The Houston Rockets are the hottest team in the NBA, currently on a 10-game win streak and just one game away from tying the season-best streak put together by the Boston Celtics.

During this amazing stretch, the Rockets have in large part found success with Alperen Sengun out of the lineup due to a bone bruise injury to his knee. Guard Jalen Green has played outstanding basketball and raised questions regarding his fit alongside the Turkish big man. Head coach Ime Udoka shut down those thoughts firmly

Green is currently performing like a completely different player in the absence of Sengun. Many have begun to speculate that Sengun and Green aren’t a good fit alongside each other, but Udoka disagrees.

Udoka has drastically turned this team around in just his first season with the Rockets. Sengun was having an All-Star level season this year and solidified himself as Houston’s building block for the future. Udoka believes that the change in the Rockets’ play doesn’t coincide with Sengun’s injury, but rather an overall change since the All-Star break.

Sengun was in the lineup for the first two games of the current 10-game win streak. Before his injury, the Rockets were 4-1 in their last five games. Udoka mentioned the emphasis on increasing the pace of play, which they have done successfully