Durant is having a nice December, averaging 26.6 PPG, and he’s cashed the Over in points in eight of his last nine contests, including four in a row. On Sunday, KD dropped 24 points in a loss to the Sacramento Kings.

The Houston Rockets have been one of the league's best teams in 2025-26. Unsurprisingly, as they were the second-best team in the Western Conference last season

Vanessa Richardson, in addition to her Rockets sideline reporter duties, will be back for another season of hosting ESPN's digital NBA pregame show.

On December 23, NBA on NBC 's Coast 2 Coast Tuesday kicks off at 8 p.m. ET with the Denver Nuggets at the Dallas Mavericks. Then, immediately following that matchup, the Western Conference action continues in Los Angeles, when the Clippers and the Rockets tip off at 10:30 p.m. Both games will air live on NBC and stream simultaneously on Peacock.

The Los Angeles Lakers are one step closer to the big Christmas Day game. They are hosting the Houston Rockets on Thursday at Crypto.com Arena. Undoubtedly, it will be a special day as LeBron James will make his 20th appearance at the holiday games.

The Sacramento Kings escaped the Houston Rockets, despite a handful of costly officiating mistakes working against them.

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Denver Nuggets head coach David Adelman, front left, reacts after being ejected by referee Tyler Ricks, right, as assistant coach J.J. Barea, second from right, holds him back in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Denver. Credit: AP/David Zalubowski

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