The Los Angeles Lakers were viewed as a favorable matchup for the Houston Rockets in the first round of the postseason. The Lakers were missing their best two players in Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, which played into the calculus. The Rockets were tabbed as overwhelming favorites to win the series. Even though Fred VanVleet and Steven Adams were out for the series. Alperen Sengun was viewed as a matchup mismatch for the Lakers, as Deandre Ayton and Jaxson Hayes are not nearly as great all-around players as Sengun. In fact, neither of them are viewed as defensive stalwarts.  Sengun averaged 20.3 points, 10.2 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.3 blocks during Houston's Western Conference Quarterfinals matchup. One of the key talking points was Sengun's defensive effort, or lack thereof, in some cases. Sengun found himself switched onto LeBron James in many situations, and...well, that went about as well as one would have imagined. Sengun clearly loses the athleticism matchup.…