Super Irving, he led the Rockets by 42 points

Irving at 42 points with 8/16 three points led the way to Brooklyn – who lost a 21-point deficit in the fourth third but finally clinched the match thanks to a renewed breakout. Kevin Durand with 18 points and Bruce Brown with 15 points followed him in performance.

With the Rockets, Kevin Porter had 36 points and Jalen Green had 30 points.

THE TWELVE MINUTES: 30-25, 64-47, 90-74, 118-105

NETWORKS: Durand 18 (4/13 shots, 1 3-pointer, 9 rebounds, 7 assists), Brown 15 3), Drummond 10 (11 rebounds), Mills 6 (2/8 3-pointers), Irving 42 (8/16 3 points, 6 assists), Claxton 9 (9 rebounds), Edwards 5 (7 rebounds), Aldridge, Thomas 13 (1)

MISSILES: Tate 6 (2/10 shots, 9 rebounds), Sengun 14 (11 rebounds, 5 assists), Matthews 4 (0/6 3-pointers), Porter 36 (6/14 3-pointers), Green 30 (4/ 10 3-pointers, 6 rebounds), Garouba 2 (5 rebounds), Martin 6, Christopher 5 (2/11 shots, 1/5 3-pointers, 8 rebounds), Knicks 2