Two of the premier teams the Western Conference has to offer — the Houston Rockets and the Minnesota Timberwolves — are set to do battle in a nationally-televised bout on this Friday (Jan. 16) night as they play host to the Wolves in their home arena of Toyota Center.

A big fourth-quarter push catapults the Thunder past the Rockets in a 111-91 OKC win.  Oklahoma City stole the game in the last quarter, outscoring the Rockets

The Houston Rockets left much to be desired after suffering maybe their worst loss of the season in a defeat to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Rockets kept the

Randle had season-high 39 points for the Timberwolves on a night when Anthony Edwards missed a second straight game with a foot issue.

Kevin Durant anotó 39 puntos y acertó seis triples, su mejor marca de la temporada, para que los Rockets de Houston se apuntaran el viernes un triunfo de 110-105 sobre los Timberwolves de Minnesota.

During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Harrell wore only jersey Nos. 35 and 5 and put up 6.9 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.

Houston's homestand will provide an even more detailed picture of where the Rockets stand among the elite in the West.

Andy Bailey dropped the Rockets from third to seventh in his latest power rankings. Once up there with the Thunder and Denver Nuggets, they've now sunk to a tier outside of title contention. Houston is one spot above the Phoenix Suns and one spot behind the San Antonio Spurs.

It has not been a straightforward season filled with fulfilled expectations for most teams around the NBA, and the Houston Rockets can now be added to that list. After starting the year with a red-hot offense despite the absence of Fred VanVleet,