Simons scores 25, Sharpe adds 24 as Trail Blazers bounce back with 104-98 win over Rockets
HOUSTON (AP) Anfernee Simons scored 25 points and Shaedon Sharpe added 24 as the Portland Trail Blazers bounced back from a tough loss with a 104-98 win over the Houston Rockets on Saturday night.
The victory came after Portland was blown out 116-88 by the Rockets in an NBA Cup game Friday night.
The Trail Blazers led by three late before Alperen Sengun cut the lead to 99-98 on a shot in the paint with 21 seconds left.
Portland got two free throws apiece from Deni Avdija and Sharpe to make it 103-98 with 4.3 seconds remaining. Simons added another free throw after a technical foul on Fred Van Vleet to secure the win.
Houston’s Dillon Brooks and Sharpe had to be separated after they got tangled up fighting for a rebound with about two minutes left. Brooks had to be pulled away from Simons after Brooks took issue with Simons pushing him away from the fray.
Sharpe was called for a loose ball foul on the play and Simons and Brooks both received technical fouls.
Sengun had 22 points and Amen Thompson added 19 points off the bench for the Rockets.
Trail Blazers: They showed grit in putting Friday’s loss behind them and moving quickly to snap a two-game skid.
Rockets: Houston needs to play more consistently after a poor offensive showing Saturday night a game after Friday’s big offensive outing when the team made 15 3-pointers.
Simons scored five quick points to make it 99-96 with less than 30 seconds to go, putting the Trail Blazers on top for good. He made a layup before hitting a 3-pointer after a block by Avdija.
The Blazers made 18 of 44 3-pointers and Houston managed just 8 of 32 attempts with Jalen Green going 1 for 9.
The Trail Blazers visit Memphis on Monday night and the Rockets visit Minnesota on Tuesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Donovan Clingan vs. Alperen Sengun (Rockets gains possession) | ||
| 11:49 |  | Anfernee Simons personal foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 11:42 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:41 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 11:41 | | Jerami Grant shooting foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 11:41 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:41 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 11:41 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-1 |
| 11:25 | | Jerami Grant turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 11:11 | | Donovan Clingan blocks Alperen Sengun's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:09 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point layup | 0-3 |
| 10:51 | | +3 | Anfernee Simons makes three point stepback jump shot | 3-3 |
| 10:39 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:36 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:29 | | Donovan Clingan offensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | +3 | Shaedon Sharpe makes three point jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 6-3 |
| 10:10 | | Jalen Green misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:09 | | Donovan Clingan defensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | +2 | Anfernee Simons makes two point running layup | 8-3 |
| 9:46 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:45 | | Donovan Clingan defensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:31 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 9:15 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:12 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 9:07 | | Toumani Camara misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:05 | | Toumani Camara offensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | +2 | Toumani Camara makes two point tip layup | 10-3 |
| 9:05 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:43 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:41 | | Donovan Clingan defensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | Fred VanVleet personal foul (Anfernee Simons draws the foul) | ||
| 8:25 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:22 | | Donovan Clingan offensive rebound | ||
| 8:19 | | Jerami Grant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:16 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:12 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point running layup (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 10-5 |
| 7:59 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point driving finger roll layup | 12-5 |
| 7:45 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point layup | 12-7 |
| 7:33 | | Toumani Camara turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:23 | | Toumani Camara personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 7:17 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point hook shot | ||
| 7:15 | | Donovan Clingan defensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | Fred VanVleet personal foul (Anfernee Simons draws the foul) | ||
| 6:54 | | Jerami Grant misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:52 | | Donovan Clingan offensive rebound | ||
| 6:49 | | Trail Blazers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 6:42 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving floating jump shot | 12-9 |
| 6:32 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:30 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 6:23 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:21 | | Trail Blazers defensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | Anfernee Simons misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:06 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 5:45 | | +3 | Amen Thompson makes three point jump shot (Jalen Green assists) | 12-12 |
| 5:36 | | Toumani Camara misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:34 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:26 | | Donovan Clingan defensive rebound | ||
| 5:16 | | +3 | Jerami Grant makes three point jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 15-12 |
| 4:58 | | Jalen Green misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:55 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 4:48 | | Donovan Clingan blocks Jabari Smith Jr.'s two point driving layup | ||
| 4:48 | | Anfernee Simons defensive rebound | ||
| 4:42 | | Dillon Brooks shooting foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 4:42 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-12 |
| 4:42 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-12 |
| 4:26 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:23 | | Anfernee Simons defensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | Anfernee Simons turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Green steals) | ||
| 4:15 | | Amen Thompson offensive foul (Charge) (Toumani Camara draws the foul) | ||
| 4:15 | | Amen Thompson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:05 | | +2 | Anfernee Simons makes two point driving layup | 19-12 |
| 3:51 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point stepback jump shot | 19-15 |
| 3:40 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point driving finger roll layup (Dalano Banton assists) | 21-15 |
| 3:21 | | Tari Eason misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:18 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 3:17 | | Toumani Camara blocks Tari Eason's two point layup | ||
| 3:17 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 3:04 | | Toumani Camara misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:00 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 3:00 | | Dalano Banton personal foul (Loose ball) (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 2:41 | | Jalen Green misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:39 | | Trail Blazers defensive rebound | ||
| 2:39 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:19 | | +3 | Jerami Grant makes three point jump shot (Kris Murray assists) | 24-15 |
| 2:02 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:00 | | Dalano Banton defensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | Rayan Rupert misses two point running layup | ||
| 1:53 | | Jerami Grant offensive rebound | ||
| 1:52 | | Dalano Banton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:47 | | Rayan Rupert offensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | Kris Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:44 | | Jock Landale defensive rebound | ||
| 1:38 | | Dalano Banton shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 1:38 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-16 |
| 1:38 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-17 |
| 1:25 | | Kris Murray turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 1:14 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving layup | 24-19 |
| 1:06 | | +2 | Kris Murray makes two point cutting dunk (Dalano Banton assists) | 26-19 |
| 1:00 | | Dalano Banton shooting foul (Tari Eason draws the foul) | ||
| 1:00 | | +1 | Tari Eason makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-20 |
| 1:00 | | +1 | Tari Eason makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-21 |
| 0:49 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:47 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:47 | | Tari Eason personal foul (Loose ball) (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 0:34 | | Kris Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:33 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | Trail Blazers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:15 | | Kris Murray blocks Amen Thompson's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:12 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 11:43 | | Deni Avdija misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:40 | | Jock Landale defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period | ||
| 11:43 | | Deni Avdija misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:43 | | Deni Avdija misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:40 | | Jock Landale defensive rebound | ||
| 11:43 | | Deni Avdija misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:40 | | Jock Landale defensive rebound | ||
| 11:40 | | Jock Landale defensive rebound |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:32 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (bad pass) (Toumani Camara steals) | ||
| 11:32 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (bad pass) (Toumani Camara steals) | ||
| 11:28 | | Reed Sheppard personal foul (Shaedon Sharpe draws the foul) | ||
| 11:17 | | Toumani Camara misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:14 | | Jock Landale defensive rebound | ||
| 11:01 | | Shaedon Sharpe personal foul (Jock Landale draws the foul) | ||