As expected, All-Star forward Kevin Durant (right knee contusion) rejoined the Rockets in Game 2 (box score) of Houston’s first-round playoff series versus the Los Angeles Lakers. Durant missed ...

The Houston Rockets are in an enviable but still uncertain position. Coach Ime Udoka’s team improved in each of his first two seasons before some level of stagnation in his third year leading the team ...

LeBron James had 28 points and the Los Angeles Lakers eliminated Houston with a 98-78 win in Game 6 of their Western ...

The Rockets refused to go quietly, staving off elimination again with a gritty 99-93 win over the Lakers on Wednesday night. Even with Austin Reaves back in the lineup for Los Angeles, Houston ...

“It’s good when you win,” Kevin Durant said. “When you get a loss, though, the floodgates are going to open.” Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Photos: Arwen Clemans, Kevin C. Cox / ...

The Los Angeles Lakers held a commanding 3-0 series lead against the Houston Rockets, but then proceeded to drop Games 4 and 5. After failing to close things out at Crypto.com Arena, pressure began to ...

The Houston Rockets are fighting to stay in the NBA playoffs tonight in Game 6 of their first-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers hold a 3-2 lead in the series and will eliminate ...

HOUSTON — One year after the Houston Rockets lost a first-round playoff series that became the catalyst for a seismic trade to acquire Kevin Durant, the Rockets’ 2025-26 season ended in the first ...