Prior to the road victory, NBA.com's John Schuhmann released this week's power rankings, and the Rockets remained at No. 3. Houston is still behind the Denver Nuggets (No. 2) and Oklahoma City Thunder (No. 1), which makes sense considering they are two of the Rockets' four losses thus far.

Nobody else has dove in on offensive rebounding to the extent the Rockets have, with their massive 38.5 percent offensive rebound rate after an offseason spent adding ever more size to go with their already formidable frontcourt. But in a copycat NBA, this could be the latest Houston-initiated math hack that ends up widely imitated.

Booker finished with 18 points, going 5 of 13 from the field, including 2 of 6 from 3-point range, along with the six turnovers. Booker tied a career high in turnovers with nine against the T-Wolves in that 114-113 comeback thriller Nov. 21.

It’s not often star point guards are available on the trade market, but that’s exactly the case in this year’s NBA. In recent weeks, the prospect of both Grizzlies’ star Ja Morant and Hornets’ star LaMelo Ball landing with new teams this season has surfaced.

Week 5 of the NBA season is here, and the league is already starting to separate the contenders from the pretenders. Some teams are heating up at the perfect time, others are slipping after fast starts,

Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets, November 26 game updates, including prediction, probable starting lineups, and injury reports.

The Houston Rockets entered the 2025-26 with one of the best trios in the league by belief. Kevin Durant, Amen Thompson and Alperen Sengun.  Enough said. At lea

For the Rockets, they have six players listed on their injury report, including star forward Kevin Durant. Houston has ruled out Durant due to personal reasons as he is set to miss the next two games while tending to a family matter.