Houston Rockets at Washington Wizards
· National Basketball AssociationRockets beat the Wizards 123-118 after Trae Young gets ejected for leaving the bench
Trae Young was ejected from the game after leaving the bench to come on the court to complain to a referee, days before he is expected to make his Wizards debut.
Durant made all 11 free throws and added seven assists and six rebounds in his only game close to his Maryland home this season. Amen Thompson had 22 points and 12 rebounds, while Reed Sheppard finished with 19 points, 10 assists, seven rebounds and six steals in his first career double-double.
Bilal Coulibaly scored 23 points and Sharife Cooper had 21 for the Wizards.
Washington coach Brian Keefe said before the game that Young was trending toward being ready to play Thursday against Utah. The All-Star point guard was limited to just 10 games this season with Atlanta and was sidelined by knee and quadriceps injuries when the Wizards acquired him in January.
But Young didn't wait to get into the action, getting ejected in the third quarter during a confrontation between Houston's Tari Eason and Washington's Jamir Watkins. Eason was also thrown out.
Washington was 12 for 19 from 3-point range in the first half but just 6 for 28 inside the arc as Houston led 60-51. Thompson had 12 points and Durant 11 in the third quarter as the Rockets pushed the lead to 18, and they led by 19 in the fourth before Washington made the score close with a 38-point period.
Washington center Julian Reese fouled out with two points in his NBA debut. The brother of WNBA player Angel Reese started and played 28 minutes.
Wizards: Visit Orlando on Tuesday.
Regular Season Series
HOU wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 123 - 118 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 123 - 118 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
(00:00) [Rockets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS) | 123 - 118 |
| 4th 0.1 |  |
Sharife Cooper makes 26-foot three pointer | 123 - 118 |
| 4th 5.2 |  |
shot clock turnover | 123 - 115 |
Statistics
 HOU |
 WSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 45-92 | FG | 44-91 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 9-25 | 3PT | 19-35 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 54 |
| 24-28 | FT | 11-14 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 21 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 38 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 15 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Technical Fouls | 3 |
| 3 | Total Technical Fouls | 3 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 39 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 24 |
| 62 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fouls | 24 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 5 |
| 8 | Lead Changes | 8 |
| 71 | Percent Led | 21 |
Washington Wizards Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Tristan Vukcevic, F | Out | Apr 11 |
| Alex Sarr, C | Out | Apr 11 |
| Bilal Coulibaly, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Tre Johnson, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Anthony Davis, F | Out | Apr 7 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant, F | Out | May 1 |
| Steven Adams, C | Out | Jan 28 |
| Fred VanVleet, G | Out | Sep 22 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 17,352 · Capacity:
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
62 | 20 | .756 | - | L1 |
 Houston |
52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | W1 |
 New Orleans |
26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | L2 |
 Dallas |
26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | W1 |
 Memphis |
25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | L8 |
2025-26 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 36 | L1 | 0.5609756 | 46 |
 Orlando |
1 | 37 | L1 | 0.5487805 | 45 |
 Charlotte |
2 | 38 | W1 | 0.5365854 | 44 |
 Miami |
3 | 39 | W2 | 0.5243902 | 43 |
 Washington |
29 | 65 | L10 | 0.20731707 | 17 |
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