2006 — Kobe Bryant scores a staggering 81 points — the second-highest total in NBA history — and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors 122-104.

1960 — Paul Pender beats Sugar Ray Robinson ... 1983 — Houston becomes the first NBA team not to score a point in overtime. The Portland Trail Blazers outscore the Rockets 17-0 for a 113-96 ...

1960 — Paul Pender beats Sugar Ray Robinson in a 15-round ... to win the world heavyweight title. 1983 — Houston becomes the first NBA team not to score a point in overtime. The Portland Trail Blazers ...

The Houston Rockets have now beaten the Cleveland Cavaliers twice in a row, giving them just their third loss at home this season. Amen Thompson has proven himself worthy of starting, Alperen ...

The Houston Rockets just completed a two-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers, the NBA's top team, at least record-wise. The Rockets are the only team to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder and the ...

Houston's second year guard-forward hybrid has started 14 games this season. In those games, Thompson is averaging 17.3 points, 11 rebounds, two steals, and almost two blocks, all while shooting ...

Houston Rockets forward Tari Eason sat out a sixth consecutive game Sunday due to injury management, but coach Ime Udoka said that Eason's health is "going in the right direction" despite his ...

The Houston Rockets come into Martin Luther King Day at No. 2 in the Western Conference. Something most people people at the start of the season would not have thought possible. At 28-13 ...

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With less than one minute remaining Sunday in the Houston Rockets' 104-100 loss to the Miami Heat at Toyota Center, Amen Thompson decided to turn the clock back a couple decades. After triggering ...

The Houston Rockets lost to the Boston Celtics 109-86 on Friday night without forward Jabari Smith Jr. in the lineup for the first time this season, and the NBA team could be without the former ...

There are six games scheduled for Sunday, including the LA Lakers vs Houston Rockets matchup. It's the first meeting of the season between the teams, with the Lakers and Rockets splitting last ...