Why Rockets are still struggling to get Alperen Sengun ball at key times
The Celtics used Marcus Smart against Alperen Sengun in the first meeting between the teams this season.The Rockets did not need a reminder. Even a glance at the previous meeting with the Celtics, and the defense Boston used to excise Alperen Sengun from the Rockets’ offense, would have brought back memories of that game.
In Boston, however, he went from one of his more unstoppable offensive games one night to attempting just three shots the next, his only scoreless game of the season. The Rockets have become more adept at getting Sengun touches away from the low blocks in the 34 games since, and he has become a more versatile scorer, if not up to his standards in January when he averaged 18.3 points per game on 62.4 percent shooting. In the past six games, he has averaged 13.7 points on 60.7 percent shooting after averaging 10.2 points on 38.5 percent shooting in the previous six games.
That can be a challenge, too. Though the Rockets tend to move the ball — they average the 11th most passes per game — only two teams average fewer assists. Those numbers are brought down by their poor shooting, but that also makes it more difficult to find room in the lane with the spacing sacrificed to missed 3s.
“Sometimes, we can get to some screening actions,” Silas said. “We have some screening actions we haven’t had to use but we’re probably going to have to use tomorrow. If they front, we have to flash and get high-lows and that sort of thing, and not just the guy with the ball trying to stare him down. There’s different places on the floor we can try to get him the ball, but it has to be a concerted effort amongst the group.
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