After a 3-0 week for his team with outstanding individual numbers, Rockets star Alperen Sengun was named Western Conference Player of the Week.

The Houston Rockets have sealed their spot in the NBA Cup quarterfinals after a thrilling overtime victory in Minnesota on Tuesday. The Rockets led by 10 at halftime and six at the start of the fourth quarter,

Alperen Sengun and the Rockets are taking off, with the 22-year-old making history during their 130-113 win over the Pacers.

Alperen Sengun already has as many career triple-doubles as Carmelo Anthony (two), Steve Nash (three) and Jayson Tatum (two) combined. And he's a center who won't turn 23 until next July. Isn't that a remarkable nugget of information?

Alperen Sengun had 22 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, Fred VanVleet added 27 points and 11 assists, and the Houston Rockets pulled out a 117-111 overtime win against the Minnesota Timberwolves in an NBA Cup game.

Green found himself benched in the late goings of the Rockets' win over the Timberwolves, with head coach Ime Udoka opting to put Amen Thompson in place of the 22-year-old guard. Thompson rewarded the Rockets with the game-saving steal that led to the game-tying bucket that sent the game to overtime.

Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun is recovering after the team's big 119-116 win against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night inside Toyota Center. Sengun had 20 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists in the win,

Winning is fun,” said Sengun, who had 20 points, 14 rebounds and finished an assist shy of his fourth triple-double of the season. “We learned that after we got the vets.