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One of the storylines to watch with the Houston Rockets and the Utah Jazz is the relationship between Chris Paul and Donovan Mitchell, and how Paul might have actually helped the Jazz get to this point. When Donovan Mitchell was deciding if he wanted to go to the NBA after his sophomore season at Louisville […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves took a big step forward making the playoff for the first time in 14 years but it didn’t last much longer than that. They were clearly outmatched against the much better Houston Rockets and were out in five games. It was a good first step for the Timberwolves, but with the talent, […]

In his first playoff experience of NBA career, Utah Jazz rookie guard Donovan Mitchell has continued to showcase his unique ability on the floor. He has garnered a tremendous amount of respect and admiration around the league for his special offensive skill set that has allowed for him to continue making dazzling plays on the floor. […]

What’s that old adage? Something about the contrast between offense and defense? “Offense wins games, defense wins championships.” The Western Conference Semifinals series between the Houston Rockets and Utah Jazz will test that theory. Houston, boasting the league’s best record, highest-rated offense and second-most points per game in the regular season, are geared to face […]

In the first round of the 2018 NBA playoffs, Ricky Rubio was playing perhaps the best basketball of his career. Despite Rubio just playing seven minutes in Game 6 against the Oklahoma City Thunder due to a hamstring injury, the Utah Jazz were able to close out the series as they prepare for the Houston […]

The Houston Rockets are operating at full tilt so far this postseason, and did so also all throughout the regular season. But something is different about the Rockets in the playoffs, and that’s the absence of Luc Mbah a Moute, Houston’s defensive specialist. Mbah a Moute suffered a dislocated right shoulder just before the regular […]

The biggest blockbuster movie of all-time hits theaters worldwide today, when Marvel Studios releases the much anticipated Avengers: Infinity War. As the superheroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe take the stage, the NBA’s superstars are also in the spotlight known as the playoffs. The league’s best players have inspired young and old fans alike with […]

Former US President George H.W. Bush was hospitalized and taken to the Intensive Care Unit last Sunday because of an infection that affected his blood. It came a day after his wife of 73 years, former First Lady Barbara Bush, was buried. It’s truly a sorrowful time for the Bush family, but at least, it […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves had to pass through the eye of the needle just to earn a slot in these playoffs. Unfortunately for Minnesota, it looks like their stay in the postseason is going to be way shorter than what most people believed when the team assembled a shiny new roster prior to the 2017-18 campaign. […]

Kanye West is on the loose on Twitter. The rapper-producer ignited a wildfire online Wednesday when he ripped former United States President Barak Obama before lauding President Donald Trump. Again, welcome to 2018, where everything you know and understand suddenly all falls down. But even before he caused Twitter hysteria by showing his support for […]

Retired NBA star Gilbert Arenas can no longer step foot on an NBA basketball court but that doesn’t mean he’s not keeping himself busy. Arenas, when you can find him is usually talking about how the game of basketball works, or is cracking some savage jokes about people most wouldn’t dare to do in public. He […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves need to be at full strength in Game 5 if they want any chance to upset the Houston Rockets, and good news for them it looks like they will be with their starting point guard. Timberwolves G Tyus Jones (Right Knee Soreness-Questionable) is on injury report. Teague (dislocated finger) is not on […]

The Houston Rockets have a 3-1 series lead over the Minnesota Timberwolves but it didn’t always look like winning this series was any sure thing. The Rockets were having issues hitting shots and James Harden wasn’t playing like he did during the regular season. It all turned around during the 3rd quarter of Game 4 […]

After a vintage performance by the Houston Rockets in Game 4, veteran point guard Chris Paul argued their win wasn’t about a franchise-record 50-point third quarter, but rather the defensive effort they put forward that paved the way for their offensive explosion. “Everybody will look at the 50 points, but it was our defense,” said […]

After giving the Minnesota Timberwolves a bad beating during Monday’s 119-100 win in Game 4 of their first-round series, Houston Rockets hotshot James Harden gave a fan something he’ll remember for the rest of his life: a pair of game-worn shoes. According to Jerome Solomon of the Houston Chronicle, a Rockets fan made a trip […]

Being heckled at games is part of an NBA player’s life, so when a reporter asked Houston Rockets guard James Harden whether he was affected at all by Minnesota Timberwolves fans chanting “Harden sucks” during Game 4 of the series on Monday, this year’s leading MVP candidate answered it with as cool a demeanor as […]

Any amount of confidence the Minnesota Timberwolves was able to take with them following a 121-105 win in Game 3 of their first-round series with the Houston Rockets, James Harden and company mercilessly snuffed this Monday, particularly during the third quarter of Game 4. The Rockets put Minnesota’s defense in a dumpster and set it […]

Every team helmed by offensive genius Mike D’Antoni is bound to put up points in bunches. The most recent milestone for him and the Houston Rockets has proven yet again that he’s the best coach on the offensive end. The Houston Rockets dropped 50 in the 3rd quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves. According to Jon Krawczynski […]

Everything was rolling for the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night. They snatched a 121-105 victory over the Houston Rockets in a game they needed to have. Minnesota’s triples fell at an absurd rate, their turnover count was low, and Houston’s historic offense struggled to get off the ground. Avoiding a 3-0 deficit was obviously huge, but […]

Ice Cube’s BIG3 League wrapped up it’s first season last summer. No one knew how big three-on-three basketball would become, but the nation-wide summer tournament turned into a huge hit and fed fans’ thirst for more basketball in the NBA’s offseason. Last year, 40 players joined eight BIG3 teams, and this year, a pool of […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves rebounded admirably from an 0-2 hole to start the first-round series against the Houston Rockets, looking like a revamped team after carving a 121-105 win in Game 3. Led by Jimmy Butler’s 28 points and a monster glass-cleaning night for Karl-Anthony Towns, the Wolves finally managed a way to slow down the […]

Over the course of the season, the James Harden-led Houston Rockets have developed into a unit that can’t only be defined as “just another team” that will put up an above-average resistance to the Golden State Warriors. The Rockets have long proven how serious of a threat they are to the Warriors’ attempt for a title […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves took advantage of their return home with a solid 121-105 victory over the Houston Rockets in Game 3. However, the most notable highlight of the night was a rather peculiar gesture from center Karl-Anthony Towns. It goes without saying that guard James Harden has been the bane of the Timberwolves existence in the […]

If there’s one takeaway from the Minnesota Timberwolves convincing Game 3 victory against the Houston Rockets (that averted a serious 3-0 deficit), is their scintillating 3-point shooting. After only knocking down 15 out of a whopping 55 attempts the last two games, the T-Wolves were able to connect on the same number of 3-pointers (15) […]

For the first time since April 3, Houston Rockets veteran forward Ryan Anderson will be active for Game 3 tonight against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center, according to an article written on Saturday by Brian T. Smith of the Houston Chronicle. Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni confirmed to members of the media that Anderson […]

Jimmy Butler isn’t about excuses and coming into Game 3 of the Minnesota Timberwolves opening series against the Houston Rockets, he is making sure his teammates know that. He is coming off a knee surgery and he is also dealing with a wrist injury, but he isn’t about to make that an excuse for why […]

Houston Rockets rising star center Clint Capela has been vital to his team’s success this season and continues to be one of the NBA’s feel-good stories. According to Stefano Fusaro of The Undefeated, Capela revealed that he actually gave his mother, who emigrated from Congo to Switzerland, almost his entire rookie salary in order to […]

Whether you like ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith or not, the man is never afraid to speak his mind on a wide variety of sports and social issues. That is exactly what he did on Thursday morning during ESPN’s “First Take” when the topic of Minnesota Timberwolves star center Karl-Anthony Towns came up. Towns, who […]

James Harden followed a 44-point masterpiece in Game 1 against the Minnesota Timberwolves with a measly 12-point effort in Game 2, which proved enough to dispatch the Wolves into an 0-2 holes in the series. Yet the NBA’s leading scorer was unfazed by a horrid 2-of-18 shooting night, including 1-of-10 from beyond the arc, rendering […]

Unlike in Game 1, the Houston Rockets did not give the Minnesota Timberwolves any chance in the end game to steal a win, as they thoroughly crushed the Timberwolves on Wednesday, 102-82, to take a 2-0 series lead. The defense was there for Minnesota. But the Rockets’ relentless and volume-heavy approach in taking 3-point shots […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves suffered a Game 1 loss to the Houston Rockets which in hindsight was a winnable game looking at the final minutes of the game. While it appeared to be a disaster for the Wolves, it wasn’t as bad as it seemed, although there are things that could have been done which would […]

The NBA Awards show will take place this year on June 25 on TNT and for the second year in a row, there will be six categories that the fans will decide. Those categories are dunk of the year, clutch shot of the year, assist of the year, block of the year, and handle of […]

BodyArmor; a sports drink that rivals market titans like Gatorade and Powerade, has taken its latest stride to take on the giants with four ads set to premiere today, written and directed by the Oscar-winning Kobe Bryant. The ads feature MVP frontrunner James Harden of the Houston Rockets and third-year forward Kristaps Porzingis, along with […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves fought hard to obtain a position in the playoffs and finished the season in the eighth spot. It was a success, but it came with playing the No.1 seed in the first round of the playoffs which happens to be the red-hot Houston Rockets who took the season by storm led by […]

There comes a point in every superstar’s career where that mystical “it” clicks. Countless reps and film study, combined with natural know-how begets a certain calm in a player. The shift from reactor to manipulator is empowering. From an opponent’s perspective, the only thing more frightening than a player skilled enough to beat whatever’s thrown […]

James Harden is no question one of the NBA’s best players. He went from a sixth man with the Oklahoma City Thunder to getting his team the first seed in the Western Conference and probably winning the MVP award with the Houston Rockets. There was a time that Kevin Durant was no question the better […]

After the Houston Rockets struggled to get a Game 1 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday they could get a big boost for Wednesday’s game. According to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle, Ryan Anderson could return from injury on Wednesday night for Game 2. He missed the last four games of the regular […]

Kobe Bryant had no problems picking a winner for this season’s Most Valuable Player award, immediately pointing at Houston Rockets guard James Harden as the definite nod for the coveted accolade. “I think what James has done from Game 1 all the way through Game 82 deserves to be rewarded,” said Bryant as a guest […]

Joel Embiid was cleared from all concussion symptoms after undergoing an orbital bone fracture late in the season, taking the court during warmups and giving his best James Harden double step back impersonation to the delight of fans and media. https://twitter.com/TheRenderNBA/status/986133743759847424 Pretty uncanny resemblance of the original move, just done in a 7-foot body. Take […]