It was only two months ago when Houston Rockets head coach Stephen Silas was openly discouraged about the production from dual-big lineups featuring Christian Wood and rookie Alperen Sengun.
But that dynamic has changed since the All-Star break in mid-February. Among Houston’s two-player combinations to have played at least 50 minutes together, the Wood-Sengun pairing entered Wednesday with the best net rating (+10.6) of any on the team over that span.
Though Wood’s career-high 39 points were the leading storyline in Monday’s comeback win over Washington, the 26-year-old big man went out of his way to credit the rookie for his defensive play — which allows the slender Wood to play more to his body type on the perimeter.
