THE Houston Rockets got here away with a 119-115 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, and it marked the return of Amen Thompson after his suspension for his involvement in a altercation with Tyler Herro of the Miami Warmth, and he had a humorous admission after the match.
“These six days I used to be simply considering however I am simply completely happy to be again,” Amen Thompson stated, by way of Bradeaux on X, previously often called Twitter.
Thompson got here again sturdy, placing in a superb efficiency. He scored 23 factors on 11-of-19 capturing, and he additionally pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds. He additionally performed 41 minutes, enjoying an enormous position within the victory. He and Jalen Inexperienced have been the Rockets’ standout performers. Jalen Inexperienced scored 33 factors on 12-of-24 capturing, whereas additionally going 5-of-12 from three. Fred VanVleet scored 15, whereas Alperen Sengun additionally scored in double figures with 14. Steven Adams was additionally huge off the bench with 9 rebounds.
The Rockets get again on observe with a victory in opposition to the Lakers
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The Rockers improved to 23-12 on the season with the victory in opposition to the Lakers. They bounced again from a blowout loss to the Boston Celtics. The Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks earlier than that sport in opposition to the Celtics, however had been coming off two powerful losses to the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Warmth earlier than that.
Houston has a younger and gifted staff that places them firmly in competition within the Western Convention. At 23-12, the Rockets sit in second place within the West, seven video games behind the runaway favourite, the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder. So, regardless of the tough patch that has taken place over the past handful of video games for the Rockets, they’re nonetheless in a fantastic place record-wise within the Western Convention.
The following sport is Tuesday in opposition to the Washington Wizards.
Ryan Bologna is an skilled sports activities author overlaying NFL, MLB and NCAA Basketball for ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communications at UConn and has written at New York Sports activities Nation and the Greenwich Free Press.
