NEW YORK: Alperen Sengun scored 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Kevin Durant added 20 points and the visiting Houston Rockets emerged with a 114-104 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.
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Sengun also had seven assists in Houston’s fifth straight win.
The Rockets built a 22-point lead in the third quarter before Cleveland pulled within 77-76 early in the fourth on a Donovan Mitchell 3-pointer. Aaron Holiday scored 14 of his 18 points in the final period to help Houston hold on.
Donovan Mitchell scored 21 points for Cleveland, but only two in the first three periods on 1-of-7 shooting. De’Andre Hunter led the hosts with 25 points, and Evan Mobley had 18 points and six rebounds.
