Houston Rockets point guard Fred VanVleet is considered “week-to-week” with an ankle injury that kept him out of Monday night’s road game against the New York Knicks, portending a longer absence that would be a significant blow to a Rockets team attempting to maintain its place near the top of the Western Conference standings.

The Houston Rockets sit at No. 3 in the Western Conference behind the Oklahoma City Thunder and Memphis Grizzlies. The New York Knicks similarly rank No. 3 behind the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference.