Houston Rockets Articles - Page 137

The classic “peaking too early” argument will never go away. Basketball (like many sports) is a game of runs. That doesn’t just mean in individual games either. For the most part, teams will find themselves in hot-and-cold streaks throughout the season. James Harden is apparently worried about the Houston Rockets current hot-streak. Harden: “I’m just […]

Home fans watching at the TD Garden made it clear they are pretty upset with how the Boston Celtics performed in the first half against the Houston Rockets. Loud boos for the Celtics as they head into the locker room trailing 65-43 at halftime. Rockets are shooting 56 percent from the field and 41.7 from […]

Boston Celtics center Aron Baynes has been listed as questionable against the Houston Rockets on Sunday. Aron Baynes is upgraded to questionable for tomorrow’s game against the Rockets. Based on his progression, looks like he’ll either play in that one or Tuesday in Oakland against the Warriors. The Celtics’ backup center has been sidelined since […]

ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith says Houston Rockets superstar shooting guard James Harden “is the greatest offensive player of this generation.” Harden is coming off a 58-point game against the Miami Heat on Thursday, his sixth game this season where he has eclipsed the 50-point mark. James Harden has been BALLIN! pic.twitter.com/tRgiRcxBac — Stephen A […]

Houston Rockets shooting guard Austin Rivers says the rest of the season is all about the team getting the highest playoff seed they can. Entering Friday, the Rockets are 37-25 on the season, good for fifth place in the Western Conference standings. They trail the Portland Trail Blazers by one and a half games for […]

In his attempt to get back in the NBA, veteran guard Jordan Adams has taken the next step in that process after officially joining the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, the G League affiliate to the Houston Rockets. https://www.instagram.com/p/BueZTlchDT6/ Adams had agreed to a contract with the G League less than two weeks ago where he had […]

Houston Rockets superstar James Harden dropped a jaw-dropping 58 points in a 121-118 win against the Miami Heat on Thursday night. Following his team’s defeat, Miami great Dwyane Wade admitted that he had more than a difficult time trying to stop Harden on the evening. Wade on Harden: "He's definitely one of the most unguardable […]

Houston Rockets superstar James Harden had another outstanding performance on Thursday night, dropping an astounding 58 points against the Miami Heat in a 121-118 comeback win for the Rockets. The reigning MVP has been on fire all season long, and as detailed by Sam Amick for The Athletic, Harden is on pace to achieve a […]

Only one team can win an NBA game. And maybe for the first time in their storied careers, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul faced off against one another while being concerned with far more than coming away victorious. The future Hall of Fame guards and close friends played their final game as opponents on Thursday, […]

A win is a win in the standings, but not in NBA locker rooms. Some victories, Mike D’Antoni knows as well as anyone, mean far more than others, and he believes his team got one of them on Thursday night. The Houston Rockets stormed back from an 18-point second-half deficit to beat the Miami Heat […]

Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul weren’t the focus on Thursday night’s game. Considering their years-long reign as two of the league’s top-five players, it would be easy to assume they might be uncomfortable taking a backseat in their last game as opponents. It didn’t seem that way after the Houston Rockets 121-118 win over the […]

James Harden of the Houston Rockets once again forged his way beside the scoring greats of the NBA. With his sixth 50-point game of the season, he became the fifth player to achieve the stellar feat. Per Michael Lee of The Athletic, Harden has joined legends Wilt Chamberlain, Ricky Barry, Michael Jordan, and Kobe Bryant […]

James Harden of the Houston Rockets put on another dazzling scoring performance against the Miami Heat. Along the way, he forged his way into the history books with the most points scored against the Heat. According to Rockets TV and radio announcer Craig Ackerman, Harden’s 58 points is the most points scored by an opposing […]

The Houston Rockets had another run-in with the officials. This time, though, it wasn’t Chris Paul, James Harden, or Mike D’Antoni whose on-court frustration boiled over into an ejection. Rockets forward P.J. Tucker was kicked out of his team’s game against the Miami Heat on Thursday in the third quarter after complaining about a questionable […]

Houston Rockets All-Star point guard Chris Paul has passed NBA Hall of Famer Karl Malone for 10th place on the all-time steals list. Paul entered Thursday’s game against the Miami Heat with 2,085 career steals, the same number as Malone. Chris Paul passes Karl Malone for 10th on the all-time steals list, with 2,086. #Rockets — Stefano […]

Shooting range isn’t necessarily one of James Harden’s greatest strengths. When thinking of the NBA’s most proficient long-range bombers, several players come to mind before the reigning MVP – like the Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry, the Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James, and the Portland Trail Blazers’ Damian Lillard. Even Atlanta Hawks rookie Trae Young […]

On Thursday night, the Miami Heat headed to Houston to take on the Rockets. This was the latest stop on Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade’s farewell tour, and the Rockets honored the veteran with a standing ovation and a tribute graphic. Via the official NBA Twitter account: Houston shows love for @DwyaneWade! #OneLastDance pic.twitter.com/nrtiotgXkV — […]

Erik Spoelstra knows a thing or two about all-time greats. The Miami Heat head man has coached the likes of Alonzo Mourning, Tim Hardaway, Dwyane Wade, Shaquille O’Neal, LeBron James, and Chris Bosh during his time in South Florida. Needless to say, Spoelstra understands better than most just how good the game’s best players really […]

Chris Paul has hardly deflected from the fact that Thursday night’s game against the Miami Heat will always hold a special place in his heart. It almost comes as no surprise, then, that the Houston Rockets superstar and his young son showed up to Toyota Center paying homage to Dwyane Wade. CP3 and his son […]

The Houston Rockets will definitely be without one key contributor and could be without another for Thursday’s matchup against the Miami Heat. Kenneth Faried is doubtful for the Rockets against the Heat tonight with a bruised left hip. Iman Shumpert (sore right calf) is out. For the Heat, James Johnson (left AC sprain) and Hassan […]

The Miami Heat will be without Hassan Whiteside and James Johnson against the Houston Rockets on Thursday night: Kenneth Faried is doubtful for the Rockets against the Heat tonight with a bruised left hip. Iman Shumpert (sore right calf) is out. For the Heat, James Johnson (left AC sprain) and Hassan Whiteside (left hip strain) […]

It is not a well kept secret that Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden is one of the best scorers in the history of the game. He does that through his ability to create for himself. Those two statements have culminated into 29 year-old Harden becoming the NBA’s all-time leader in unassisted 3-pointers. Kirk Goldsberry […]

Houston Rockets guard Chris Paul had some words for friend and Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade after the latter hit a game-winning buzzer beater to oust the Golden State Warriors. Via Twitter, Paul asked Wade not to put up his clutch game when they face tomorrow night in Houston. Aight now @DwyaneWade…don’t come down to […]

There was almost no way Chris Paul was going to miss Dwyane Wade’s #OneLastDance against the Houston Rockets. The future Hall-of-Fame point guard will play in his team’s game against the Miami Heat on Thursday despite being scheduled to rest on the second leg of back-to-back. Why? It might be Paul’s chance to face off […]

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George is very good on the court, and as it turns out, he is also a good judge of offensive talent like Houston Rockets star James Harden. Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today dove into what makes Harden so difficult to play against. This is where the Thunder star chimed in […]

Golden State Warriors star shooting guard Klay Thompson admits he doesn’t enjoy guarding Houston Rockets superstar James Harden, and you can’t really blame him. Harden, who leads the NBA in scoring and has an unguardable step-back 3-pointer, has basically mastered the art of drawing fouls and it causes the player who guards him to get frustrated […]

Ex-NBA players have been chipping in their thoughts on James Harden and his 30-point streak. The latest to share their thoughts is former two-time Defensive Player of the Year Sidney Moncrief and Five-time NBA champion Ron Harper. According to them, they wouldn’t allow Harden to go on such a scoring tear. Peep the clip posted by Alex […]

Trae Young aspires to be like Chris Paul when he fully establishes himself in the NBA. Not only on the court, but off of it as well. “The way Chris carries himself, the way he gives back and the way he is with younger players is the same way I want to be when I […]

Atlanta Hawks rookie point guard Trae Young put on a show on Monday against Chris Paul, James Harden and the Houston Rockets. The 20-year-old scored a career-high 36 points and also dished out eight assists. It was a performance the youngster will remember for a long time since he did it against one of the […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni knew star James Harden would see an end to his rampant scoring streak sooner than later, while also expressing confidence in his All-Star shooting guard starting another tear: “Eventually, it was going to have to end one of these days,” said D’Antoni, according to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston […]

The Atlanta Hawks lost to the Houston Rockets on Monday night, but during the defeat, rookie guard Trae Young exploded for 36 points, marking the highest-scoring game for a Hawks rookie since John Drew dropped 38 points in 1975: Trae Young scored 36 points versus the Rockets tonight, the most by an @ATLHawks rookie in […]

The Houston Rockets defeated the Golden State Warriors again on Saturday (without James Harden, at that), marking their third win in three tries against the Warriors this season. Weird, considering the Rockets had posted back-to-back losses to the Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Lakers before defeating Golden State this past weekend, but hey; so goes […]

Atlanta Hawks center Dewayne Dedmon wanted his elbow to say hello to Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul’s face. But the former wasn’t going to get away with the hit as the referees called a technical foul afterward. Replay Review (Game Crew): if a potential hostile act was committed by Dedmon in Q3 of #ATLatHOU. […]

Houston Rockets star James Harden had a chance to continue his 30-point streak in the closing seconds of their 119-111 win over the Atlanta Hawks. However, the reigning NBA MVP didn’t care about the streak at all. Per Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle, Harden shared that he unleashed a barrage of 32 straight games […]

Houston Rockets star James Harden saw his streak of 30-point games snapped on Monday night in the team’s 119-111 win against the Atlanta Hawks. James Harden’s streak of 30-pt games has ended at 32. He scored 28 in the win over the Hawks. pic.twitter.com/ykjKvKcuRc — NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 26, 2019 Harden, the NBA’s […]

On Monday night, the Atlanta Hawks headed to Houston to take on the Rockets. Tempers flared between the two teams in the third quarter when Atlanta forward Vince Carter landed a hard hit on Rockets point guard Austin Rivers. Upon review, Carter was assessed with a flagrant foul for the hit. In the video, Carter clearly […]

Houston Rockets guard James Harden was unable to take part in the team’s impressive win over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday due to a ervical strain. It appears he was even feeling the effects outside of the basketball court. Harden suffered the injury during practice last week. In an interview with Jonathan Feigen of […]

With the last quarter of the regular season all that remains until the start of the playoffs, the Houston Rockets have their work cut out for them. Currently in the fifth seed with a 34-25 record, the Rockets will try to climb as high as they can in the Western Conference standings before the postseason […]

James Harden and Chris Paul reignited a long-dormant controversy last week, accusing longtime NBA referee Scott Foster of harboring a personal vendetta against the Houston Rockets. Foster, you may remember, was implicated in the mid-2000s gambling scandal that landed Tim Donaghy in jail for nearly a year. The disgraced former referee called Foster 134 times […]