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Kevin Durant leads balanced attack as Rockets take down HawksKevin Durant led seven double-figure scorers with 22 points as the visiting Houston Rockets beat the Atlanta Hawks 121-114 on Saturday to improve to 3-0.,The last time Houston opened a season with three straight wins was in 2017-18, when the Rockets went on to post a franchise-record 65 victories an...

Rockets, Hawks vie to remain undefeated in new seasonThe Atlanta Hawks will try to start the year with three wins for the first time in six seasons on Saturday night when they face the Houston Rockets in Atlanta's home opener.,The Hawks rolled over the Charlotte Hornets 128-81 on Friday and will try to go 3-0 for the first time since the 2020-21 team ...

Alperen Sengun, Rockets win physical battle against rival SpursAlperen Sengun pounded his way to 29 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter, as the Houston Rockets ground out a 114-110 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday in Austin, Texas.,The Rockets led by three at halftime and four after three quarters. San Antonio rallied to take a 104-103 lead on Dy...

Victor Wembanyama eyes bounce back from rough opener as Spurs face Rockets

If the NBA fans were shocked about the output from San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama in the Spurs' season-opening home loss to rival Oklahoma City on Tuesday, join the club. ,Wembanyama was just as stunned.,The great thing about the NBA is that its packed schedule doesn't give players much time to ...

Rockets' dominant second quarter sinks Mavs in season opener

Kevin Durant scored 30 points, Alperen Sengun and Jabari Smith Jr. combined for 53, and the Houston Rockets rolled to a 128-110 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks in the teams' season opener Wednesday night.,The Rockets shot 53.4% from the floor, led by Durant (10-for-16), Sengun (9-for-15) ...

Rockets sign G Amen Thompson to extension

The Houston Rockets announced a contract extension with guard Amen Thompson on Thursday.,The five-year, rookie-scale extension is worth $208 million and includes a 10% trade kicker, according to ESPN.,"Amen represents everything we want our organization to be about," general manager Rafael Stone sai...

Report: Rockets, Amen Thompson reach 5-year, $208M extension

Houston Rockets guard Amen Thompson has agreed to a five-year, $208 million rookie-scale contract extension, ESPN reported Thursday morning.,Per the report, Thompson's deal includes a 10% trade kicker.,Thompson, 23, is entering the final season of a four-year rookie contract he signed in 2023. He wi...

Report: Hornets acquire Dorian Finney-Smith, 3 picks from Rockets

The Charlotte Hornets are acquiring forward Dorian Finney-Smith and three second-round picks from the Houston Rockets, ESPN reported on Friday.,The Hornets are receiving the Memphis Grizzlies' 2027 second-rounder as well as the Rockets' 2028 and 2033 second-round selections.,The move gives Houston s...