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 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?

Rockets very impressive winning at T’Wolves, 117-111, in OT. Rockets had several cold spells, but went 6-9 FG in OT, held Wolves to 3-11. Held Wolves to 9-38 from 3, while HOU

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.

The Houston Rockets have a franchise star in Alperen Sengun. Drafted in 2021, Sengun showed great improvement through his first three seasons, going from 9.6 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game in his rookie year to 21.1 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game last season.