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The Houston Rockets (17-8) have listed forward Dillon Brooks as questionable for Thursday’s NBA Cup semifinals against the Oklahoma City Thunder (19-5) in Las Vegas due to an undisclosed illness. His availability remains uncertain, with a game-time decision likely as the team evaluates his condition ahead of the 8:30 p.m. ET tip-off. Brooks played a […]

LAS VEGAS, NV – Jabari Smith Jr. and the Houston Rockets are preparing to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in the semifinals of the NBA Cup on Saturday evening. As is the case for most Rockets games, forward Dillon Brooks will be an x-factor in the game for Houston. Brooks, who will take on […]

Victories have been a common occurrence whenever the Houston Rockets take the floor. Holding a 17-8 record for second place in the Western Conference, the Rockets are on pace for one of their best seasons in recent years. It’s not like they’re just beating run-of-the-mill teams either; Ime Udoka’s squad has already bested a couple […]

The Houston Rockets have been one of the biggest surprises of the 2024-25 NBA season so far, jumping out to a 17-8 record which is tied for the second best mark in the Western Conference. The Rockets have also been very impressive in NBA Cup play and will play in Saturday’s semifinals against the Oklahoma […]

The Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder are in Las Vegas for the semifinals of the 2024 NBA Cup! It’s time to continue our NBA Cup odds series with a Rockets-Thunder prediction and pick. The Rockets are the biggest surprise of the season so far. At 17-8, they are tied with the Memphis Grizzlies with […]

The Houston Rockets defeated head coach Mark Daigneault and the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-116 in their last meeting on Dec. 1. Fred VanVleet’s whopping 38 points is the most they’ve given up by an opposing player as Daigneault reflected on the Thunder’s fifth loss of the 2024-25 campaign. And Oklahoma City hasn’t lost a game […]

We’ve got the Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder NBA Cup Semi-Final Results according to NBA 2K25 to see who the game thinks will advance to the Final. The two teams will compete to advance in the NBA’s second annual in-season tournament. The Rockets defeated the Warriors, while the Thunder defeated the Mavericks. But only […]

The Miami Heat are contemplating their future ahead of this year’s trade deadline. After failing to reach an extension with Jimmy Butler this summer, the team is listening to trade offers for the star forward. Butler is in the final year of his contract with a player option for next season, allowing him to become […]

The 2024-25 season is shaping up to be another lost one for the Portland Trail Blazers, and for the fourth consecutive year, they are expected to finish at or near the bottom of the Western Conference standings — which would give them another prospect to build around in their rebuild. To that end, it is […]

Jimmy Butler is reportedly available to be traded, and the Miami Heat star may manage to return to his home state of Texas. But one former player says it would be better for Butler to land with the Dallas Mavericks instead of the Houston Rockets if he were to be traded. Chandler Parsons, who played […]

The first round of the NBA Cup Knockout Stage has come and gone, and now there are only four teams remaining. Those four teams will face off in the semifinal round, with the winners advancing to the championship game. The in-season tournament action is now headed to Las Vegas, Nevada, and in this article, we […]

What the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets experienced at the end of their NBA Cup quarterfinal game on Wednesday night can only be described as pure chaos. Aside from going back and forth in terms of scoring in the fourth quarter, it was what occurred in the final 11 seconds of the game that […]

Whether intentional or not, Houston Rockets veteran Dillon Brooks crashed Jalen Green’s postgame interview after they beat the Golden State Warriors 91-90 in the NBA Cup’s quarter-finals. After eliminating the Warriors on Wednesday, head coach Ime Udoka pointed to the Rockets’ relentlessness as a catalyst to edging out Golden State. At the same time, Brooks […]

Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors have been a thorn in the side of the Houston Rockets over the past decade; in fact, the Dubs entered their Wednesday night NBA Cup clash against the Rockets winners of their past 15 contests. But on Wednesday, the winds of change began to blow as the Warriors […]

The Wednesday night NBA Cup clash between the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors gave fans a bit of a throwback kind of game, with both teams buckling down on defense in what ended up being a low-scoring game in today’s NBA. In the end, it was the Rockets that came out on top, 91-90, […]

The Houston Rockets advanced to the NBA Cup semifinals after escaping with a 91-90 victory over the Golden State Warriors in a controversial finish that had Warriors coach Steve Kerr foaming at the officials after the game. With the Rockets behind 90-89, the refs called a foul on Jonathan Kuminga with 3.5 seconds left, after […]

The Houston Rockets’ excellent start to the 2024-25 campaign continued as they came from behind to take a 91-90 win over the Golden State Warriors to book their place in the semifinals of the NBA Cup in Las Vegas. It looked bleak for the Rockets with a little over a minute to go in the […]

The NBA Cup quarterfinals came to a very dramatic end on Wednesday night as the last of the four games wrapped up between the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets. The Rockets ended the game on a 7-0 run to pull out a 91-90 victory and advance to the final four in Las Vegas […]

The Golden State Warriors’ 15-game winning streak against the Houston Rockets came to an end, and in probably the worst possible manner as well. Leading by one with only four seconds to go in the ballgame, the officials inexplicably called a loose ball foul on Jonathan Kuminga, sending Jalen Green to the line with a […]

The Brooklyn Nets are the center of trade speculation as this year’s deadline approaches. With the team exceeding expectations during a presumed tanking season, general manager Sean Marks will field offers for several players, most notably Cam Johnson. Johnson is having the best season of his career while stepping into an expanded role following Mikal […]

After a dominant 10-2 start to the 2024-25 season, the Golden State Warriors have been looking to find their footing as of late. A recent 114-106 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves has moved the Warriors to 14-9 on the season ahead of a very important NBA Cup quarterfinals matchup with a familiar foe — The […]

On Tuesday morning, a report came out from Shams Charania of ESPN that the Miami Heat are finally listening to trade overtures for Jimmy Butler, their franchise cornerstone and best player for five whole seasons and counting. Butler, however, has a list of teams that he’d prefer to go to in the event of a […]

Alperen Sengun and the Houston Rockets are preparing for perhaps their most important game of the season on Wednesday night when the Golden State Warriors come to town. Not only does this game hold a lot of meaning since these two teams are bitter rivals, but also because the Rockets have lost 15 straight games […]

Talking about the rumors that the Houston Rockets would be a preferred destination for Jimmy Butler if he were to be traded by the Miami Heat, general manager Rafael Stone gave his opinion on the recent news. As the Rockets prepare to take on the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Cup quarterfinals, Brown said […]

We’ve got the Rockets vs. Warriors NBA Cup Quarter-Final Results according to NBA 2K25 to see who the game predicts as our winner. The two teams will compete to advance in the NBA’s second annual in-season tournament. Who will advance to the next round? Let’s find out. Houston Rockets vs. Golden State Warriors – NBA […]

The latest chapter of the saga involving Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler and a possible trade was the latest reporting from ESPN’s Shams Charania about the team being open to a move and the forward’s preferred destinations. It comes at an interesting time when the Heat just beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in their biggest victory […]

In a shocking turn of events, it appears that Jimmy Butler is now available on the trade block. Shams Charania reports that the Miami Heat will listen to offers for their star small forward. They will by no means give him away for free, but considering it is widely accepted that Butler will opt out […]

The Miami Heat are open to the possibility of trading star Jimmy Butler, who reportedly has three teams he would prefer to play for. This comes despite the Heat defeating the red-hot Cleveland Cavaliers last Sunday as part of a three-game win streak. “The Heat are open to listening to offers for Butler and making […]

LOS ANGELES, CA — Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, and the Houston Rockets played their first game at the LA Clippers’ all new Intuit Dome, with many folks coming away impressed. Despite the losing their third game of the season against the Rockets, the Clippers drew praise from their players postgame. Rockets guards Jalen Green, Dillon […]

The NBA continues with the NBA Cup with the Quarterfinals on Wednesday and we take a look at a matchup between the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Warriors-Rockets prediction and pick. The NBA Cup quarterfinals feature a heated matchup between the Golden State […]

Alperen Sengun has had another career season so far with the Houston Rockets. Although he’s averaging 18.5 points and 10.6 rebounds, Rockets head coach Ime Udoka dropped a blunt take on his Turkish star. “My biggest thing with him… I say to him ‘Get the European out of your game,” Udoka said. “Play through stuff. […]

The Houston Rockets have gotten off to an exhilarating start in the 2024-25 campaign, racing out to a 15-8 record that has them in fourth place in the gauntlet that is the Western Conference. Despite the team’s strong start, though, Jalen Green has taken a concerning step back. The second overall pick in the 2021 […]

The Houston Rockets will travel to Inglewood, California, to face the Los Angeles Clippers. It will be a battle at the Intuit Dome as we share our NBA odds series and make a Rockets-Clippers prediction and pick. The Rockets lead the head-to-head series 127-91. Amazingly, it will be the third meeting of the season between the […]

The Houston Rockets, currently sitting as the second seed in the Western Conference with a 15-8 record, have emerged as one of the NBA’s standout teams this season. Despite dropping their last two games, including a 99-93 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Thursday, the Rockets remain in a strong position. Lou Williams, a […]

Jonathan Kuminga scored a career-high 33 points, Andrew Wiggins added 23, and the Golden State Warriors secured a 99-93 victory over the Houston Rockets, marking their 15th straight win against them. The Golden State Warriors have now won 15 straight games against the Houston Rockets. FIFTEEN. The last time Houston defeated Golden State was February […]

It looked as though the stars were aligning for the Houston Rockets coming off a frustrating loss against the Sacramento Kings. On Thursday night, they faced a Golden State Warriors team that was without two of its best players in Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, favoring the Rockets heavily. But in classic trap game fashion, […]

Draymond Green will miss his second straight game due to calf tightness when the Golden State Warriors face the surging Houston Rockets on Thursday night. The team announced that an MRI on Green’s calf showed no issues, and he could be back on the court for Friday’s matchup against the Timberwolves. According to a post […]

The Houston Rockets visit the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night. Tari Eason, Cam Whitmore, and several other Rockets players are listed as “out” on the official NBA injury report. Point guard Fred VanVleet is the only Houston player with a designation of “questionable.” Here’s everything we know about Fred VanVleet’s injury and his playing […]

The NBA announced in a statement that Ime Udoka, Alperen Sengun, and Tari Eason were fined for their antics after their game against the Sacramento Kings. “Udoka has been fined $50,000 for confronting and directing profane language toward a game official, failing to leave the court in a timely manner after being ejected, and public […]