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 Nets got a look at the team they hope to be one day during Sunday's blowout loss to the Thunder in Oklahoma City.

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.

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.

We have a big Week 14 ahead, beginning with the annual all-day MLK Day slate on Monday and featuring four nights with at least eight games, including a 14-gamer Saturday. However, we do have fewer four-game teams than usual, but there are still some solid under-started/rostered options at each position to consider.

The Grizzlies take on the Timberwolves on Monday afternoon. Is Grizzlies guard Ja Morant going to play in the game.