Alperen Şengün records first triple-double of the season

The Houston Rockets lost 117-107 on the road to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Alperen Şengün recorded his first triple-double of the season in the game with 17 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.

This performance was the 13th triple-double of Şengün's NBA career. For Houston, Kevin Durant scored 21 points while Fred VanVleet added 18.

For Minnesota, Ayo Dosunmu was the team's leading scorer with 21 points. LaMelo Ball scored 20 points, while Jonathan Kuminga contributed 16 points and 8 rebounds to the win.

In the second quarter, there was a hard play between Kuminga and Şengün. In a rebounding battle, Kuminga elbowed Şengün in the chin, knocking the national team player to the ground. Referees reviewed the play and gave Kuminga a Flagrant 1, but he was not ejected from the game.

The Rockets lost control in the middle of the fourth quarter, when they were up by two, due to a run by Minnesota.