Nearing real stardom, Şengün reflects on Rockets' belief in him: "Whoever trusts me, or backs me up, I will take care of them all my life."

After missing the playoffs last season, the Houston Rockets have taken the league by storm and are behind only the Oklahoma City Thunder for the best record in the NBA. Led by Alperen Sengun, who is poised to make his first All-Star Game this season, the Rockets have the third-best defense in the league.

The Houston Rockets (26-12) travel to play the Denver Nuggets (24-15) on Wednesday at Ball Arena, the first game this season between the two teams. The Rockets won the season series 3-1 in 2023-24, with Alperen Şengün averaging 20.

The Rockets' two top scorers have a chance to be voted into the NBA All-Star Game, recognition their teammates say both players earned. So we had them pitch it.

UPDATE: Nikola Jokic and Aaron Gordon are both available. Injury Update: Nikola Jokić (Right Elbow Sprain ... Jokic 6.3 — Domantas Sabonis 5.1 — Alperen Sengun" Most APG by a Center this ...

From NBA.com News Services Nikola Jokić is averaging career highs in points (31.2) and rebounds (13.2) while dishing out 9.8 assists.• Get NBA League Pass TODAY With a slick pass during the ...

The Houston Rockets, who have not made the playoffs since 2020, are 28-14 and own the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference. They rank as the second-best defensive team and have one of the most complete rosters in the NBA.

As is tradition, we here at The Bounce hand out the highest honors when the regular season ends, but we also do so at midseason! Just so you know: The Bouncies are among basketball’s most prestigious awards — not just anybody can receive this honor.

All-Star voting ended Monday, and for the first time, this Power Rankings host was given a ballot. The coming weeks will see a slow reveal of all the All-Star Weekend participants, with starters set to be announced Thursday night.

Only three other players are scoring as much and as efficiently on a per-minute basis as Powell: Jokić, SGA and Karl-Anthony Towns. They’re all All-Stars. In the mirror dimension, at least, he is, too.

Starters for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game will be revealed at 7 p.m. Eastern Thursday on TNT’s “NBA Tip-Off” show, and once again, we’re set for a change in format.

Nikola Jokić recorded his third consecutive triple-double — and his 18th of the season — in the Denver Nuggets' 113-100 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday. Jokić scored 20 points with 14 ...