The pattern is no longer subtle. Game after game, the Houston Rockets find themselves in positions to win, only for the final minutes to unravel everything that came before.

Kevin Durant went up on the NBA's all-time scoring list after putting up 18 points in the Rockets' win over the Pelicans on Sunday night.

When the Rockets traded for Kevin Durant, it was to address a clear area of need. Despite earning the two seed in last year's playoffs, Houston was upset in the first round by the Golden State Warriors in seven games. With three of the games decided by 10 ...

The Houston Rockets pulled themselves out of a tight game against the LA Clippers on Thursday, winning 115-113. In a game that went down to the wire, the home team pulled away due to a mix of aggression, smart basketball and some luck regarding the ...

Houston, we might have a problem. The Rockets sank to their third loss in the last four games in a 125-124 defeat to the Sacramento Kings Sunday, blowing a 14-point lead with 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter. It was another game defined by offensive ...

As the calendar flips into the heart of the NBA season, the Houston Rockets are firmly in the Western Conference mix. Through 34 games, Houston sits with a 22-12 record, good for 6th place in the West and 2nd in the Southwest Division — a noteworthy position for a team that only a season ago was deep in rebuild mode.

Still, Houston is a competitive team hoping to make a deep postseason run, and Durant is proving he's once again an All-Star and All-NBA player. At his age, to still be one of the top players in the world, shows that he's arguably the greatest pure of all time.