Preseason
Şengün triple-double, VanVleet back as Rockets beat Mavs in Macao
Photo: 1 alperen sengun.jpg by Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Houston beat Dallas 135-117 in the NBA China Game at Venetian Arena. Alperen Şengün had 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in 22 minutes, and Fred VanVleet scored 17 with seven assists in his first game since the 2025 playoffs after a torn ACL. Cooper Flagg led Dallas with 19 points, 17 of them in the second quarter; Kyrie Irving, P.J. Washington and Dereck Lively II rested.
Fantasy angleVanVleet hit five threes in 24 minutes. Kyrie's comeback is now expected in Sunday's rematch.
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