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.

Jalen Green is having another one of his smoldering stretches for the Houston Rockets. Over eight games in January, Green is averaging 30.2 points on 52/48/92 shooting splits. That 48% from 3 is coming on more than nine attempts per game.

The Houston Rockets (28-14, second in the Western Conference) are 1-2 in their last three, following a five-game streak. Surprisingly, the Rockets recently lost to the Sacramento Kings and Detroit Pistons.

Two of the surprise teams on the season in Cleveland and Houston will face off tonight in an East-West bout. After an underwhelming season last year, the Cavaliers have come on as one of the top risers on the year,

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Cade Cunningham had 32 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 107-96 win over the Houston Rockets on Monday. Cunningham was 12 of 22 from the field. He scored 19 points in the third quarter as the Pistons built a 90-80 lead after three.

The Rockets (28-14) will open one of their most difficult scheduling weeks of the 2024-25 NBA season with Wednesday’s visit from the Cavaliers (36-6).

A blowout loss to the Celtics should have the Warriors considering the path Boston took to become the powerhouse it is today.

CJ McCollum scored six of his 45 points in overtime and the New Orleans Pelicans orchestrated the largest comeback in franchise history, overcoming a 25-point deficit to beat Utah Jazz 123-119 on Monday night.

O'Connor's trade proposes the Warriors give up Steph Curry, Draymond Gren, Buddy Hield, and Lindy Waters III in exchange for Reed Sheppard, Cam Whitmore, Fred VanVleet, Steven Adams, Jae'Sean Tate, four future unprotected first-round picks and three future first-round swaps.