The Oklahoma City Thunder regain the top spot in The Arizona Republic's recent NBA power rankings after defeating the previous No. 1, Cleveland.

As of Sunday night, the Rockets are sixth in the league in net rating at +6.1. Their defense is third in the league with a defensive rating of 107.3. But the offense has now crept all the way up to eleventh league-wide with an offensive rating of 113.4. Houston is inching closer to having both a top 10 defense and offense.

The good news for the Suns and their fans is that the Rockets currently possess a handful of picks belonging to Phoenix. If the Suns wanted to pursue a rebuild, there are few better trade partners to link up with than the Rockets.

The Houston Rockets have continued to establish themselves as one of the top teams in the NBA and are looking like a team that could make a deep playoff run. At

Amen Thompson's activity on rebounding and defense as a starter has placed him among two of the NBA's best big men.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 40 points and eight assists in three quarters, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled ... surging Sacramento Kings beat the Houston Rockets 132-127.

The Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder in a rare matchup ... but still has a decent lead as the No. 1 seed out West with the Houston Rockets trailing at 24-12. With the two teams only meeting twice in the regular season ...

During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Livingston wore only jersey Nos. 9 and 14 and put up 2.4 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game.

After coming up empty in their short homestand last week, the Detroit Pistons hope to get back on the winning track to stay in the postseason hunt when they visit the Houston Rockets on Sunday afternoon.

The NBA saw "The Rematch" turn into "The Blowout" between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers. Despite missing their two top centers, OKC destroyed Cleveland in its best win yet. The contest served as a possible NBA Finals preview.

Berry Tramel's first ScissorTales with the World takes a look at an award the Thunder should win this season, an unlikely Oklahoma union out in Los Angeles and a salute to the Kansas City Chiefs’ dominance.