Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Durant stand out as their two best, most realistic options, and the Rockets' front office will likely spend plenty of time debating which player fits in best with their core.

The Golden State Warriors defeated the Houston Rockets in Game 7, Sunday, May 4, to conclude the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs.

The Houston Rockets should be greedy. The team's remarkable trajectory went from 22 wins in 2022-23 to 41 last year, followed by 51 and the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference. The learning experience through the first-round series by the Jimmy Butler-fueled Golden State Warriors has been invaluable (regardless of outcome),

The Rockets' Game 7 loss to the Warriors was historic in another respect: It's likely the last NBA playoff game to be aired by a regional sports network.

Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green was brutally honest about how he felt he played during his team's seven-game first-round playoff series loss to the Golden State Warriors, as noted to reporters. In Game 2, Green scored 38 points on 13-of-25 shooting to lead Houston to a 109-94 win over the Warriors.

Game 7 between the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets tips off tonight in a contentious series finale for the right to take on the Timberwolves in Round 2.