Houston will reach the midpoint of this week’s three-game homestand with Wednesday’s visit from Phoenix. The Suns are on night two of a back-to-back.

On Thursday, December 26, the Rockets beat the Pelicans 128-111. The team improved their record to 21-9. At the time, Houston was a top-two seed in the Western Conference.

Aidin Ebrahimi looks at four risers and four fallers from the fourth month of the 2024-25 NBA season after the craziest trade ...