The Houston Rockets reportedly could be key players leading up to Thursday's NBA trade deadline even if they don't land a big-name player. According to

The Houston Rockets have ascended into the contending tier of the NBA, and it’s thanks in large part to the incredible development from their young core led by Alperen Sengun, Amen Thompson, and Jalen Green,

As the Kevin Durant landscape continues to unfold heading into the NBA trade deadline on Thursday, and the Phoenix Suns continue to gauge the market for the 15-time All-Star and former MVP, the Golden State Warriors aren’t the only team trying to find a way to land the 36-year-old superstar.

The Celtics kicked off their own dealing on trade deadline week on Wednesday by shipping away guard Jaden Springer with a 2030 second-round pick to the Houston Rockets in exchange for a top-55 protected second round pick, a source confirmed to MassLive. The Celtics will also swap a pair of protected second-round picks with the Rockets.

Boston is reportedly trading its reserve guard and a 2030 second-round pick to Houston for a second-round pick.

In a deadline deal, the Rockets acquired Celtics prospect Jaden Springer and a future second-round draft pick. Boston’s motivation was cash savings.

D'Angelo Russell sank the game-winning 3-pointer with 3.4 seconds remaining as the Brooklyn Nets snapped an 11-game home losing streak with an unlikely 99-97 victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night in New York.

Keon Johnson and D’Angelo Russell made 3-pointers in the final 10 seconds, and the Brooklyn Nets stunned the Houston Rockets 99-97 on Tuesday night for their first home victory in two months. Brooklyn trailed 97-93 when Tosan Evbuomwan inbounded the ball to Johnson,

Ryan Ruocco shouted, “D’Angelo with some of that old Brooklyn Magic!” and Brooklyn’s tanking dreams took a death blow.

The Houston Rockets (32-17) face their second New York team in as many days in a battle against the Brooklyn Nets (16-33) Tuesday. Tip-off from Barclays Center is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. Let's analyze

The Houston Rockets (32-17) will try to stop a three-game losing streak when they play the Brooklyn Nets (16-33) on Tuesday at Barclays Center. The Rockets melted down late and lost to the Knicks 124-118 on Monday night.

Down two at the end of the second quarter, the Nets now have the lead. After three quarters, neither squad has the contest in the bag, but the Nets lead 82-80 over the Rockets. If the Nets keep playing like this,

Jalen Brunson had 42 points and 10 assists, breaking a tie with Carmelo Anthony for third on the franchise list with his 18th 40-point game with the Knicks, and New York beat the Houston Rockets 124-118 on Monday night.

Brunson scored 17 points in the fourth quarter to bring the Knicks back in a game they trailed by 11 after three. He ended up with his 12th game with at least 30 points and 10 assists since coming to New York,

Another electric performance from Jalen Brunson led the New York Knicks to a 124-118 win over the Houston Rockets on Monday. Brunson had 42 points, 10