After another long layoff, the Houston Rockets are back in action Thursday night as they host the Los Angeles Clippers. The Rockets have had another mini break,

Kevin Durant (No. 8) and James Harden (No. 10) paved unique paths to land among the NBA's Top 10 all-time scorers.

If James Harden becomes available before February’s trade deadline, multiple front offices are expected to closely monitor his situation.

To their credit, the Clippers stars are showing that they're fully committed to turning this nightmare of a season around, says head coach Tyronn Lue. "Just with constant talks, their actions, the way they're trying to play," he said when asked how Harden and Leonard are working at making the team better.

It started like this back in 2009, with a barely recognizable rookie James Harden — with a young man's beard — scoring his first NBA points. Saturday night in Minnesota it came full circle when Harden,

James Harden enters the NBA’s all-time top 10 scorers and shares a heartfelt message for LeBron James and Kevin Durant.