On Monday night, the Houston Rockets hosted the Washington Wizards at the Toyota Center. The team was without starting point guard Fred VanVleet, who missed Monday’s action with left hamstring soreness. He was replaced in the starting five by Amen Thompson.

Nevertheless, Houston was firing on all cylinders while attacking the rim at will, getting great looks in the painted area early in the game.

Washington was able to hit the three balls at a high rate to stay within striking distance, but the Rockets continued to outrun rookie Alex Sarr under the rim to get easy buckets.

Star guard Jalen Green, who has struggled with efficiency lately, got off to a hot start shooting, scoring 13 points and leading Houston to a 57-49 lead at the end of two quarters. The Rockets continued their strong play in the painted area in the third quarter, extending their lead to 13. That deficit proved too much to overcome in the fourth for the Wizards as Houston stormed past them 107-92.

Star center Alperen Şengün led the way for the Rockets in scoring, scoring 27 points on 63.2% shooting in Monday’s game. He also got some help from Green, Thomspon, guard Aaron Holiday and forwards Tari Eason and Jabari Smith Jr., all of whom posted double-digit points in the matchup.

In addition to having the scoring spread across the entire team, Houston played strong team defense against Washington on Monday night. It scored 20 points off 16 turnovers, recorded 12 steals and denied nine shot attempts.

The Rockets have now moved to 7-4 on the season and will now turn their eyes to Wednesday night where they will take on the LA Clippers at the Toyota Center. Houston will have to pay extra attention to Wednesday’s game against the Clippers as it will play them again on Friday, but with higher stakes in an Emirates NBA Cup match.

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