The Houston Rockets beat the Brooklyn Nets 120-96 on Jan 1, 2026 at Barclays Center.
Final · Barclays Center
Top performers
- Amen Thompson led the Rockets with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
- Cam Thomas led the Nets with 21 points, 1 rebounds and 1 assists.
Houston Rockets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | 32 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10-12 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Kevin Durant | 37 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8-15 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 2 |
| Alperen Sengun | 34 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 4 |
| Tari Eason | 22 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-7 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 32 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Reed Sheppard | 31 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 2 |
| Josh Okogie | 21 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| JD Davison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 236 | 117 | 45 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 46-80 | 11-27 | 14-18 | 22 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Brooklyn Nets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Thomas | 23 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8-13 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 2 |
| Ziaire Williams | 27 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 6-7 | 1 |
| Nic Claxton | 24 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1 |
| Noah Clowney | 26 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 3-7 | 2 |
| Danny Wolf | 29 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Day'Ron Sharpe | 19 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jalen Wilson | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 2 |
| Drake Powell | 25 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 2 |
| Nolan Traore | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 222 | 93 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 33-73 | 9-28 | 18-30 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Rockets · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 29, 2025: IND 119, HOU 126 · Next Jan 3, 2026: HOU 104, DAL 110
- Nets · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 29, 2025: GS 120, BKN 107 · Next Jan 2, 2026: BKN 99, WSH 119