Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a ...

The Rockets lead the NBA in rebounding for the season, but they’ve been middle of the pack since losing Jabari Smith to ...

O'Connor: Tyler Herro. He has completely changed the way he plays basketball. He has nearly eliminated early-clock midrange ...

The Houston Rockets have one of the best rebounding guards in the league in Amen Thompson. Thompson, 21, is averaging eight ...

I really didn’t start to do that until I got to the league, to be honest,” Amen Thompson says of his elite rebounding as a ...

Kelly Iko looks at the resurgence of both Cam Whitmore in Houston and Jay Huff in Memphis in the the latest Ikosystem.

“Inside the NBA” gave us the 2025 All-Star starters last night, and we might have a little bit of controversy. First, let’s ...

The Houston Rockets Houston gets an A on their report card halfway through the season. They have been succeeding all expectations so far this season. Ime Udoka ...

Jalen Green's scoring streak is a huge boost, but the Rockets' revival on offense is also thanks to players like Amen Thompson and Fred VanVleet.

Thompson put up 16 points (7-15 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 1-2 FT), 16 boards, four assists and four steals in 36 minutes of action during Wednesday's 109-108 win over the Cavaliers.

Alperen Sengun sank two free throws with 4.5 seconds left and the Houston Rockets survived a seven-minute scoring drought in ...

The Cavaliers still had a chance for the win because of the flagrant foul. They retained possession and set up an inbounds play for a Donovan Mitchell game-winning attempt from the corner. But Amen ...