Peter Beck, founder and CEO of Rocket Lab, doesn't drink coffee, keeps bits of old rockets on his desk, and tries to make it home for family dinner.

With their 2025 playoff seed (No. 2 in the Western Conference) officially locked up, the Houston Rockets held out numerous rotation regulars in Wednesday's road game against the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Rockets clinched a postseason spot about two weeks ago, meaning at least a berth in the West play-in tournament to potentially qualify for the playoffs. But it took a bit longer to secure one of ...