{"id":167607,"date":"2025-11-22T12:57:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T17:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=167607"},"modified":"2025-11-22T12:57:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T17:57:34","slug":"rockets-sheppard-almost-carries-with-career-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/11\/22\/rockets-sheppard-almost-carries-with-career-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockets’ Sheppard Almost Carries With Career Night"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NBA Cup superstar clash<\/a> between Denver’s Nikola Jokic<\/a> and Houston’s Alperen Sengun<\/a> didn\u2019t go as Rockets fans would have hoped. The Nuggets won the NBA Cup showdown on Friday night<\/a>, 112-109. With only one more group stage Cup game still to play, the Rockets\u2019 chances of progressing now look slim. There was one positive takeaway from the game for Rockets fans, though: the Reed Sheppard<\/a> leap looks real.<\/p>\n

Rockets’ Sheppard Almost Carries With Career Night<\/h2>\n

Sheppard scored a career-high<\/a> 27 points in the loss. He went 9-13 shooting from the field, 5-8 from three, and 4-6 from the free throw line. Such was his impact in the game that his minutes reached a season high of 36:45 despite coming off the bench. He stole the limelight to such an extent as to wind up the Rockets’ leading scorer.<\/p>\n