The Rockets have been inconsistent defensively in 2025, but Tuesday’s win over the Bucks showed why Houston remains an elite unit on the season.

Victor Wembanyama was recently diagnosed with a blood clot in his right shoulder, which sidelined him for the rest of the season.

The Spurs are adjusting to life without Victor Wembanyama, while the Rockets are trying to get healthy and make a serious push at a Western Conference title. The Spurs are currently 9-17 on the road with a point differential of -2, while the Rockets have a 6-4 record in their last ten games at home.

Houston's drop in the standings is reflected in NBA.com's latest power rankings, written by John Schuhmann. The team was once in the top tier of the league but is barely making the top 10 at this point, ranking ninth. The Rockets dropped one spot from last week, as the Indiana Pacers have jumped multiple teams from 11th to sixth.

The Houston Rockets sported the NBA's No. 10 offense from Opening Night through Feb.1, a marked jump from last year's bottom-10 mark. Recent weeks featured a severe regression, with one player's absence as a central culprit.

The Houston Rockets came into the season with expectations to be good, but they may not have expected to be as strong as they were in the first half. The Rocket

Tonight's Bucks vs Rockets predictions expect a dearth of scoring from two offenses struggling to consistently put points on the board.

Jalen Green had 25 points and Alperen Sengun added 23 to lead the Houston Rockets to a 100-97 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night in a game where Amen Thompson was ejected for a hard foul on Giannis Antetokounmpo.