Five members of the Houston Rockets made our list of the best players in the NBA. Did we get them in the right spots?

In their first game after being benched, Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun each responded in a big way as Houston (35-21) held off Minnesota (31-26).

Backed by 28 points and 15 assists from star guard Tyrese Halliburton, the Indiana Pacers vanquished the Houston Rockets 115-102 on Tuesday night in

The Ringer released its post All-Star break top-100 player rankings, and despite having quite a successful season, Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green was ranked just inside the top-100, at 95. Is he becoming underrated?

As a 36-year-old forward coming down the stretch of what should be the tail-end of his career, Durant still looks to be in his absolute prime as a member of the Suns this season, posting averages of 26.7 points and 6.0 rebounds on a remarkable 63.5% true shooting percentage in 48 contests.

The Houston Rockets have a wealth of young talent, but it looks like the basketball world was slightly off in crowning Jalen Green and Alperen Şengün as Houston’s rising star duo. While Şengün belongs in that discussion, Green has been usurped this season by Amen Thompson as the Rockets’ most promising young guard.

Jonas Valančiūnas and Alperen Şengün shined as the Kings defeated the Rockets 113-103 on the road, while Domantas Sabonis exited early due to injury. Valančiūnas finished with 15 points, 14 rebounds, four steals, and three blocks on 7-of-10 shooting, becoming the first center to post that stat line since Scott Pollard in 2001.

Houston was missing five key players against Oklahoma City on Monday, but we still learned some things about the team.