit leads in this one.
Six players with 4-or-more points. Detroit leads 42-32 –

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Pistons 42, Rockets 32 with 7:43 left until halftime. They’ve been in control since the end of the 1st, shooting 60% overall and bothering Houston on defense.
Burks is leading all scorers with 11 points in eight minutes –

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The Pistons have a 42-32 lead over the Rockets with 7:43 left in the first half. –

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Bagley and Burks are a combined 6-7 from the floor for 16 points in about seven minutes together.
That’ll do. –

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Bagley has 7 points and 3 assists on 3-3 FG in six minutes of action. –

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Ausar catching lobs to start twin night
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Alec Burks just nailed his third 3 of the night. He’s perfect from beyond the arc. –

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Pistons are gettig Ausar more involved as a roller. Led to a dunk on the first play of the 2nd quarter. Sasser’s seventh assist in 5 minutes. Pistons are up nine and are on a 17-4 run –

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Who is this team and what happened to Detroit?
Who knew all it would take is the first snow fall of the year to starting defending like it was tired of losing? –

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Former UH star Marcus Sasser has 7 assists in 4 minutes –

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Marcus Sasser just found Thompson for his 7th assist. –

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Bad miscommunication here with the rookies getting back in transition. Jeff Green has to cover and the Pistons get a wide open three. –

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End of the 1st quarter: 30, 23.
Burks: 6 pts (2-2 3PT)
Stewart: 5 pts, 4 rebs
Bagley: 4 pts, 2 asts
Ivey: 4 pts, 1 reb, 1 ast
Knox: 4 pts, 1 reb
Sasser: 6 asts –

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End of the 1st
Rockets: 23
Pistons: 30 –

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End of 1: Pistons 30, Rockets 23. Nice effort on both sides of the ball so far. Burks and Livers combined for three 3-pointers in the final two minutes to cap a 15-4 Pistons run.
Burks: 6 points
Stewart: 5 points, 4 assists –

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END OF 1Q: Pistons 30, Rockets 23.
Good, physical defense and good ball movement.
Not surprised the defense doesn’t look historically bad (so far) with Stew returning.
Burks: 6 points
Stewart: 5p and 4r –

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Just like in Chicago, Rockets are getting beat from the three-point line. Pistons outscore the Rockets 12-0 from deep and lead 30-23 after 12 minutes –

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big body SENGUN 😤 –

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Burks quickly making up for his first two touches being turnovers. –

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Rockets already have a 7-0 advantage in free throw attempts. Other than putting them on the line (and they’ve gotten a tight whistle), Detroit has been solid defensively –

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This feels like the first time in a long time that the Pistons have made a team feel them defensively. Very physical, but smart physical, early on.
Have held Houston to just 21 first-quarter points so far.
Pistons lead by three –

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Pistons are shooting 1-8 from 3, 7-11 inside the arc. Trailing the Rockets 19-17 at the 2:50 mark. –

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Marvin Bagley III has checked into the game as the first big off the bench after six consecutive DNPs. He scores immediately. –

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Bagley’s the first big to check in, over Wiseman –

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Bagley is the first big off the bench tonight … –

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Amen Thompson and Cam Whitmore are first off the Rockets bench tonight –

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Pistons trail the Rockets 17-15 with 4:44 left in the first quarter. –

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Rockets lead 17-15 at the first timeout. 16-of-17 points have come from inside the paint, with Sengun and Smith combining for 13 –

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Rockets and Pistons are tied at 15 to start. Ugly game, but Detroit is at least playing scrappy. Have caused turnovers.
Stewart, who returned after missing two weeks, with 5 points and 4 rebounds in seven minutes –

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Pistons are struggling to score. Alec Burks is about to check in. –

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Pistons have found a lot of creative ways to turn the ball over this season. Hayes and Stew messing up an inbounds is a new one, I believe –

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The early fast break dunk from Jabari Smith Jr –

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Jabari Smith Jr. just threw one down over Stew. –

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I think this is Jalen Green’s first game in Detroit. –

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starters: Hayes, Ivey, Knox, Stewart and Duren. –

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Pistons starters: Hayes, Ivey, Knox, Stewart and Duren –

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Tonight’s injury report by @HenryFordHealth –

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Starting 5⃣ vs Detroit!
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Mehmet Okur is the only Turkish born player to ever make an NBA All-Star team.
“Mehmet Okur is like my brother, my big brother,” Alperen Sengun said.
The work Sengun put in over the summer has him in position to join Okur in Turkish basketball lore: –

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Which team will record the first turnover?
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Dillon Brooks working out on the floor in Detroit. He said this morning he hopes to return before the end of the Rockets road trip –

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No change to the Rockets starting five tonight, per Udoka –

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Tari Eason will not return before the end of the Rockets six-game eastern conference road trip, Ime Udoka said –

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Nick Nurse says Joel Embiid remains day-to-day and he’s hopeful/expecting him to be available in practice this weekend and play as soon as Monday vs Houston. –

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Nick Nurse says Joel Embiid remains day-to-day, and that Embiid could practice this weekend and play as soon as Monday against Houston or Tuesday against Denver. –

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Monty on Cade and Bogey being out: “You just have to do what we’ve done. Were dealt with injuries all year long. You can’t make excuses.” –

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On Today’s @lockedonlions Podcast: Two days away from what Detroit Lions fans have waited a long time for.
Audio:
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Bogey is out for Detroit, Stewart and Umude are available –

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injury report empty vs. –

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The Celtics injury report is empty for tomorrow’s game against Houston. –

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Dillon Brooks and Tari Eason remain out for the Rockets tonight. –

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forward Bojan Bogdanovic (left calf) has been downgraded to OUT for tonight’s game against the .
Isaiah Stewart (right big toe) has been upgraded to available.
The Pistons have also called up two-way guard Stanley Umude, so he’s available for tonight’s game. –

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Here’s an update on Dillon Brooks, who spoke to the media this morning in Detroit for the first time since straining his right oblique on December 26 –

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Bojan Bogdanovic is questionable with left calf soreness. Pistons could be without their top-two scorers against Houston tonight –

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I thought Pop’s pre-game in Detroit the other night was salient. Just an excellent, perspective-filled answer. Sometimes he’s good for those. –

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forward Bojan Bogdanovic (left calf soreness) has been downgraded from probable to questionable for tonight’s game against the . –

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