Shai Gilgeous-Alexander delivers late, Kevin Durant hears it from Paycom and Houston's 'Tall Ball' might loom large. Shaun Powell Fantastic Finish: Thunder outlast Rockets in 2OT on ring night.

Houston nearly took down the Thunder, showing the team is a legitimate title contender. The team has since backed that up, as after starting 0-2, the Rockets have gone 12-2 across nearly five weeks.

The Rockets are 3-3 in December, but they’ve had a difficult schedule. Starting Thursday versus New Orleans, that will change over the next 10 games.

The Rockets filled the court with shooters and went to none of them. And after four minutes of missed shots, they put the ball on the largest, surest hands they could find. With the game tied and the ...

The same conversation followed around Kevin Durant’s and Stephen Curry’s Golden State Warriors. In 2016, Durant joined a ...

The Cavaliers are still finding their footing. Last season they had the top-ranked offense and were eighth in defensive ...