Jalen Green scored 34 points, Alperen Sengun had 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists and the Houston Rockets beat the short-handed Denver Nuggets 128-108.

The Houston Rockets flew to Denver to face the Nikola Jokić-less Nuggets. Both teams came into Wednesday night's matchup as winners of four straight, looking to

Jalen Green scored 34 points, Alperen Sengun had 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, and the visiting Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 128-108 on Wednesday night.

With its second win over Memphis in as many tries, the Houston Rockets finally have a breathable gap at No. 2 in the Western Conference, but won’t be ready to l

The Rockets win their fifth straight game and 7th straight on the road as they defeated the undermanned Nuggets, 128-108 tonight. Houston Top Performers Jalen Green – 34 points, 5 assists Six straight games of 25+ PTS Alperen Sengun – 20 points,

DENVER (AP) — Jalen Green scored 34 points, Alperen Sengun had 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists and the Houston Rockets beat the short-handed Denver Nuggets 128-108 on Wednesday night.

There is still time before the NBA trade deadline for the Rockets to go all in on a move that could deliver them a title.

Toumani Camara, Portland Trail Blazers (available in 77.7 of ESPN leagues): Camara can be up and down, but for the most part has played strong since the end of 2024. Since Dec. 30, he has averaged 2.4 combined steals and blocks and 1.6 3-pointers over 14 games. In his last outing, he dropped 24 points with nine boards and four assists.

If a team is  somewhere in the middle, it better have a clear direction because floundering around play-in territory is the NBA’s version of purgatory.

In a league that requires playoff scars to survive the championship gauntlet of four playoff rounds, the Rockets have none, and any team that has been there before will reveal theirs in a seven-game series. Houston, more than any other team, is one piece away from serious title contention.

After Houston’s 114-112 victory, Brown said Boston entered the game intending to neutralize Jalen Green, Fred VanVleet and Alperen Sengun. The Celtics accomplished that, holding the Rockets’ top three leading scorers to 30 total points on 9-of-32 shooting (3-for-14 on 3-pointers).

The Thunder and Cavaliers continue to earn straight A's, while the Pelicans and Wizards may need to stay after school.