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Rockets' Alperen Sengun Will Likely Benefit from NBA's 65-Game Rule

The 2025-26 NBA season was the first season in which the league's new participation policy took effect. The league office felt there needed to be a way to end or curtail the league's rampant load management trend.

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Amen Thompson Is Having a Career Season, but Has Been Even Better the Last 10 Games

After a dominant win over the Utah Jazz to finish off their three-game home stand, the Houston Rockets are in the midst of one of their longest winning streaks of the season at five games.

NBA News / Houston Rockets on SI / April 5

Warriors' Superstar Still Listed Questionable to Play vs. Rockets

The Rockets have new life in the Western Conference. After weeks of up-and-down play, they've now rattled off a five-game win-streak, and are again ascending the West standings.

Houston Rockets News / Houston Rockets on SI / April 5

Famed Ex-Rockets Coach Mike D'Antoni to be Inducted in 2026 Hall of Fame Class

The 2016 offseason was a pivotal one for the Houston Rockets. The team was coming off a disappointing 2015-16 season that saw the franchise limp into the postseason as the eight seed with a 41-41 record.

Detroit Pistons News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'NBA active two-pointers leaders' quiz

How many of the active NBA players with at least 4,000 two-pointers made in their career can you name in five minutes?

The '30-point, 90% shooting NBA games' quiz

The 'Active 40-point, 10-assist NBA games' quiz

The '2024-25 NBA scoring leaders by team' quiz

Houston Rockets News / Last Word On Sports / April 5

Rockets Fans Hoping For A Hollywood Ending Playoff Matchup

The 2025-26 regular season is winding to a close, but Houston Rockets fans have been getting wound up all season long. Before the preseason injury to their starting point guard, the Rockets had looked like possible contenders.

NBA News / Yardbarker

Every NBA franchise's most infamous villain

Heroes run the NBA, but every story also needs a villain. For some franchises, it's a particularly hated opponent, but every now and then, it's one of their own.

Houston Rockets News / The Dream Shake / April 5

Jaden Ivey situation shows how well Rockets handled the AJ Griffin fiasco

The 2023-24 Houston Rockets underwent a significant amount of change, as the team parted with Stephen Silas at the end of the prior season. The Rockets

Houston Rockets News / Houston Rockets on SI / April 5

Rockets Have Peak Momentum After Blowout Win vs. Jazz

The Houston Rockets are riding high, so close to the playoffs, perhaps the highest all season long. After a 140-106 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday, they've won their last five games.

Tari Eason News / Last Word On Sports / April 5

Rejuvenated Wing Key To Rockets’ Tardy Season Win Streak

The Houston Rockets are currently enjoying a five-game win streak. It’s a nice pick-me-up for a team that has seemingly been limping towards an early playoff exit and a coaching change for a while now.

NBA News / Hardwood Heroics / April 4

Fred VanVleet Praises LeBron James for Setting Unmatched Standard as NBA Face

In an era obsessed with “the next face of the league,” one NBA voice just shut that conversation down completely. No debates, no comparisons, just straight-up respect for greatness.

Houston Rockets News / Houston Rockets on SI / April 4

Do the Houston Rockets Still Have a Chance at Home Court Advantage?

After back-to-back losses to the Lakers and a tough overtime defeat to the Timberwolves—after leading by double digits—many believed the Rockets had blown their shot at home-court advantage.

NBA News / Total Pro Sports / April 4

Rockets vs. Warriors: Prediction, Probable Starting Lineups, and Head-to-Head Stats (Apr 5)

Get ready for an intense matchup as the Houston Rockets take on the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center. The Rockets vs. Warriors game promises to be a nail-biter, with both teams determined to thrill the crowd.

NBA News / Yardbarker

20 NBA players who changed how the game is played

Basketball has changed so, so much since it was first played in the late 1800s. The NBA has a lot to do with this, and there are even a handful of players who can be credited with influencing significant shifts on their own.

NBA News / Houston Rockets on SI / April 4

Lakers Could Offer a Great Postseason Matchup for the Rockets

On Thursday night, the Houston Rockets clinched a postseason berth for the second consecutive season, in spite of Houston’s injuries and pitfalls. Houston is on pace for another 50 win season, as well.

Houston Rockets News / Total Apex Sports / April 4

Frances Tiafoe’s Bizarre Towel Mishap Adds To the Heavy Drama In Houston

When you mix the grueling grind of Texas clay, courtside NBA royalty, and a bizarrely tense towel mix-up, you get the absolute theater that is Frances Tiafoe at the U.S.