In 1983, the Houston Rockets brass wasn’t happy with how the team’s season was playing out so they decided to bench starters, play their young guys and aim for the top draft pick in 1984. It was, at the time,

Houston outrebounded Utah tonight 72-45. They had 23 second-chance points to Utah’s 6, and shot 42% from three to Utah’s 25. Bad shooting night from the Jazz but got to give credit to Houston’s defense their twin towers of Sengun and Jabari Smith are dangerous.

Alperen Sengun flirted with another triple-double, and the Houston Rockets got back in the win column with a 143-105 blowout victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.

Houston Rockets wing Dillon Brooks received an automatic one-game suspension for picking up his 16th technical foul this season in Wednesday's 143-105 win over the Utah Jazz. The NBA confirmed Thursday the ruling was upheld, thus triggering the suspension.

The NBA suspended Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks one game on Thursday for picking up his 16th technical foul of the season after he appeared to kick Utah’s Collin Sexton in the midsection. The Rockets will be without one of their key players when they host first-place Oklahoma City on Friday in a matchup between the Western Conference's top teams.

Houston Rockets guard Dillon Brooks has reached the suspension limit for technical fouls after picking up his 16th of the season on Wednesday for kicking Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton in the groin. Just a few minutes into the game,

Brooks was penalized for kicking Colin Sexton in the groin area, marking his 16th technical of the campaign and resulting in a one-game suspension. Unless the technical is reversed by the NBA, Brooks will be unavailable for Friday's game against the Thunder.

A player is automatically suspended without pay for 1 game once he receives his 16th technical foul during a regular season.

Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks was suspended for one game without pay by the NBA on Thursday after receiving his 16th technical foul of the season.NBA rules dictate a player or coach is suspended for one game after accumulating 16 technical fouls during a regular season and for each two additional technical fouls in the regular season is banned for an additional game.