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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.

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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.

Ime Udoka News / NBA on ClutchPoints / April 4

Ime Udoka vows to ‘play it out’ regardless of Rockets’ final seeding

The Houston Rockets have clinched a spot in the 2026 NBA playoffs, and they’ve now won five consecutive games, including a 140-106 trouncing of the Utah Jazz on Friday night.

NBA News / Total Apex Sports / April 4

Rockets roll past Jazz with playoff edge and real momentum 140-106

The Rockets didn’t just beat the Jazz on Friday night. They overwhelmed them, buried them under waves of shot-making, energy, and defensive pressure, then walked off the floor looking every bit like a team that knows the stakes have changed.

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The 'NBA two's leaders by season' quiz

How many of the players to lead the NBA in made two-pointers for each season of the NBA's three-point era (since 1979-80) can you name in six minutes?

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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.

Kevin Durant News / Fadeaway World / April 3

Rockets Player Ratings: Durant’s 25 Points Leads To Fifth Straight Win In Destruction Of Jazz

This one never felt competitive, and that’s putting it lightly. The Houston Rockets came out sharp, stayed sharp, and never gave the Utah Jazz a window back into the game.

NBA News / Field Level Media / April 3

Rockets win fifth straight by blasting Jazz

Kevin Durant scored 25 points to pace six in double figures as the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to five games with a 140-106 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Friday.

Houston Rockets News / Houston Rockets on SI / April 3

Ranking the Rockets' Potential First-Round Matchups in the NBA Playoffs

After an underwhelming and inconsistent stretch of basketball through most of March, the Houston Rockets have found a rhythm, having won four in a row and punched their ticket to the NBA playoffs.

NBA News / Houston Rockets on SI / April 3

Two Things to Watch as the Houston Rockets Host the Utah Jazz

Riding a four-game winning streak, the Houston Rockets are finally looking up heading toward the NBA playoffs. There are still six games left in the regular season, but they clinched a top-six seed with the Phoenix Suns' loss to the Charlotte Hornets last night.

Tari Eason News / Houston Rockets on SI / April 3

How The Rockets Can Win Their First Series Since 2020

The NBA is entering it's final weeks of the season, and the Houston Rockets are still in a logjam between the No. 3 and No. 6 seeds. They're guaranteed a spot in the playoffs, but that's where their guarantees end as they hope to win a first round match up for the first time since the 2020 Bubble postseason.

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.

Houston Rockets News / Houston Rockets on SI / April 3

Rockets Postseason Berth is a Major Feat, Considering the Obstacles This Year

The 2025-26 NBA season is nearing a close, which is crazy to type. It feels like the season just started. Time flies when you’re having fun. Or at least that’s what they say.

Houston Rockets News / Houston Rockets on SI / April 3

Alperen Sengun's Outside Shooting Could Open Things up for the Rockets

Last offseason, Houston Rockets big man Alperen Sengun made it a point to work on his outside shot. He and his trainer spent an extensive amount of time focusing on improving his proficiency from long-range. Understandably, as Sengun made just 23.3 percent of his outside attempts in the previous 2024-25 season, which was a career low.

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NBA News / Houston Rockets on SI / April 3

Utah Jazz List Four Starters Out for Houston Rockets

The Rockets are set to face off against the Utah Jazz tonight, needing to win a fifth-straight game to continue ascending the Western Conference standings.

Houston Rockets News / The Dream Shake / April 3

Rockets may be discovering their offensive identity

What good is an advantage if you don’t use it? Being fluid in Sanskrit is only so employable. Spending nine grand on an Alienware Area-51 Ultra 9 RTX gaming computer to play solitaire would be foolish.

Houston Rockets News / Houston Rockets on SI / April 3

Rockets Officially Clinch NBA Playoff Berth For Second Straight Season

The Houston Rockets will be making back-to-back appearances in the NBA Playoffs. The Rockets, who are currently in fifth place in the Western Conference with a 47-29 record, officially clinched a playoff spot as a top-six seed in the West thanks to the Phoenix Suns loss at the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday night.