The Houston Rockets have been one of the NBA’s more surprising teams this season. After their past three games, they shouldn’t shock anyone.

Jalen Green led the way for Houston with 25 points. Ime Udoka called an early timeout for Houston as Atlanta got off to a hot start. Down 7-3, the Hawks went on a 13-0 run to go up 16-7. The Rockets made a push midway through the first quarter to put themselves down just three points,

Amen Thompson hit a game-winning floater with 0.7 seconds left and finished with 33 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 114-112 victory over the Boston Celtics on Monday night. Dillon Brooks shot 10 of 15 from 3-point range and led Houston with 36 points.

The Houston Rockets are winners of two straight games against the Cleveland Cavaliers, who held the best record in the NBA before their recent losing streak. The victories against the Cavs have pushed the Rockets up to No.

The Thunder and Cavaliers continue to earn straight A's, while the Pelicans and Wizards may need to stay after school.

After beating Cleveland twice in four days, the Rockets (30-14) jumped the Cavaliers for the No. 2 spot in the latest NBA.com power rankings.

While Evan Mobley's status is up in the air, our expert NBA predictions expect Cleveland to have enough firepower to make it a high-scoring game with Houston.

SportsLine's model has simulated the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Philadelphia 76ers matchup 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Friday