Jalen Green scored 34 points, Alperen Sengun had 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists and the Houston Rockets beat the short-handed Denver Nuggets 128-108.

Jalen Green scored 34 points, Alperen Sengun had 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, and the visiting Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 128-108 on Wednesday night.

The Rockets' two top scorers have a chance to be voted into the NBA All-Star Game, recognition their teammates say both players earned. So we had them pitch it.

With 34 points on better than 60% shooting in only three quarters, Jalen Green stayed hot as Houston (27-12) routed Denver for its fifth straight win.

In the Raptors' 30 years, times of good, bad and indifferent, a handful of instances were integral to the shaping of a franchise.

The Houston Rockets just gave rookie Reed Sheppard another DNP-CD. After lighting up the G League, the Houston Rockets rookie point guard and third overall pick was recalled to the roster on Sunday.

The Trail Blazers score 107.9 points per game, 0.1 fewer points than the 108.0 the Rockets give up. The Rockets' 44.9% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.2 percentage points lower than the Trail Blazers have given up to their opponents (48.1%).

VanVleet (personal) will be available for Saturday's game against Portland. After missing Thursday's game against the Kings for personal reasons, VanVleet is no longer appearing on the injury report.

Fantasy managers should look out for an official injury report to clarify VanVleet's status ahead of Saturday's matchup with Portland.

DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points and Domantas Sabonis recorded his league-leading 36 th double-double of the season to lead the Kings to a 132-127 victory over the Houston Rockets on Thursday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

The Houston Rockets (27-12) will go for their sixth win in a row as they face the Sacramento Kings (20-20) on Thursday in the second of a three-game road trip. The Rockets routed the Nuggets on Wednesday night for their 13th road win,