The Houston Rockets lost to the Western Conference No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night, but not in the way most people anticipated. One game after returning to full strength, the Rockets were depleted in Oklahoma City and a matchup between two playoff contenders lost its intrigue — until tipoff.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder are riding a two game winning streak into Monday night's tilt with the Houston Rockets on the second leg of a back-to-back. The Thunde

This is the fourth of five matchups between the Thunder and Rockets this season, with Oklahoma City winning two of the first three games.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 51 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Houston Rockets 137-128 on Monday night for their 50th win of the season.

A couple of the best teams in the West that are also full of youth face of on Monday, March 3 when the Oklahoma City Thunder host the Houston Rockets at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.

SportsLine's model just revealed its NBA picks for the Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night

For example, even if the Rockets wanted to keep everyone without adding to the roster, they would eventually run into prohibitive cap rules, making that impossible. What are the key bottlenecks GM Rafael Stone is facing over the next year or two?

The Houston Rockets have seen both highs and lows during the 2024-25 NBA season. A five-game win-streak here, a six-game losing streak there. It’s shown both ad

With the status of nearly every Houston regular (outside of Jalen Green) in doubt for Monday’s game, the Thunder (-9.5) are big home favorites.

SportsLine's model simulated Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Sunday