After three straight blowout wins, the Houston Rockets finally experienced a victory in a clutch situation after defeating the Dallas Mavericks in a tightly con

The Houston Rockets fell to the Oklahoma City Thunder in double overtime to open the season, although Alperen Sengun stood out.

Alperen Sengun was brilliant with 39 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, and five 3-pointers, but Houston had too many mistakes in a close loss at OKC.

Houston's All-Star big man is off to a hot start this season, performing better than most of the league's centers.

Rockets’ Kevin Durant is getting left wide open so teams can double Alperen Sengun originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Kevin Durant has an argument as the greatest scorer to ever step onto a basketball court.

The Rockets will begin the 2025-26 NBA season with one of the tallest lineups in league history against the Thunder.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/rockets as The Ringer Cites Rockets Alperen Sengun as MVP Candidate. It's no secret that the Houston Rockets like to employ the double-big lineup. Rockets coach Ime Udoka had success with it last season and decided to run it back again.