The Houston Rockets’ double-big lineup was all the craze in 2024-25. Having Steven Adams and Alperen Sengun both in the starting lineup seemed like it may have

The Rockets will begin the 2025-26 NBA season with one of the tallest lineups in league history against the Thunder.

Rockets’ Kevin Durant is getting left wide open so teams can double Alperen Sengun originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Kevin Durant has an argument as the greatest scorer to ever step onto a basketball court.

Houston's All-Star big man is off to a hot start this season, performing better than most of the league's centers.

Alperen Sengun won't be happy. The Houston Rockets didn't win. But their star center had one of the best nights of his career on Tuesday in the season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder. First, let's check out those Sengun stats: And maybe the most intriguing stat: Sengun shot 5-for-8 from 3-point range.

Kevin Durant had his moments in his Rockets debut. But when he sputtered, it was Alperen Şengün's brilliant offensive night that carried the Rockets in a double-OT loss to the Thunder.

Alperen Sengun electrified the crowd with a smooth jumper that prompted Kevin Durant to have an over-the-top reaction.

The Rockets ended the game on a 9-1 run and defeated the Mavericks, 110-102. The Rockets win their fourth in a row and improve to 4-2, while the Mavericks fall to 2-5.