Alperen Sengun, Kevin Durant fuel Rockets to chippy win over Wizards

Alperen Sengun scored 32 points, Kevin Durant had 30 and the visiting Houston Rockets took down the Washington Wizards 123-118 Monday night.

Houston never trailed after the second quarter in a game that turned combative in the second half.

Bilal Coulibaly had a season-high 23 points and five 3-pointers to lead the Wizards, who have now lost five in a row. Sharife Cooper had 21 off the bench for Washington in 17 minutes.

The Wizards played again without leading scorer Alex Sarr, while Jabari Smith Jr.