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Checking In On Rockets’ Jumbo-Ball 'Point Guard'

The Houston Rockets have been experimenting this season. Faced with the season-long absence of starting point guard Fred VanVleet, the Rockets have been playing jumbo ball.

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Three Reasons Why Rockets' Ime Udoka Deserves Coach of the Year Right Now

At 15-5, the Houston Rockets are legitimate title contenders. That may be an idea that shocks some, but for most people who knew this team well heading into the 2025-26 season, it's all going as expected.

NBA News / Houston Rockets on SI / December 6

Views From the Game: The Houston Rockets Dismantle the Phoenix Suns 117-98

The Houston Rockets came into Friday nights game with a 14-5 record after another dominating win over the Sacramento Kings. That was the first of a brief two game home stand as the Rockets will spend most of the month of December on the road including a Christmas primetime game in Los Angeles agaisnt the Lakers.

Houston Rockets News / Houston Rockets on SI / December 6

Rockets Earn Interesting Grade in Re-Evaluation of Summer Blockbuster

The 2025-26 NBA season has been a fruitful one for the Houston Rockets, thus far, despite them being struck extensively by the injury bug. The team ranks

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How many of the players to win the NBA's assist title since the NBA/ABA merger in 1976-77 season can you name in five minutes?

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Kevin Durant News / Houston Rockets on SI / December 6

Kevin Durant Hits 31k Points in Rockets' Win vs. Suns

There was a lot to unpack from the Houston Rockets' 117-98 win over the Phoenix Suns last night. In their second matchup of the season, the story was more of the same: the Rockets were lights out on the offensive end while playing stifling defense on the Suns.

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Who is the most-iconic player for every NBA franchise?

Who is the best player in the history of every NBA franchise? That’s a tough question. Who is the most iconic player in the history of every NBA franchise?

NBA News / Houston Rockets on SI / December 6

What to Watch for in Rockets vs Mavericks

The Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks are set to face off for the second time this season, as both teams look to rebound quickly after a game on Friday.

Houston Rockets News / Houston Rockets on SI / December 6

Rockets Amen Thompson Has Spent Extensive Time Studying Rajon Rondo

Amen Thompson is one of the league's most unique point guards. And that's probably an understatement. Granted, he's not a point guard. Let's first note that.

Alperen Sengun News / The Dream Shake / December 6

Alperen Sengun is untouchable for the Rockets

In theory, precisely one (1) NBA player per season is untouchable. Pedantic? Perhaps. Still, there’s a method in the (obsessive compulsive) madness. The word “untouchable” gets thrown around far too often in NBA circles.

Houston Rockets News / Field Level Media / December 6

Rockets' Kevin Durant pursues another strong effort in clash vs. Mavericks

So far, the marriage between Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets has gone as smoothly as both sides could have hoped. Durant scored 28 points in Houston's 117-98 win over the Phoenix Suns on Friday and became just the eighth player in NBA history to eclipse the 31,000-point mark.

NBA News / NBA Analysis Network / December 6

Kevin Durant reveals Dillon Brooks’ impact on ‘disrespected’ Houston Rockets before he was traded to Phoenix Suns

Dillon Brooks was the forgotten piece of Kevin Durant’s blockbuster move to the Houston Rockets. When the Phoenix Suns traded Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets, the headline piece coming to Phoenix was Jalen Green, an exhilarating young star who Houston would have been distraught to see walk out the door.

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Houston Rockets News / NBA on ClutchPoints / December 6

Rockets’ Amen Thompson puts Kevin Durant into ‘best player ever’ conversation scoring milestone

Fifteen-time All-Star Kevin Durant’s climb up the all-time scoring ladder reached another historic mark on a night that felt bigger than the box score.

Houston Rockets News / NBA on ClutchPoints / December 6

Rockets HC Ime Udoka celebrates Kevin Durant for 31,000 point milestone

Ime Udoka had words of praise for Kevin Durant following the veteran star’s career milestone in the Houston Rockets’ blowout win over the Phoenix Suns on Friday night.

NBA News / Fadeaway World / December 6

Fred VanVleet Taunts Dillon Brooks And Amen Thompson Pokes Fun At His Familiar Antics

The Houston Rockets blew out the Phoenix Suns tonight, 117-98, to move up to the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference. This game marked Dillon Brooks’ first game back at the Toyota Center since the Rockets sent him to the Suns as part of the trade package for Kevin Durant.