New York Knicks at Houston Rockets
· National Basketball AssociationDurant scores 27 as the Rockets race to an early lead and rout the Knicks 111-94
It’s a third straight win for the Rockets after they’d dropped two in a row. The victory comes after New York got a 108-106 win at home in the first meeting this season in February.
The Rockets never trailed and led by double digits for most of the game after scoring 37 points in the first quarter. They were up 20 entering the fourth quarter and were leading by 19 with about two minutes to go when both teams cleared their benches.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 22 points and eight rebounds for the Knicks, who lost a third consecutive game after winning their previous seven. Each of their three losses have been by double digits.
Tari Eason started over Reed Sheppard and had 17 points and eight rebounds for the Rockets.
All of Houston’s starters finished with at least 13 points. Amen Thompson had 17, Jabari Smith Jr. added 15 and Alperen Sengun had 13 points and led the team with 10 assists. Sheppard added 20 points off the bench with five rebounds.
The Knicks got within 12 points on a 3-pointer by Jalen Brunson with about three minutes left in the third quarter. But the Rockets scored the next seven points, with the help of two turnovers by New York, to push the lead to 87-68 with about 90 seconds remaining in the quarter.
Durant and Eason powered Houston's big first quarter with the duo combining for 23 points with four 3-pointers in the frame.
Rockets: Hosts the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 94 - 111 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 94 - 111 |
| 4th 15.4 |  |
shot clock turnover | 94 - 111 |
| 4th 39.5 |  |
Jeremy Sochan makes alley oop dunk (Tyler Kolek assists) | 94 - 111 |
| 4th 44.1 | |
Ariel Hukporti offensive rebound | 92 - 111 |
Statistics
 NY |
 HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 36-85 | FG | 42-78 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 10-34 | 3PT | 15-35 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 12-16 | FT | 12-16 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 22 | Assists | 35 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fouls | 17 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 21 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 98 |
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 |
New York Knicks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 18,055 · Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston |
56 | 26 | .683 | - | W2 |
 New York |
53 | 29 | .646 | 3 | L1 |
 Toronto |
46 | 36 | .561 | 10 | W1 |
 Philadelphia |
45 | 37 | .549 | 11 | W2 |
 Brooklyn |
20 | 62 | .244 | 36 | L3 |
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
- | 20 | L1 | 0.75609756 | 62 |
 Houston |
10 | 30 | W1 | 0.63414633 | 52 |
 New Orleans |
36 | 56 | L2 | 0.31707317 | 26 |
 Dallas |
36 | 56 | W1 | 0.31707317 | 26 |
 Memphis |
37 | 57 | L8 | 0.30487806 | 25 |
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