The Rockets currently hold second place in the Western Conference with a record of 32 wins and 14 losses, thanks in large part to Şengün’s contributions. His selection marks a historic milestone as he becomes only the second Turkish player in NBA history to earn an All-Star spot, following Mehmet Okur in 2007.
The Houston Rockets (29-14) are going for a second straight upset win over the NBA’s No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers (36-8) on Saturday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse to wrap up the season series. The Rockets won 109-108 against the shorthanded Cavs on Wednesday in Houston despite committing 22 turnovers,
Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell combined for 72 points in the defeat, losing three in a row for the first time this season.
Not only are the Rockets on a 55-win pace; they’ve already registered wins over championship contenders in the Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver Nuggets, Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks.
With the Cavaliers down two points, Darius Garland, their potential All-Star guard and 90 percent free-throw shooter, sat alone at the line with the chance to give Cleveland the lead. Even if he failed to make all three free throws, Cleveland, via a Flagrant One on the Rockets, would have the ball with a chance to seal the game.
The Cleveland Cavaliers regained the No. 1 spot of The ... a recent tear in averaging 30.7 points in his last eight games. Alperen Şengün appears to be on his way to making his first NBA All ...
The Houston Rockets looked to bounce back from their loss against the Detroit Pistons on Monday as they faced the Cleveland Cavaliers back ... remaining leading to an Alperen Şengün rebound.
The Oklahoma City Thunder regain the top spot in The Arizona Republic's recent NBA power rankings after defeating the previous No. 1, Cleveland.
The versatile guard is named to the Western Conference reserves. Teammate Norman Powell is not despite averaging a team-best 24 points per game.
At the beginning of the season, Maxey, Joel Embiid and Paul George were all expected to be among the players selected.
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker was not selected as a reserve for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game.