The Houston Rockets are feeling giddy after signing Alperen Sengun to a five-year contract extension over the offseason. While the contract doesn't go into effe

With 20 games of the NBA’s 82-game slate in the books, here is a roundup of where the Rockets rank, statistically, entering December.

Alperen Sengun already has as many career triple-doubles as Carmelo Anthony (two), Steve Nash (three) and Jayson Tatum (two) combined. And he's a center who won't turn 23 until next July. Isn't that a remarkable nugget of information?

Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun has a bright future in the NBA, but he isn't quick to forget about the road that has led him to this moment. In his first two seasons in the league, Sengun grew a lot alongside KJ Martin with the Stephen Silas-era Rockets.

Green found himself benched in the late goings of the Rockets' win over the Timberwolves, with head coach Ime Udoka opting to put Amen Thompson in place of the 22-year-old guard. Thompson rewarded the Rockets with the game-saving steal that led to the game-tying bucket that sent the game to overtime.

Rockets very impressive winning at T’Wolves, 117-111, in OT. Rockets had several cold spells, but went 6-9 FG in OT, held Wolves to 3-11. Held Wolves to 9-38 from 3, while HOU