Houston Rockets center Alperen u015eengün is serving as a notable bright spot despite the team's NBA-worst 10–34 record, and on Monday night, the second-year big man turned in the best performance of his young career in a 140-132 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.
u015eengün, 20, tallied a career-high 33 points on 14 of 17 shooting, with his final stat line placing him among some historic company. He is now the youngest Rockets player to ever record 30 points and 10 rebounds in a single game—passing franchise icon Hakeem Olajuwon, who achieved the feat as a 21-year-old in December 1984.