The Houston Rockets withstood a big performance from Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg to even the teams' season series in their final meeting of the season.

NBA Hall of Famer Ralph Sampson isn't yet sure of Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun.

Alperen Şengün has been a star in Houston almost from the start. Fans quickly latched on to the 6-foot-11 post man with guard-like footwork and vision as soon as it became clear the 19-year-old rookie was well on his way to becoming a franchise cornerstone.

Down big, rattled early by a bizarre delay and trailing deep into the night, the Houston Rockets saved their best basketball for last and rode

Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant didn’t frame Saturday night as a loss defined by missed shots or late execution. He framed it as a game reshaped — suddenly and unavoidably — by the loss of a teammate. That teammate was Alperen Şengün. The Rockets ...

The Houston Rockets will be without center Alperen Şengün for potentially two weeks as he deals with a right ankle sprain from the opening minutes of a loss to the Dallas Mavericsk on Saturday. "Probably in the two-week range," Rockets coach Ime Udoka ...

Houston Rockets center Alperen Şengün suffered an ankle injury early in the first quarter against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday. He appeared to roll his ankle after jumping for a rebound attempt, landing on Mavericks center Daniel Gafford's foot.

The Houston Rockets (30–17) travel to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Monday, February 2, 2026, to play the Indiana Pacers (13–36). The difference in records.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Injured Houston Rockets center Alperen Şengün may return from his ankle injury earlier than expected. Şengün, sidelined since spraining his right ankle a little more than a minute into Saturday’s loss at Dallas, has seen his ...