The Houston Rockets suffered a 122-116 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers at home on Wednesday night, but not before big man Alperen Sengun dropped yet another scintillating performance. Sengun paced the Rockets with 23 points on 10/19 shooting from the field and 3/8 from the free-throw line and added 19 boards, 14 assists, and two steals.
If that stat line sounds like something that’s extremely rare even in the NBA, it is because it is. According to StatMuse , no player in the history of the NBA not named Alperen Sengun has ever mustered those kinds of numbers in a game. EVER.
Sengun tonight:
23 PTS
19 REB
14 AST (career-high)
2 STLThe first center in NBA history to reach those numbers in a game.
And he did all that with Houston Rockets legend and Basketball Hall of Famer big man Hakeem Olajuwon in attendance.
Sengun has a long way to go before he can even sniff the level that The Dream reached in the NBA, but the young center is undeniably showing off the promise and the potential of a future Hall of Famer.
There seems to be no limit to what Sengun can do, as he continues to establish himself as one of the best young players in the NBA today. A day before the Clippers game, Sengun outplayed San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama in a 114-101 home loss by the Rockets.
Sengun went off for 45 points on 19/32 shooting from the floor, grabbed 16 rebounds, and dished out three assists while coming away with five steals in just 37 minutes of action versus San Antonio. Perhaps the most surprising thing about Sengun amid his hot steak is that somehow he is still just 21 years old.
What’s Up Next For The Houston Rockets?
After the Clippers denied the Rockets of a third-consecutive win, Sengun and company will look to regain their footing this Friday in a rematch on the road against the beatable Portland Trail Blazers. The Rockets lost to Portland at home late last January (137-131 OT).
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