Tari Eason scored 22 points off the bench while Alperen Sengun added 21 to pace a balanced attack for the Houston Rockets, who thumped the visiting Brooklyn Nets 137-109 on Monday.

Eason scored 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting in the first half to carry the Rockets until Sengun and others joined the fray following the intermission. Kevin Durant paired 19 points with six rebounds while Reed Sheppard added 15 points and eight assists off the bench for Houston, which shot 57.6% overall and converted 16 of 32 3-pointers.

Amen Thompson (12 points, eight assists), Jabari Smith Jr. (11 points) and Josh Okogie (10 points) helped round out the scoring for the Rockets. Sengun added six rebounds and six assists while Eason tallied five rebounds, five assists and a career-best five 3-pointers.

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