The All-Star chances of Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun teeter on a knife’s edge. There’s one player in particular who’s balancing right there with him.

Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun is in his fourth season in the league, and he's beginning to establish himself. While many compare him to Sacramento Kings

In Little Caesars Arena, Italian Simone Fontecchio recorded five points, two rebounds, and one block in just under 18 minutes as the Detroit Pistons lost, 111-100, to the Indiana Pacers. Swedish Bobi Klintman remained on a G League assignment.

DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points and Domantas Sabonis recorded his league-leading 36 th double-double of the season to lead the Kings to a 132-127 victory over the Houston Rockets on Thursday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

causing Ime Udoka to call a timeout for Houston. Domantas Sabonis had 12 points in the period, leading Sacramento to its 61-52 lead at halftime. The Rockets' shooting was not great in the first ...

Domantas Sabonis of the Sacramento Kings was named Western Conference Player of the Week after multiple dominating performances.

Amen Thompson's athleticism and play in his second year has been key for Rockets who have ascended to being one of NBA's top four teams.

Houston Rockets (27-12, second in the Western Conference ... 2.3 fewer made shots on average than the 14.5 per game the Kings give up. TOP PERFORMERS: Domantas Sabonis is scoring 20.6 points per game with 14.1 rebounds and 6.3 assists for the Kings.

Alperen Sengun received such high commendation from Charles Barkley amid the Rockets' ascent towards the top of the West.

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Winning at home has been a big point of emphasis since Christie took over as interim coach of the Kings when Mike Brown was fired in December. The Kings did it again in a Thursday night thriller, beating the Houston Rockets 132-127 before a sellout crowd of 18,227 at Golden 1 Center and a national television audience on TNT.

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