It's been a little more than two weeks since Houston Rockets power forward Jabari Smith Jr. broke his hand. The injury was set to keep Smith out for 4-8 weeks d

Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. will not have surgery on his fractured left hand after all, coach Ime Udoka said Saturday night, a decision that shouldn’t drastically change Smith’s recovery timeframe.

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 Cavali

Amen Thompson (left calf tightness) is day to day after sitting out Saturday, while Jabari Smith Jr. (left hand fracture) will avoid surgery.

Tonight, the Houston Rockets will take on the Detroit Pistons in what’s quickly becoming a mini cross-conference rivalry. With both teams kicking off their rebuilds with the No. 1 pick in Cade Cunningham and No.

Pregame news and injury updates for Wednesday's NBA game between the first-place Cavaliers and the fourth-place Rockets, who are second in the West.

In the aftermath of an ugly home loss to Detroit, Jalen Green and the Rockets (+2.5) will look to make amends versus Darius Garland and the Cavaliers.

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The Houston Rockets (28-14) host the team with the NBA's best record, the Cleveland Cavaliers (36-6), at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Toyota Center. The Rockets' record is second-best in the Western Conference and fourth-best in the league standings,

The Rockets are coming off an ugly offensive performance against the Pistons but had scored at least 119 points in their previous seven contests. Over the last eight games, Houston is second in the NBA in offensive rating and 11th in pace, significant upgrades from earlier in the season.

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