Green scores 34 as Rockets snap Thunder's 11-game winning streak with 125-111 victory

HOUSTON (AP) — Jalen Green had 34 points, Alperen Sengun added 31 and the Houston Rockets snapped the Oklahoma City Thunder's 11-game winning streak with a 125-111 victory Friday night.

Houston, which is second in the Western Conference, improved to 2-3 against the top-seeded Thunder with the win. Oklahoma City lost for the first time since March 10.

The Rockets led by 23 in the first half but the Thunder got within nine on a shot by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with about 7 ½ minutes to go. Green scored five points in a 7-2 run to make it 113-99 midway through the quarter and Oklahoma City didn’t get within single digits again.

Jalen Williams led the Thunder with 33 points and Gilgeous-Alexander had 22 to reach 20 points for the 70th straight game, moving past Michael Jordan for the fourth-longest single-season streak in NBA history.

The Rockets were up by 12 in the third when they used a 10-2 spurt to extend the lead to 93-73 with 3 minutes left in the quarter. But Gilgeous-Alexander scored eight points in a 12-3 run to end the quarter and cut the lead to 96-85 entering the fourth.

Thunder: Chet Holmgren, who had 20 points, made a career-high six 3-pointers after going 1 of 11 combined from long range in his last three games.

Rockets: Houston got the win despite missing perhaps its best defender with Dillon Brooks serving a one-game suspension after receiving his 16th technical foul Wednesday night.

Houston’s run in the fourth after the Thunder cut the lead to nine, which was capped by a 3 from Green.

Houston outrebounded Oklahoma City 48-33.

Houston visits Golden State on Sunday night and the Thunder play the first of consecutive games against the Lakers on Sunday.

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Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. (10) reaches for a rebound against Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren (7) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Houston, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. (10) fouls Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams (8) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Houston, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green (4) reads after making a three-pointer during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Houston, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green (4) defends against Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Houston, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Houston Rockets center Steven Adams (12) blocks a shot by Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein (55) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Houston, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green (4) and Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) try to take control of a loose ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Houston, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr., center left, fouls Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams (8) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Houston, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and wounded three others in the Russian city of Voronezh, local officials said Sunday.

A young woman died overnight in a hospital intensive care unit after debris from a drone fell on a house during the attack on Saturday, regional Gov. Alexander Gusev said on Telegram.

Three other people were wounded and more than 10 apartment buildings, private houses and a high school were damaged, he said, adding that air defenses shot down 17 drones over Voronezh. The city is home to just over 1 million people and lies some 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the Ukrainian border.

The attack came the day after Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles overnight into Friday, killing at least four people in the capital Kyiv, according to Ukrainian officials.

For only the second time in the nearly four-year war, Russia used a powerful new hypersonic missile that struck western Ukraine in a clear warning to Kyiv and NATO.

The intense barrage and the launch of the nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile followed reports of major progress in talks between Ukraine and its allies on how to defend the country from further aggression by Moscow if a U.S.-led peace deal is struck.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday in his nightly address that Ukrainian negotiators “continue to communicate with the American side.”

Chief negotiator Rustem Umerov was in contact with U.S. partners Saturday, he said.

Separately, Ukraine’s General Staff said Russia targeted Ukraine with 154 drones overnight into Sunday and 125 were shot down.

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This photo provided by the Ukrainian Security Service on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, shows a fragment believed to be a part of a Russian Oreshnik intermediate range hypersonic ballistic missile that hit the Lviv region. (Ukrainian Security Service via AP)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second left, listens to British Defense Secretary John Healey during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)