Two streaking Western Conference teams will square off on Tuesday's NBA schedule as the Los Angeles Clippers visit the Houston Rockets. L.A. (25-27) has won six of its last nine and is coming off a 115-96 Sunday victory over Minnesota. Houston (32-19) is ...

A grass fire that prompted evacuation warnings for some Broomfield residents on Monday afternoon was sparked accidentally by someone launching model rockets in a park. About 2:30 p.m., North Metro Fire Rescue crews responded to a report of a grass fire in ...

Rockets -3.5; over/under is 206.5 WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Lakers lead series 3-2 BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Lakers look to clinch the series over the Houston Rockets in game six of the Western Conference first round.

The NBA playoffs are heating up as several first-round series near the end. A pair of elimination games took place on Wednesday, starting with the Detroit Pistons vs. Orlando Magic series. Here's a look at how things went and what's ahead this week.