The Athletic released their annual NBA Power Rankings ahead of the season, which ranked the Rockets at No. 6. Ahead of ...

The winning has helped the Rockets get back into the middle of the pack, moving up seven spots in ESPN's latest power rankings from No. 21 to 14.

The Rockets return to the court at 1 p.m. to take on the Detroit Pistons before playing a pair of games against the No. 1 team in the power rankings, the Cleveland Cavaliers, on Wednesday and Friday.

They're 12-4 this month. The Rockets are (finally) now one of the more talked about teams in the league, evident in NBA.com's latest power rankings from John Schuhmann.

The NBA offseason has come to a standstill, and while there are a number of restricted free agents yet to sign deals this ...

The win on the road against the Nuggets also gave them a massive jump in CBS Sports' power rankings. The team moved up from No. 22 to 10, the largest in the league for this current edition.

4. Houston Rockets (38-25, Last week — 9th) The Rockets hold the NBA’s longest winning streak and that’s good enough for a five-spot jump in this space from last week. 5.

The Houston Rockets are enjoying back-to-back wins after coming back from the Emirates NBA Cup. Their recent success has kept them among the best teams in the NBA with a 19-9 record.