With one group-stage game left to play, the Rockets (13-6, 3-0) have already advanced to the NBA Cup quarterfinals and are in strong position to host.

In his last seven games, Jabari Smith Jr. is shooting 51.6% on 3-pointers, including three big makes in Tuesday’s NBA Cup group-clinching win.

It's common to talk about things NBA teams are grateful for at this time of the year, so why don't we talk about a few things that teams are ungrateful for instead? The Los Angeles Lakers are certainly ungrateful for Franz Wagner,

Despite a 2-2 week with two losses in the final seconds, the Houston Rockets (12-6) showed enough to hold at No. 5 in the NBA’s weekly power rankings.

The last time we did NBA Power Rankings was after the first week of the season. Things have changed considerably since then. Philadelphia's season already looks lost while Golden State is far outpacing what we thought it would be.