Alperen şengün Pushes Rockets Toward Game 6 After 115-96 Win
alperen şengün said the Rockets are headed back to Los Angeles to fight again after their 115-96 Game 4 win over the Lakers on Sunday. Houston still trails the first-round series 3-0, but the victory kept the Rockets alive long enough to reach Wednesday’s Game 5 with a chance to keep the series going.
Sengun After Game 4
"The mood is good. We got one, but we’re not happy with it" Sengun said after the win. He added that Houston plans to return to L.A. "to fight again, no matter what," and said the group wants another win before coming back home.
He also pointed to the way Houston played in Game 4. Sengun said the Rockets had been confident but were missing shots earlier in the series, then played with pace and forced the Lakers into a lot of turnovers in the latest game.
Houston's 115-96 Response
The 115-96 score line gave Houston its first win of the series and changed the tone around a matchup that had already tilted hard in Los Angeles’ favor. The Rockets had entered Game 4 needing a response after falling behind 3-0, and they produced one with their biggest margin of the series.
Sengun said everybody did their job great, and he said the team is still hungry. That matters because the Rockets do not need perfection now; they need one more win to make the trip back home meaningful. A loss in Game 5 would end the run, while a second straight win would force the Lakers to keep dealing with a Houston team that just found its pace.
Sengun's Series Numbers
Across the series, Sengun averaged 22.8 points, 10.3 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game. Those numbers have made him Houston’s most stable production point even as the team struggled through the first three games, and they give the Rockets a clear place to lean as they head into Wednesday.
Game 5 now sits as the next test for a Houston team that has already shown it can respond once. The Rockets have one win, one road trip back to Los Angeles, and one more chance to extend the series beyond Wednesday.
