Nearing real stardom, Şengün reflects on Rockets' belief in him: "Whoever trusts me, or backs me up, I will take care of them all my life."
The Houston Rockets (26-12) travel to play the Denver Nuggets (24-15) on Wednesday at Ball Arena, the first game this season between the two teams. The Rockets won the season series 3-1 in 2023-24, with Alperen Şengün averaging 20.
After missing the playoffs last season, the Houston Rockets have taken the league by storm and are behind only the Oklahoma City Thunder for the best record in the NBA. Led by Alperen Sengun, who is poised to make his first All-Star Game this season, the Rockets have the third-best defense in the league.
Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun is in his fourth season in the league, and he's beginning to establish himself. While many compare him to Sacramento Kings
The Houston Rockets flew to Denver to face the Nikola Jokić-less Nuggets. Both teams came into Wednesday night's matchup as winners of four straight, looking to extend their streak to five.
Nikola Jokic was ruled out with elbow inflammation 45 minutes before the Nuggets hosted the Rockets on Wednesday. He sustained the injury warming up.
Nikola Jokić of the Denver Nuggets once again made NBA history in Tuesday night's victory against the Dallas Mavericks.
The Rockets' two top scorers have a chance to be voted into the NBA All-Star Game, recognition their teammates say both players earned. So we had them pitch it.
O'Connor: Tyler Herro. He has completely changed the way he plays basketball. He has nearly eliminated early-clock midrange jumpers in favor of more at-rim chances, 3-pointers, and playmaking looks. With better off-hand finishing, passing vision, and perimeter scoring, he looks like a borderline All-Star.
The NBA announced the Western Conference starters for the 2025 All-Star Game, happening Feb. 16 at the Chase Center in San Francisco.
The Los Angeles Lakers secured their best win of the season on Thursday night over the Boston Celtics, but Anthony Davis is also thinking about what they