Alperen Sengun really wanted to shine in front of Thiago Splitter
During the 2023/24 season. Alperen Sengun could count on the advice of Thiago Splitterthen assistant coach Ime Udoka on the bench of the Rockets.
A few months later, the former is still a player for Houston and the latter is now the coach of Portland, following the failure of Chauncey Billups and his history of fixed bets and illegal poker.
“He helped me a lot mentally”, noticed Turk. “Sometimes, when we play Joel Embiid, Nikola Jokic and I told him that I have to contain them, he told me then that they will also have to defend against me. That’s how they think now.”
The Rockets pivot became an All-Star and established himself as one of the best players in the league at his position. Maybe not at the level of the MVPs mentioned above, of course, but still in a limited circle. “He is a great player and I know how difficult it will be to defend against him”started Tiago Splitter before the meeting.
The coach of the Blazers did not make a mistake because Alperen Sengun scored 25 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 blocks and 3 steals in Houston’s victory. One of his best matches of the season, in which he just missed the decisive pass to confirm the first triple-double of the season.
What if he played the last three minutes…? “It happens to me every time I’m close to a triple-double. It’s always on a date that has already given up.”he notes, referring to the big win against the Celtics on Nov. 1, during which he already missed a pass. “But it will do. I’ll get it eventually.”
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| Alperen Sengun | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2021-22 | NEW | 72 | 20:41 | 47.4 | 24.8 | 71.1 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 9.6 |
| 2022-23 | NEW | 75 | 28:57 | 55.3 | 33.3 | 71.5 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 9.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 14.8 |
| 2023-24 | NEW | 63 | 32:29 | 53.7 | 29.7 | 69.3 | 2.9 | 6.4 | 9.3 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 21.1 |
| 2024-25 | NEW | 76 | 31:31 | 49.6 | 23.3 | 69.2 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 10.3 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 19.1 |
| 2025-26 | NEW | 10 | 36:06 | 48.7 | 41.9 | 73.0 | 2.7 | 7.5 | 10.2 | 7.2 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 22.1 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
2025-11-15 07:28:00
