The Houston Rockets showcased great defense in a win against the Cleveland Cavaliers, proving why they deserve to be in championship conversations.

The Oklahoma City Thunder, despite having the second-best record, are the very best team in the NBA and should only get better.

The Nets got a look at the team they hope to be one day during Sunday's blowout loss to the Thunder in Oklahoma City.

Blazers center Robert Williams III is the center of attention in trade rumors, especially with Ime Udoka and the Rockets interested.

As of Sunday night, the Rockets are sixth in the league in net rating at +6.1. Their defense is third in the league with a defensive rating of 107.3. But the offense has now crept all the way up to eleventh league-wide with an offensive rating of 113.4. Houston is inching closer to having both a top 10 defense and offense.

During his time suiting up for OKC, Cook wore only jersey No. 14 and put up 5.5 points and 1.9 rebounds per game.

It was a virtuoso display from a player that many consider as the front-runner for this season’s Most Valuable Player award Read more at straitstimes.com.

Utah now continues its road trip against the best in the west, the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Houston Rockets get an 'A' on their report card at the midpoint of the season. They have been succeeding all expectations so far this season, and Ime Udoka has turned it around in Houston by making the team a defensive juggernaut.

The Thunder has a 99.8% chance of being the No. 1 seed in the West, according to basketball-reference.com. Seems low.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander erupted for a career-high 54 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder overpowered the Utah Jazz 123-114 on Wednesday.