PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Alperen Sengun scored 27 points off the bench, Jalen Green had 25 points and the Houston Rockets defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 115-98 on Saturday night to complete a back-to-back sweep.
The Rockets are tied with Orlando at 20-55 for the worst record in the NBA. Houston won 125-106 on Friday night.
After scoring only four points on three attempts in Friday’s win against the Blazers, Sengun was determined to not have a repeat performance.
“I was angry with myself because I wasn’t focused yesterday,” Sengun said. “I knew I was going to play well today because I was (ticked) off.”
Sengun also grabbed a team-high seven rebounds and dished out three assists.
The consecutive victories are Houston’s first since winning back-to-back games in mid-January.
Trendon Watford led the Blazers with 15 points and 10 rebounds before leaving late with an apparent knee injury.
With 3:01 remaining, Watford fell to the court and grabbed at his left knee after…