Alperen Şengün
16 PTS • 10 REB • 10 ASTA triple-double in only 22 minutes told the story: Houston's offense flowed naturally through him without slowing down.
4DK NBA NIGHTCAP • PRESEASON • OCTOBER 9, 2026SENGUN TRIPLES.
SENGUN TRIPLES.
CALEB ERUPTS.
MEMPHIS HANGS ON. HOUSTON ROLLS.
Only two games were on the board, but both gave us something worth keeping. Houston's offense looked deep, connected and dangerous in Macao. Memphis survived a late Chicago push, while Caleb Wilson turned a quiet first half into another loud rookie statement.
PRESEASON = INFORMATION, NOT OVERREACTIONTHE NIGHTLY BOARD
WHO OWNED THE NIGHT?
Caleb Wilson
21 PTS • 5 3PM • 20 SECOND-HALF PTSOne point at halftime, 20 after it. Wilson's shotmaking nearly pulled Chicago all the way back.
Grizzlies 104, Bulls 100
CHICAGO MADE IT A GAME LATEMemphis built the cushion, Chicago punched back, and the Grizzlies made enough plays late to close.
THE FULL SLATE
TWO GAMES. PLENTY TO TAKE.
HOUSTON @ DALLAS • MACAO
Houston Looked Like A Team With Too Many Ways To Hurt You.
135–117
The Rockets led wire to wire and got production everywhere. Tari Eason had 20 and nine, Fred VanVleet 17 with seven assists, Reed Sheppard 16, Kevin Durant 15, and Şengün controlled the middle with a 16-point triple-double.
The encouraging part was that Durant did not have to carry them. Houston moved it, created layers and looked organized. Dallas still got a useful 19-point night from Cooper Flagg in 19 minutes, but Houston's offensive cohesion was the bigger story.
ŞENGÜN 16 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST • EASON 20 PTS, 9 REB • VANVLEET 17 PTS, 7 AST • FLAGG 19 PTS IN 19 MIN
MEMPHIS @ CHICAGO
Memphis Won. Caleb Wilson Made The Loudest Statement.
104–100
Memphis led 60–50 at halftime behind balance from Ty Jerome, GG Jackson, Zach Edey and Cam Boozer. Then Caleb Wilson changed the whole feel of the game.
Wilson had one point in the first half and finished with 21, drilling five threes and scoring 20 after halftime. Norman Powell added 17, but the rookie became Chicago's biggest story again. Memphis still deserves credit for closing it out.
CALEB WILSON 21 PTS, 5 3PM • TY JEROME 16 • GG JACKSON 14 • BOOZER 10 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST • EDEY 10 PTS, 5 REB
THE NUMBERS THAT MATTERED
THE QUICK BOARD.
HOUSTON135POINTS IN MACAO
ŞENGÜN10 ASTWITH 16 + 10
CALEB WILSON20SECOND-HALF POINTS
COOPER FLAGG19POINTS IN 19 MINUTES
CAM BOOZER10PTS • 4 REB • 3 AST
NEXT NIGHT • OCTOBER 10
Seven games. A much bigger board.
Clippers–Raptors, Atlanta–Indiana, Detroit–Washington, Minnesota–Miami, Philadelphia–Boston, Sacramento–Golden State and San Antonio–Phoenix.