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Al Jefferson returned to the Timberwolves and the starting lineup on Wednesday night against Houston after a two-game absence to be with his grandmother, who died in Florida on Thursday.

All night long, the Rockets crashed the boards and stayed in the game. Shot after shot, rebound after rebound, they cleaned the glass and kept scoring.

Three months ago, if someone had told you, and by you I mean me, that watching the Rockets sans Yao and McGrady play the Kevin Martin-less Sacramento Kings in late November would be a highly competitive, tightly contested, back and forth affair, you would have chucked a crumpled up Rockets 2009-10 Season Preview at them and kept wallowing in ...

Luis Scola poured in 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, as the Houston Rockets used a 14-3 run late in the fourth quarter to take down the Sacramento Kings, 113-106, at Toyota Center.

Owners of the best record in the Eastern Conference at 10-2, the Atlanta Hawks will shoot for their seventh straight win when they close out a four-game homestand tonight versus the Houston Rockets at Philips Arena.

When/where: 6:30 p.m.; Philips Arena. TV/radio: FSH; 610 AM, 850 AM . KEY PLAYERS ROCKETS G - Aaron Brooks.

They don't show it in the championship highlight videos, but the Los Angeles Lakers have seen this act.

The Minnesota Timberwolves hope the possible return of Al Jefferson will help them put an end to a 10-game losing streak tonight, as they welcome the Houston Rockets to the Target Center.

Sometimes, a basketball playera s fortunes are not entirely under their own control.

Aaron Brooks scored a career-high 33 points as the Houston Rockets beat Los Angeles 101-91 on Sunday night, sending the the NBA champion Lakers to a second consecutive loss.

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You have to be impressed with the Rockets bouncing back from a loss at Sacramento and playing some real defense for one of the few times this season to beat the Lakers.

Posted by John Paulsen Easily the most surprising score from yesterday's action is the Rockets' 101-91 win over the Lakers in Los Angeles.

The Kings did not intend to taunt the Rockets, but they did. Hours after the Rockets sent Joey Dorsey to the D-League and Pops Mensah-Bonsu to waivers, making the undersized Rockets even smaller, the Kings destroyed them on the boards for a half.

The defending champion Los Angeles Lakers will welcome a familiar face back to Hollywood this evening, when the Houston Rockets pay a visit to Staples Center.

Jason Thompson's improvement is starting to pay off for the Sacramento Kings. Thompson had a career-high 27 points and added 11 rebounds for the Kings, who won their fourth straight game, defeating the Houston Rockets 109-100 on Friday night.

Jason Thompson had a career-high 27 points and brought down 11 rebounds, as the Kings produced a fourth straight win at the expense of the Rockets, 109-100, at ARCO Arena.

With a pair of moves Friday made for very different reasons, one surprising and one expected, the undersized Rockets trimmed two big men from their roster, sending center Joey Dorsey to the NBA Development League and waiving forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu. With Dorsey unable to get playing time and the Rio Grande Valley Vipers beginning their first ...

Photo by Glenn James/NBAE/Getty Images. a oe People often say that motivation doesn't last.

Jason Terry scored 24 points, Erick Dampier had 14 points and 20 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks overcame an early 17-point deficit to beat the Houston Rockets 121-103 on Tuesday night.