The 2023-2024 NBA regular season has concluded, paving the way for the playoffs. During this period, NBA awards will be distributed throughout the postseason.
The Houston Rockets are trying to make a run for the play-in tournament as they take on the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. However, things took a turn after star rookie, Amen Thompson, was ejected from the game for shoving Maxi Kleber.
The NBA Play-In Tournament field in the Western Conference is far from set. There are teams catching fire in recent weeks that will shake up the standings, with the Houston Rockets looking to crash the party.
The Houston Rockets have plenty of young talent with Alperen Şengün (21 years old), Jalen Green (22), Jabari Smith Jr. (20) and Amen Thompson (21), but with…
Happy Thursday! This is going to be a great day with March Madness and MLB Opening Day. Tonight, there are just a couple of NBA games on the docket. Let's see if we can still find some winners, shall we?
The Houston Rockets are playing way, way ahead of their rebuild timeline. Is it for real?
Tonight there are 12 NBA games on the schedule. Looks like the Association wanted to load up before the return of the NCAAs. Phoenix at Denver is the one we circled so it looks like we're going to be up late.
Although Houston Rockets rookie Amen Thompson is starting at forward, he’s a point guard by trade and nature. An instinctive passer with the ability to get to the rim at will with his ball handling and explosiveness, Thompson’s skillset was reminiscent of a player like Memphis Grizzlies pointman Ja Morant.
As the conclusion of a season to forget nears for the Detroit Pistons, the team appears to have lost its star rookie for the year. Pistons forward Ausar Thompson will miss the rest of the 2024 season with a blood clot, according to a Wednesday afternoon report from Shams Charania of The Athletic.
This one was over before it began. The Cleveland Cavaliers might have celebrated Tristan Thompson’s birthday too hard the night before this one. It’s that or something else that took away all of their juice.
Midway through March, Houston has yet to be able to crack a potential Play-In spot with a formidable four teams ahead of them. The Golden State Warriors in 10th, Los Angeles Lakers in ninth, Dallas Mavericks in eighth and Phoenix Suns in seventh, this is a stacked bottom half of the projected playoff situation currently.
The Houston Rockets began their three-game road trip with a 123-107 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers Friday night inside the Moda Center. Jalen Green led the Rockets with a team-best 27 points on 11 of 19 shooting from the field.
The Rockets have a cornerstone player. Do they have two? Alperen Sengun has arrived. He is undeniable. You may believe in extraterrestrial life. You may not.
The San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets aren't contending for the playoffs this season, but their rivalry is alive and well. After splitting the first two meetings of the season, things got chippy between the teams in Tuesday night's matchup at the Toyota Center, which the Rockets won 114-101.
With February in the rearview, the NBA announced the league’s Rookies of the Month. Detroit Pistons rookie Ausar Thompson was in the conversation, but ultimately lost out to Charlotte Hornets standout, Brandon Miller.
The Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets are playing two different seasons. The Suns are in championship-or-bust mode behind their three-headed monster of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, and Bradley Beal.
The Houston Rockets are fighting for their Play-In Tournament lives in the second half of the season as the team sits 4.5 games back in the Western Conference race.
As the league returned from All-Star break on Thursday evening, a number of times got back in action to set the tone for the final stretch of the season. For Amen Thompson and the Houston Rockets, it wasn't the outcome they'd wanted versus the New Orleans Pelicans, losing 127-105 by a concerted charge from C.J.
The Houston Rockets sustained arguably their worst loss of the season Wednesday night. The Memphis Grizzlies ended their nine-game losing skid in a 121-113 victory over the Rockets. Triggered by another slow start, coach Ime Udoka left Memphis, considering whether he would change the lineup when the team returns from the All-Star break.
An excellent Knicks-Rockets game on Monday night was undone by a controversial foul call on Knicks guard Jalen Brunson with 0.3 seconds remaining.
Amen Thompson scored on a clutch 3-point field goal during the final seconds of the Houston Rockets interconference contest against the Brooklyn Nets Saturday night. His triple left 7.1 seconds on the game clock, as the Rockets came within a point (103-102).
Amen Thompson, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, is set to make his return from injury on Wednesday, playing with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers against the OKC Blue.
Ahead of the 2023 NBA Draft, one of the biggest knocks for Amen Thompson was his level of competition in the Overtime Elite basketball league. He and his brother, Ausar, obviously stood out from an athletic perspective, skying high for dunks, blocks and everything in between.
Thompson was clearly in a lot of pain, but he was eventually able to gingerly walk off the court with assistance.
Former Overtime Elite guard Amen Thompson and Villanova forward Cam Whitmore have officially signed their rookie scale contracts with the Rockets.
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