Alperen Sengun powers the Rockets past Timberwolves with a historic NBA Cup triple-double.

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

Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun has dazzled in his four NBA seasons, emerging as a franchise cornerstone. However, Sengun may need to grow more if the Roc

Sengun went for 22 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks to lead the Rockets to a 117-111 overtime victory against the Wolves, and though he was just 9-for-23 fro

MINNEAPOLIS — 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 on Tuesday night.

Minnesota rallied from an 18-point third-quarter deficit to force overtime, but the Rockets scored 12 unanswered in the extra session on their way to a 117-111 victory in an NBA Cup group-play game Tuesday night in Minneapolis.