Alperen Sengun puts up 39 points as Rockets top Pacers

Alperen Sengun matched his season high with 39 points and helped seal a 118-114 Houston Rockets win over the Indiana Pacers with the last of his game-high 16 rebounds on Monday in Indianapolis.

Sengun picked up the offensive slack for a Houston team down Kevin Durant, a late scratch due to a left ankle sprain. The Houston center shot 13-for-25 from the floor and 13-for-18 at the foul line, and it was on one of his missed attempts at the charity stripe he made a critical play.

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