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The 2025-26 NBA regular season came to a close on Sunday

Clint Capela had a season-high 23 points with 13 rebounds on Sunday night as Houston’s stars sat out in a 132-101 rout of the injury-plagued Memphis Grizzlies to end the regular season. The Rockets went 4-0 against the Grizzlies this season for their first season sweep against them since 2009-10. The Rockets played without starters Kevin Durant, Amen Thompson, Alperen Sengun and Jabari Smith Jr. with the fifth seed in the Western Conference playoffs secured.

Kevin Durant and LeBron James are gearing up for another showdown in the playoffs as the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers will duke it out next week. Durant’s former teammate Kendrick Perkins says he better not lose to James’ Lakers. Uploading a new episode of the Perk Unplugged show, Perkins does go on […] The post Kendrick Perkins hits Rockets’ Kevin Durant with LeBron James warning appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Western Conference postseason picture is set. The 10 postseason teams are: Oklahoma City Thunder San Antonio Spurs Denver Nuggets Los Angeles Lakers Houston Rockets Minnesota Timberwolves Phoenix Suns Portland Trail Blazers LA Clippers Golden State Warriors The Suns will host the Trail Blazers in the 7-8 Play-In Tournament Game. The winner will advance to the Playoffs to play the Spurs as the #7 seed. The loser will play whoever wins when the Clippers host the Warriors in the 9-10 Play-In...

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Williamson will come off the bench for Sunday's regular-season finale in Houston. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

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The 2025-26 NBA regular season reaches its high-stakes conclusion this Sunday, April 12, as the Houston Rockets host the Memphis Grizzlies at the Toyota Center. Houston (51-30) enters the finale as one of the elite forces in the Western Conference, having secured the 5th seed, while the Grizzlies (25-56) are looking to end a challenging, injury-riddled campaign on a high note. The narrative for today's game is dominated by an extensive injury report for both franchises as they manage health f...

The Memphis Grizzlies are out of playoff reckoning and enter their final regular-season game against the Houston Rockets with as many as 17 players listed on the injury report as confirmed absences. At the same time, the Rockets also have reason to rest their best players as they have already locked into the No. 5 […] The post Is Rockets’ Kevin Durant playing in regular-season finale vs. Grizzlies? appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Houston Rockets will have a great chance at finishing the season with a win at home, as the Memphis Grizzlies come in looking to the Draft.

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Before we start, I want to thank everyone who has even read one of these this season. They’ve always been a fun way to talk about basketball and the Houston Rockets specifically. A huge round of appreciation for Xiane and Holly, who each grabbed a couple of previews back in January while I was abroad […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will have home-court advantage in the first round, no matter the result of their final regular season game against the Utah Jazz on Sunday. Head coach JJ Redick and L.A. clinched a top-4 seed for the second straight season on Friday with their win over the Phoenix Suns and the Houston […]

Ten-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner is finalizing a seven-figure deal with the Connecticut Sun, a team source confirmed to The Athletic. Griner, 35, averaged 9.8 points and 5.2 rebounds in a career-best 39 games with the Atlanta Dream last season. This story will be updated. This article originally appeared in The Athletic. Connecticut Sun, WNBA 2026 The Athletic Media Company

Holiday comes up big in Rockets win verus 76ers. Houston is going to need him.

Kevin Durant couldn't ignore the clear change in Anthony Edwards' appearance during the Minnesota Timberwolves win over the Houston Rockets.

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Brittney Griner may not be the same player she once was, but her reported move to Connecticut could be exactly what the Sun need.

The Los Angeles Lakers completely dominated the Phoenix Suns on both ends of the court en route to a 101-73 win.

Anthony Edwards had 22 points, with a key 3-pointer late, Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 23 points off the bench and the Minnesota Timberwolves snapped the Houston Rockets' eight-game winning streak with a 136-132 victory Friday night. Amen Thompson had a career-high 41 points and Kevin Durant added 33 for the Rockets, who have clinched a playoff berth but are still playing for postseason seeding. The Timberwolves are also heading for the playoffs with the sixth seed in the Western Conference.