Rockets storm past the Wizards behind Alperen Şengün's 27 points

The Houston Rockets hosted the Washington Wizards at Toyota Center on Monday night. The team was without starting point guard Fred VanVleet, who missed Monday's game because of left hamstring soreness. He was replaced in the starting lineup by Amen Thompson.

Nonetheless, Houston was firing on all cylinders as he attacked the rim at will, drawing great looks in the paint area early in the match.

Washington was able to hit the three balls at a high rate to stay within striking distance, but the Rockets continued to pass rookie Alex Sarr under the rim for easy throws.

Star guard Jalen Green, who has struggled with efficiency lately, started shooting well, scoring 13 points and giving Houston a 57-49 lead at the end of two quarters. The Rockets continued their strong play in the painted zone in the third quarter, extending their lead to 13. That deficit proved to be too much for the Wizards to overcome in the fourth quarter as Houston stormed past them 107-92.

Star center Alperen Şengün led the Rockets in scoring, scoring 27 points on 63.2% shooting in Monday's contest. He also got some help from Green, Thomspon, guard Aaron Holiday and forwards Tari Eason and Jabari Smith Jr., who all scored double-digit points in the matchup.

With the scoring spread across the team, Houston played strong team defense against Washington on Monday night. It scored 20 points off 16 turnovers, recorded 12 steals and denied nine shot attempts.

The Rockets have now moved to 7-4 on the season and will now face the LA Clippers on Wednesday night at Toyota Center. Houston needs to pay close attention to Wednesday's game against the Clippers as it faces the Clippers again on Friday, albeit with a higher stakes in an Emirates NBA Cup game.

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