Nearing real stardom, Şengün reflects on Rockets' belief in him: "Whoever trusts me, or backs me up, I will take care of them all my life."

Pregame news and updates for the second game of the NBA season between the Houston Rockets and Detroit Pistons at Toyota Center.

Alperen Sengun and Jalen ... their second defeat in a row, the Pistons remain at .500 after winning seven of eight games before their back-to-back losses. Detroit last qualified for the postseason ...

While it was a contest that the Rockets certainly would have preferred to take against an Eastern Conference foe fighting for a spot in the Play-In Tournament, certain messages we

Cade Cunningham had 32 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 107-96 win ... players in double figures, including Alperen Sengun, who had 11 points and eight ...

The Pistons and Rockets first faced off this season on Nov. 10 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Alperen Sengun led the way for Houston, finishing with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Cunningham put ...

The Detroit Pistons (21-21) and Alperen Sengun’s Houston Rockets (28-13) take the court at Toyota Center on Monday, January 20, beginning at 2:00 PM ET. In their last outing on Saturday ...

In a bizarre finish, the Rockets (29-14) had a huge win over the Cavs (36-7). Alperen Sengun made his late free throws, and Darius Garland did not.

Houston is the Western Conference leader with 14.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Alperen Sengun averaging 3.4. The Pistons are 11-10 in road games. Detroit ranks seventh in the Eastern ...

On a bad day for Alperen Sengun and Jalen Green, the shooting inside Toyota Center was nearly as frigid as Houston’s snowy weather outside.

Lasting 22 minutes, Czech starter Vit Krejci tallied nine points to go with three assists and one rebound. Following 0/4 in his previous showing, Serbian Bogdan Bogdanovic missed all of his nine shots from the field on the way to two points,

Specifically, Detroit's ability to attack the basket with ease gave the Rockets a wake-up call that their rim-protection needs to be touched up prior to the Feb. 6 trade deadline. Showcasing this glaring weakness, the Pistons' Jalen Duren was able to take it to the Rockets' star center Alperen Şengün on both ends of the floor.