The 2024-25 NBA season continues with a seven-game slate on Monday night, including a Western Conference showdown between Oklahoma City and Houston at 8 p.m. ET. Oklahoma City is on a three-game winning streak and holds a 10.

Tyrese Maxey and Paul George are banged up with injuries. But they will still lead the 76ers for the time being.

A couple of the best teams in the West that are also full of youth face of on Monday, March 3 when the Oklahoma City Thunder host the Houston Rockets at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.

An unglamorous role player is a glamor franchise’s secret weapon. And a lifeless squad could use a spark. Let’s open up the notebook to run through three NBA trends that have caught my eye over the past week: Alex Caruso was in a familiar place: The Oklahoma City Thunder were up big as he approached MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at the top of the key.