With starting point guard Fred VanVleet (personal reasons) sidelined and playing on night two of a road back-to-back, the Houston Rockets had a five-game winning streak snapped in Thursday's 132-127 loss (box score) at Sacramento's Golden 1 Center.

Portland will try to end its four-game slide when the Portland Trail Blazers take on Houston. The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.

After the Houston Rockets 125-103 win over the Portland Trailblazers the Rockets moved their record to 28-13 at the mid-way mark of the regular season. They are

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

Ja Morant might return from injury, and Rockets center Steven Adams will play in Memphis for the first time since the Grizzlies traded him last February.

With the trade deadline approaching, the Houston Rockets could use the addition of a point guard behind starter Fred VanVleet to run the offense.

After starting this season in a shooting slump, veteran Rockets guard Fred VanVleet has made nearly 40% of his 3-pointers over the last nine games.

In the rubber match of a three-game road trip, Houston visits Portland on Saturday. Led by Anfernee Simons, the Blazers won at Houston in November.

Fred VanVleet has a hot hand right now, and the Kings have struggled to contain opposing guards this season. Our NBA betting picks expect VanVleet to light up the scoreboard in Sacramento tonight.

Kelly Iko talks to John Hollinger about what makes sense for the Rockets to do at the trade deadline — if anything.

The Houston Rockets take on the Detroit Pistons in non-conference play. Monday's matchup is the first of the season between the two teams.

With starting point guard Fred VanVleet (personal reasons ... still hold a multi-game lead for the No. 2 spot in the Western Conference standings. The Kings improved to 21-20.