PHILADELPHIA – Jalen Green scored a season-high 41 points, Alperen Sengun added 22 points and 14 rebounds and the Houston Rockets beat the Philadelphia 76ers 122-115 in overtime on Wednesday night.

Tyrese Maxey scored 39 points, including 28 in the second half, in the loss for Philadelphia, which played without Paul George and Joel Embiid and fell to 3-14. Maxey, who tied the game with three free throws with just over 11 seconds left, remained scoreless in overtime.

Green had the edge in the first quarter, scoring 18 points on 6 of 8 shooting. However, it was Sengun, the 6-foot-2 center from Turkey, who took over late against an undersized Philadelphia lineup that collapsed on Green.

Amen Thompson had 19 points and 13 rebounds, while Tari Eason added 14 for Houston (14-6). Guerschon Yabusele had 22 points in the Sixers’ losing effort.

Takeaways

Rockets: Houston’s ability to hit the boards is one of his biggest assets. The Rockets entered Wednesday leading the league in rebounds with 49.9 per game, outscoring the Sixers 52-42.

76ers: Philadelphia continues to look for offensive answers other than Maxey with both George and Embiid out. Yabusele provided some of that spark on Wednesday, but Jared McCain was held to 15 on 6 of 19 shots.

Key moment

After Yabusele opened overtime with a corner 3 to give the Sixers a three-point lead, the Rockets took a 9-0 lead, with Sengun scoring three layups after Green’s three free throws tied the game.

Key statistics

Philadelphia has only one win in 17 games during the regular season.

Next

The Rockets host Oklahoma City on Sunday and the 76ers are in Detroit on Saturday.

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