Tari Eason scored 22 points, Alperen Sengun added 21 points, six rebounds and six assists, and the Houston Rockets beat the Brooklyn Nets 137-109 on Monday night for their first victory of the season.

Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas said after Sunday's 118-107 loss to the San Antonio Spurs that the team has to get out to better starts in the future.

The experience with the 27-year-old falls under the boom-or-bust category. Porter Jr. has already had and will have more games where he goes for an efficient 30 points, but on the other side, he will have inefficient games where he struggles to score and help the team in other ways.

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Wembanyama had 31 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks, and the Spurs recovered after blowing a 26-point lead to beat the Nets 118-107 on Sunday.

Brooklyn nearly pulled off back-to-back comebacks against potential playoff teams. The rebuild is going as expected, which is a good thing.

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