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Alperen Sengun said he felt "a little pain in the game" after Houston's game but stressed he wasn't saying he got hurt: "I don't think about it." He says he feels healthy and at his best after a quiet summer (just two national team games in July) and a diet program.
They must have read a lot of bad articles somewhere about him.
"They must have read a lot of bad articles somewhere about him." That was Kevin Durant's jab at teams guarding Alperen Sengun one-on-one in the post and at the elbow, when he was asked after the Houston Rockets' win about Sengun's start.
Kevin was like, let that unit roll
Kevin Durant sat the whole fourth quarter at his own urging. "Kevin was like, let that unit roll," Houston's Ime Udoka said postgame. Fred VanVleet, Reed Sheppard, Tari Eason, Jabari Smith Jr. and Alperen Sengun "got stops, got out and ran." Udoka still wants his minutes down.
We want to make it easier on him.
From Houston's postgame: Kevin Durant will initiate less and work as a secondary handler, with Alperen Sengun and Fred VanVleet freeing him up. "We want to make it easier on him." The faster pace behind 29 fast-break points stays, turnovers included: "We'll live with that."
He's a fucking amazing defender also, you know, sorry about that.
Alperen Sengun is good to go for the Rockets' home opener against Dallas: "Feeling amazing, you know." At shootaround he likened new teammate Marcus Smart to Fred VanVleet as a leader: "He's a fucking amazing defender also, you know, sorry about that."