With Game 1s in the books, we make the case for -- and against -- each of the playoff teams to win the 2025 NBA title.

Shaquille O'Neal named a West team that could be a difficult opponent in the 2025 NBA playoffs despite being a lower seed.

The Houston Rockets are back in the playoffs for the first time in five years, and even though they are the No. 2 seed in the ...

The Rockets want to turn the first-round series with the Warriors into a rock fight. Steph Curry’s been through that before.

Sunday's NBA postseason schedule has four Game 1s. Oklahoma City and Cleveland are the top seeds, while Boston is defending ...

Since Curry entered the league, the Warriors and Rockets have matched up four times in the postseason. The Warriors won all ...

The Houston Rockets team that faces Golden State in the NBA playoffs bears little resemblance to James Harden-led teams that ...

Denver still has the best player in the world in Nikola Jokić. With a exception of a down postseason from his running mate in ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Dillon Brooks plays for the Houston Rockets now, which is a revealing fact of its own when it comes to the ...

The Defensive Player of the Year race was intriguing after Victor Wembanyama was excluded due to injury, plus a late surge in ...

The Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors have more than enough fiery figures on the hardwood to anticipate a slate of ...

New York Knicks wings Mikal Bridges (2021-22) and OG Anunoby (2022-23) have a pair of All-Defense nods between them, which ...