Eason provided 16 points (7-14 FG, 2-4 3Pt), 14 rebounds and four assists across 26 minutes during Tuesday's 115-102 loss to the Pacers. Eason matched his season-high with 14 rebounds, laying out his first double-double in over a month.

It's routine for the Rockets to hold out Eason for one half of back-to-back sets due to lower left leg injury management. The expectation is that the third-year forward will be good to go Tuesday in Indiana. With Eason sidelined against Oklahoma City, Houston should move Jabari Smith back into the starting lineup.

With Rockets guard Fred VanVleet (ankle strain) sidelined for a 10th straight game, Tari Eason made another start on Tuesday night versus Milwaukee.

Houston Rockets third-year forward Tari Eason had one of the best games of his career in his final showing before the All-Star break. The former No. 17 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft had 25 points (two shy of a career-best) as the Rockets beat the Phoenix Suns at home in a fourth-quarter comeback.

Dillon Brooks got a latest trolling directed towards him from his Houston Rockets teammate Tari Eason for his pre-game outfit.

On Tuesday night, the Indiana Pacers beat the Houston Rockets, 115-102. The Pacers led by as many as 17 points before allowing the Rockets to briefly take the lead in the fourth quarter, but Indiana regained control of the game.

The Houston Rockets have seen both highs and lows during the 2024-25 NBA season. A five-game win-streak here, a six-game losing streak there. It’s shown both ad

Task him with shutting down the opposition’s best player and Eason can like a barbed hook, using his length to its full effect. Houston puts him all over the floor and let’s him cook.

With point guard Fred VanVleet out injured again, the Rockets are shorthanded for Monday's rematch with the Thunder, who ousted them from the NBA Cup semifinal.

Tyrese Haliburton and the surging Pacers (-3.5) are playing at home Tuesday and with a rest advantage, and they are 5-2 in their last seven games.