Third-year forward Tari Eason has been a defensive menace for the Houston Rockets, coming off the bench to provide a major boost.

Tari Eason wanted to make something clear. While the Houston Rockets forward spent the last month-plus sidelined with a leg injury, he observed people speculate about his health. What bothered him most was those who questioned his motivation.

After two straight victories against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Houston Rockets are prepared for a Monday night matchup against the Boston Celtics. The teams

As of Sunday night, the Rockets are sixth in the league in net rating at +6.1. Their defense is third in the league with a defensive rating of 107.3. But the offense has now crept all the way up to eleventh league-wide with an offensive rating of 113.4. Houston is inching closer to having both a top 10 defense and offense.

For the first time since Dec. 14, reserve forward Tari Eason (lower left leg soreness) is back playing for the Houston Rockets.

The Houston Rockets (27-12) will go for their sixth win in a row as they face the Sacramento Kings (20-20) on Thursday in the second of a three-game road trip. The Rockets routed the Nuggets on Wednesday night for their 13th road win,

Udoka took over the Rockets job ahead of the 2023-24 season and has gone 0-3 against Boston over the past season and a half. He still keeps close tabs on his former team and spoke happily about them earlier this month winning the NBA championship last season without him.

To open a road back-to-back, the Rockets are underdogs Monday at Boston. The defending champion Celtics (-6.5) enter with three wins in four games.

Houston Rockets forward Cam Whitmore has had a roller coaster sophomore season to say the least. From struggling mightily with his shooting to begin the season,

Amen Thompson had his second career triple-double, Alperin Sengun and Jalen Green scored 26 points apiece and the Houston Rockets beat the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers 135-131 on Saturday night.

Rockets F Tari Eason is making his return tonight vs the Kings after missing more than a month. Ime Udoka said the postponement of the Rockets’ game in ATL gave Eason an extra day

Tari Eason is an American professional basketball player born on May 10, 2001, in Portsmouth, Virginia. He stands at 6’8″ and weighs 215 lbs. Eason plays as a power forward for the Houston Rockets in the NBA.