The Houston Rockets were one loss away from going home. Instead, theyre heading back to Los Angeles with life in the series and Alperen Sengun is prepping the team for whats next.Houston took Game 4 115-96 over the Lakers on Sunday, avoiding a sweep and sending the Western Conference first-round series back to LA for a Game 5 on Wednesday.And by most accounts, the turning point came before the game even tipped off.The Rockets forward gathered the team after morning shootaround and delivered a speech that his teammates say changed everything.I didnt give up on this series and I just wanted to let everybody know, Sengun said after finishing with 19 points. Im glad it worked, and everybody came out to play today. Hopefully everybodys mindset has changed going into a fifth game.He was just letting us know he didnt want to go home, Guard Amen Thompson, who led the team with 23 points on 10-of-16 shooting, said Senguns words hit home. I was proud of him just taking that leadership role and pulling us all back in there and being like, This is not how we end it. If we go out, were going to go out and fight, but were not thinking about going out.'On the floor, the Rockets were relentless. Houston forced the Lakers into 24 turnovers and converted them into 30 points, their first 30-point turnover game since Game 4 of their first- round series against Oklahoma City back in 2013. 17 of those 24 turnovers came directly off steals, with Tari Eason leading the way with five.Related Article: Cavaliers Linked to Kevin Durant as Trade Buzz BuildsJabari Smith Jr., Reed Sheppard and Josh Okogie each added three.Houston coach Ime Udoka addressed the Game 3 collapse head-on, showing the team footage of their late-game miscues immediately after the loss so they could confront it and move on. It worked. The Rockets came out with a different edge.Backs against the wall, coming to perform, Thompson said. We know we can do that all the time. And I feel like today we were making shots. It was the first time we were really making shots and capitalizing on turnovers.READ MORE: Kevin Durant on the Rockets Game 2 Loss & How He Can Be Better
