Rockets coach Ime Udoka could not provide an exact timetable for Fred VanVleet's return from a right-ankle strain.

The Houston Rockets dropped four of five games last February in their lone extended stretch of the season with Fred VanVleet sidelined. Houston's young core will be similarly tested ahead of the All-Star break beginning Feb. 14

In their lone visit to Madison Square Garden of the NBA's 2024-25 regular season, the Houston Rockets gave up 46 fourth-quarter points and blew a double-digit lead in the second half of Monday's 124-118 loss (box score) to the Knicks.