The Houston Rockets are off to one of their best starts. After a 100-96 win over the Atlanta Hawks, they're 32-14 and ...

Ime Udoka says Alperen Sengun is like Michael Jordan in Turkey as the 22-year-old shines for the Rockets, helping them to a ...

The Houston Rockets have made massive strides as a team on the defensive end of the floor, and that can be accredited to ...

I am ready for it, and I am just going to fight,” Rockets center Alperen Sengun says of physical play from opponents like ...

Alperen Sengun's defensive improvement with the Houston Rockets under Ime Udoka expands the team's possibilities and options.

After missing the playoffs last season, the Houston Rockets have taken the league by storm and are behind only the Oklahoma ...

Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a ...

Rumors have been swirling in recent weeks regarding budding star Alperen Sengun ... mobile big man to anchor their defense. While Sengun carried the Houston offense, head coach Ime Udoka often ...

Acommon misconception about today's NBA is that as teams and players have mastered the art of efficient scoring, defense has ...

Rockets center Alperen Sengun took a memorable third year leap ... defensively this season as the Rockets finished with a top 10 defense, something detractors once considered inconceivable.

Alperen Sengun shoved Jared Allen to the floor and ... him and then made him get in foul trouble. He was scared to do defense because when you have foul trouble, it’s hard to guard when you ...