At long last, the Rockets are back in Houston.

After more than five months, the Houston Rockets will return to the Toyota Center for their first home game of the 2025-26 NBA regular season.

Their opponent? The Detroit Pistons. Friday’s matchup will be the latest chapter in a cross-conference pairing that boasts one of the NBA’s most unique narratives: A matchup between the NBA’s premiere twin brothers.

Houston’s Amen Thompson and Detroit’s Ausar Thompson will be going head-to-head, and it’s safe to assume they’ll get some work in isolation.

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Both Thompsons rose to national prominence after deciding to forgo college basketball in favor of the Overtime Elite professional development league. Amen was draf

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