The Houston Rockets did not look good at all in the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night in the Toyota Center. It got ugly down the stretch, and the showing by the Rockets only further emphasized the specific struggles the team has.
Houston Rockets superstar forward Kevin Durant has amassed an impressive array of signature sneakers throughout his tenure with Nike. Granted, he nearly left Nike, to potentially go to Under Armour, however, Nike ultimately squandered the possible signing. The result?
All season, the Houston Rockets have toiled and struggled to figure out who of their young players will be able to step up and take over the on-ball duties for the Rockets after the injury to Fred VanVleet.
For the second time in three days, the Houston Rockets will host the Los Angeles Lakers in a pivotal game for Western Conference playoff seeding. The Lakers, who won Monday's game, 100-92, completely controlled the second half to tie the season series at one win apiece.
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.
The Houston Rockets have faced many ups and downs this season. They began with a tough road loss to the defending champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Heading into the 2025-26 NBA season, Clint Capela found himself in pursuit of a new NBA home. Capela was a first-round pick in the 2014 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets, albeit a non-lottery pick.
The Houston Rockets' offensive formula under head coach Ime Udoka has consistently been a mathematical one. Udoka and the Rockets have consistently leveraged their size to garner additional offensive possessions via offensive rebounds.
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.
Kevin Durant is a 16-time All-Star, a four-time scoring champion, a two-time NBA Finals MVP and soon will pass Michael Jordan for fifth in career points.
There's no telling how many more times we'll see LeBron James and Kevin Durant face each other with their careers nearing an end. The two have formed some of the greatest head-to-head duels in league history, meeting in three NBA Finals and 45 regular-season games across 19 seasons.
Houston Rockets star Alperen Sengun will not suit up against the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday. According to the team, the star big man has been ruled out due to lower back pain.
Fred VanVleet is still working his way back from a torn ACL. But the Houston Rockets guard says he has not closed the door on playing again this season.