Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets secured a 115-113 win over James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers at Toyota Center on Thursday night.

Instead, a flurry of international and young talent has risen to prominence. The Houston Rockets carry a good chunk of that talent. Yes, they're a title contender with Kevin Durant at the helm. But the success can't solely be attributed to him.

During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Petruska wore only jersey No. 3 and put up 2.4 points and 1.4 rebounds per game.

The Houston Rockets will take on the Denver Nuggets on Monday, December 15 as the night’s featured Western Conference game on Peacock NBA Monday. Tipoff time is set for 9:30 p.m. ET from Ball Arena in Denver, and the game will be streamed live exclusively on Peacock.

Houston is scoring at a wildly efficient rate right now, but the team is still dealing with a bit of a turnover issue.

The Rockets don’t appear to have the motivation — at the moment, anyway — because of their immense belief in the younger core.”

Recent reports indicate that the Houston Rockets have clear intentions regarding a potential blockbuster trade involving Ja Morant.

The Denver Nuggets managed to overcome the loss of Aaron Gordon in the first half and beat the Houston Rockets on the road at the Toyota Center on Friday in an NBA Cup game.

Nobody else has dove in on offensive rebounding to the extent the Rockets have, with their massive 38.5 percent offensive rebound rate after an offseason spent adding ever more size to go with their already formidable frontcourt. But in a copycat NBA, this could be the latest Houston-initiated math hack that ends up widely imitated.

On ESPN’s latest under-25 NBA rankings, Rockets stars Alperen Sengun and Amen Thompson came in at No. 5 and No. 6, respectively.