The fourth-year Houston Rockets big man is a half-hour ... or strength — has drawn comparisons to three-time MVP Nikola Jokić. The Rockets (28-14), who have made this stunning jump from fringe ...

DENVER — The Houston Rockets (26-12) travel to play the Denver ... with Alperen Şengün averaging 20.8 points per game and Nuggets star Nikola Jokić averaging 32.3 points per game.

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 extend their streak to five.

The Houston Rockets’ rise in the Western Conference standings hasn’t been by accident, and second-year standout Amen Thompson ...

with Denver’s Nikola Jokić standing as perhaps the lone exception. Rockets general manager Rafael Stone could address this issue in the summer. Houston is armed with an impressive ‘Core 7 ...

After missing the playoffs last season, the Houston ... Rockets have the third-best defense in the league. Sengun, however, has been compared to the best offensive player of this generation ...

DENVER — The Houston Rockets were up five points after one ... who were missing three-time MVP Nikola Jokić. And the Rockets were failing to defend or to take advantage of Nuggets mistakes ...

The Denver Nuggets lost to the Houston Rockets, 128-108 ... Injuries played a big role in Wednesday's result. Nikola Jokić was a late scratch with right elbow inflammation.

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo have been named the Kia NBA Players of ...

Scoring has been climbing as of late, but this year the stat inflation has revealed itself in a more subtle way.

Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun is in his fourth season in the league, and he's beginning to establish himself. While many compare him to Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis or Denver ...