Tari Eason wanted to make something clear. While the Houston Rockets forward spent the last month-plus sidelined with a leg injury, he observed people speculate about his health. What bothered him most was those who questioned his motivation.

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.

For the first time since Dec. 14, reserve forward Tari Eason (lower left leg soreness) is back playing for the Houston Rockets.

The Rockets raised eyebrows around the league after sweeping a home and away back to back against the Cleveland Cavaliers last week.

The Houston Rockets' top three players are starting to show just how capable they are of competing with other top teams. Houston is nearly unstoppable when Amen

The Houston Rockets welcomed back Tari Eason to the lineup against the Sacramento Kings Friday night. Eason had missed the last 13 games due to lower leg injury

Houston Rockets forward Tari Eason is one of the NBA's best wing defenders, a long-armed menace who racks up steals and blocks with regularity. Eason employed a dose of free-throw defense with his trash talk in Wednesday's 109-108 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Monday marks the 12th game in a row that Eason will miss due to a left lower-leg injury. His timetable to return isn't clear, but his next chance to play will be Wednesday against the Nuggets.

Houston Rockets forward Cam Whitmore has flourished since returning to the rotation, and will be a key piece for the team as it looks to make a run in the playoffs.

The Rockets are 9-3 in January, though one of the three losses was to the Celtics. In a rematch from Boston, Houston will look to get some revenge.

Amen Thompson had his second career triple-double, Alperin Sengun and Jalen Green scored 26 points apiece and the Houston Rockets beat the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers 135-131 on Saturday night.

Rockets F Tari Eason is making his return tonight vs the Kings after missing more than a month. Ime Udoka said the postponement of the Rockets’ game in ATL gave Eason an extra day