Fred VanVleet is shooting almost 40% on 3-pointers over his last seven games while minimizing turnovers, and that has led Houston to some big wins.

The Houston Rockets were upset by the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday and Fred VanVleet pointed the finger at the officials. Literally. With four seconds remaining and the Rockets down by five points,

Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet said he hopes to learn from his late-game tirade Saturday, but the NBA did not suspend VanVleet to teach him a lesson. VanVleet was fined $50,000 for “confronting and directing profane language toward the officiating staff” near the conclusion of the Rockets’ 104-98 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers,