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The Houston Rockets may celebrate their 98-94 Game 5 win over the Golden State Warriors, but a bigger problem looms as Chris Paul’s injury status clouds the team’s immediate future. Paul suffered the injury in the waning seconds of the game after he took a tough floater over the Warriors’ Quinn Cook. The All-Star point […]

The Houston Rockets took a 3-2 series lead over the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals on the strength of a 98-94 win. However, the victory may have come at a cost as Chris Paul failed to play out the final possessions after going down awkwardly with what appears to be a hamstring […]

On Thursday evening, Houston Rockets guard Chris Paul put Golden State Warriors gunslinger Steph Curry in a blender like Eve 6. For the sake of clarity, here is the outdated reference made in the lede: That’s not going to help the Steph Curry is bad at defense narrative. The Warriors, after losing Game 4, weren’t […]

The Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets are currently tied at the half of Game 5 at 45 apiece. The Rockets got off to a fast start, leading by double digits in the opening period, but with a little luck and a horrid 6-of-24 three-point shooting from Houston, the Warriors stormed back to tie the […]

Despite adding Chris Paul last offseason, the Houston Rockets came in as underdogs against the defending NBA Champion Golden State Warriors. Four games into the Western Conference Finals, however, the Rockets and Warriors are tied at two games apiece with a pivotal Game 5 on Thursday night. According to Marcus Thompson of The Athletic Bay […]

There is no doubt that the Houston Rockets are led by a superstar backcourt pairing of James Harden and Chris Paul. However, there is one voter who feels that Houston may have their own version of a Big 3 on their hands. The league finally released the lineups for this year’s All-NBA teams. Among the players […]

We’re about an hour before tip-off of Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets. But there could be a problem. Water is apparently falling from the ceiling of the Toyota Center and right onto the court. Here is some video: A large amount of water just fell […]

Golden State Warriors players are reportedly not optimistic about the chances of Andre Iguodala returning for them tonight in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals vs. the Houston Rockets. After speaking with a few players, they didn’t sound optimistic Andre Iguodala would be playing tonight. — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) May 24, 2018 And that […]

The All-NBA teams have been announced with some of the usual suspects making a return and some new faces coming into the picture. via Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports: First Team All-NBA: LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) James Harden (Houston Rockets) Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans) Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) Kevin Durant (Golden State Warriors) […]

The Golden State Warriors will have to come back to their old ways if they hope to once again strip the Houston Rockets of their home court advantage coming into Game 5 of their Western Conference Finals. Head coach Steve Kerr has been part of a back-and-forth chess match with now-colleague Mike D’Antoni, adjusting to […]

The Golden Warriors have surely changed their approach against their Western Conference Finals rival Houston Rockets, nearly tripling their isolation plays against them, according to Synergy. As pointed out by Tom Haberstroh of Bleacher Report, the Dubs only isolated 6.9 times per game during the regular season, with that numbers increasing ever-so-slightly in the postseason, […]

Despite a key win against the Golden State Warriors to regain home court advantage, Houston Rockets star James Harden has remained poised, now a seasoned postseason veteran. “He realizes that this is an unbelievable opportunity that we cannot let pass us,” one Rockets source told Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated. “He knows it’s one […]

The Houston Rockets have plans to honor the victims of the Santa Fe High School shooting in numerous ways before Game 5 against the Golden State Warriors according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN. The devastating shooting happened last Friday and killed 10 and injured at least 12 more. Dimitrios Pagourtzis, a 17-year-old student has admitted to the […]

After the Houston Rockets’ Game 4 victory against the Golden State Warriors, head coach Mike D’Antoni confirmed that Chris Paul has been dealing with some foot soreness. Paul doesn’t seem to be too concerned about it and tried to downplay just how bad it is. Rockets' Chris Paul on his foot: "Whole lotta treatment. Whole […]

Despite holding a 10-point lead heading into the fourth quarter, the Golden State Warriors had an unlikely stall in the final period, mustering a mere 12 points on 3-of-18 shooting — their worst shooting quarter of the season. The Warriors went 3-18 from the field in the 4th quarter (16.7%), their worst shooting quarter this […]

The Houston Rockets started Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals on a lackluster note, allowing the Golden State Warriors to run rings around their defense in the opening quarter. Fortunately for the NBA’s top overall seed, Stephen Curry encountered foul trouble early and James Harden took over to breathe life back into the Rockets’ […]

The Houston Rockets squeaked out a victory in Game 4 against the Golden State Warriors, but that didn’t stop some of the Warriors fans from talking trash. Late in the fourth quarter, a Warriors fan taunted Chris Paul yelling “you suck.” Paul was having none of it and told the fan to “bite me.” Fan: […]

The Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors have tipped off Game 4 of the 2018 Western Conference Finals, and there’s a lot on the line in this game. The Rockets can tie the series up at 2-2 and reclaim home-court advantage with a win tonight, while the Warriors can take a commanding 3-1 lead heading […]

The Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors have tipped off Game 4 of the 2018 Western Conference Finals, and needless to say, there’s a lot on the line in this game. Houston can tie the series up and reclaim home-court advantage with a win while Golden State can take a commanding 3-1 lead heading back […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni summed up what everyone is thinking. After it was announced that Golden State Warriors small forward Andre Iguodala would sit out Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals tonight, here’s how D’Antoni reacted: Mike D'Antoni on Warriors losing Andre Iguodala in Game 4: "He's important to them. They only […]

Golden State Warriors small forward Andre Iguodala will not play tonight vs. the Houston Rockets in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals. Andre Iguodala will not play in Game 4, per Steve Kerr. — Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) May 22, 2018 The Warriors lead the series, 2-1. Iguodala banged knees with James Harden in Game […]

NBA junkies have been loving Kobe Bryant’s new gig where he breaks down X’s and O’s of the NBA for his show Detail, which is available on ESPN+ and ESPN’s YouTube page. Today Kobe released a new video in which he took a close look at the defense Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry […]

Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala has been upgraded to questionable after sustaining a left lateral leg contusion in Game 3 against the Houston Rockets, according to Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated. Iguodala seemed to knock knees and shortly after headed to the bench after suffering the injury, but his X-rays confirmed no structural […]

The fuss around Stephen Curry’s struggles seem to have dissipated after a bounce-back Game 3 performance against the Houston Rockets to put the Golden State Warriors back on the driving seat in the Western Conference Finals, holding a 2-1 lead with another home game left to play before returning to the Toyota Center. Curry had […]

No one knows Stephen Curry’s confidence in his shooting abilities like his trainer and shooting practice partner Bruce Fraser, who has endured several seasons of the two-time MVP going through ups and downs. Game 3 against the Houston Rockets saw a seemingly struggling Curry evolve into his swagger-ful self all in the span of one […]

Steve Nash and Mike D’Antoni were together for four years with the Phoenix Suns. During that time together, plenty of quality basketball was played. Nash won back to back MVP awards and helped lead the Suns to the Western Conference Finals. As impressive as that was, D’Antoni actually thinks he held Nash back, and if […]

Mike D’Antoni has been unequivocally married to iso-ball during this Western Conference Finals series against the Golden State Warriors. The play style got them through the first and second rounds with ease, getting past the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Utah Jazz with relative ease. However, it has proved a hit-or-miss strategy against a chameleon-like defense […]

Mike D’Antoni has been a life-long believer of making the most of his players and revolving a system around their skill sets. This is why after several years of exploiting a venomous pick-and-roll game between Steve Nash and Amar’e Stoudemire, he ultimately switched to an iso-heavy game plan revolving around James Harden, and now his […]

In the first two games of the Western Conference finals, the Houston Rockets, with some help from luck, did an admirable job of putting the clamps on Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry. On Sunday, however, the Rockets’ worst nightmare came to fruition as Curry rediscovered his offensive touch and torched Houston for 35 points […]

After the Game 2 beatdown the Houston Rockets delivered the Golden State Warriors, Draymond Green said it best. “We allow one of those a series. Now it’s time to lock in.” Stephen Curry’s third quarter explosion may have gotten all the attention after Game 3, but it was the defense that got the Warriors rolling. […]

The Golden State Warriors played a near perfect game on Sunday night, but there was one slight slip up that might cost them later in the playoffs. Draymond Green and Trevor Ariza got into a scuffle during the 4th quarter and each player was assessed a technical foul. The Houston Rockets were down big at […]

The Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors, and Houston Rockets have each taken different paths to the NBA Conference Finals, but each share enough common threads to weave the tapestry that is basketball’s future. First and foremost, an old coaching adage is holding up this postseason: the team that shoots better tends to win […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni still believes the Golden State Warriors are under the pressure cooker, needing to win Game 4 at home, even after a 41-point stampede over his team in Game 3. “To me, Golden State has all the pressure,” said D’Antoni, according to Tim Bontemps of The Washington Post. “They have […]

The Houston Rockets have done a good job overall containing Stephen Curry at the 3-point line, but they’ve failed miserably keeping the two-time MVP from getting to the rim and finishing efficiently, surprisingly being close to automatic in the restricted area. According to NBA.com’s advanced stats via Reddit user Hesi_Pull-up_Jimmer, Curry is shooting a team-high 17-of-21 […]

The Houston Rockets took a severe beating in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals at the hands of the Golden State Warriors, 126-85. The score says it all. They just didn’t possess the firepower they had the game before. Superstar James Harden wholeheartedly concurred with head coach Mike D’Antoni, admitting that they were too […]

Mike D’Antoni and the Houston Rockets were totally outclassed by a Golden State Warriors squad welcoming back the real Stephen Curry. After a two-game slump, the two-time Most Valuable Player erupted for 35 points thanks to a strong second-half effort, handily blowing out the Rockets, 126-85. Houston was coming off a morale-boosting victory in Game […]

The Houston Rockets shocked a lot of people coming out in Game 2 with a statement win over the Golden State Warriors. Part of the surprise was the defending champs, after a decisive Game 1 win, did not look like defending champs. The Rockets made it really tough for them on offense and then shot […]

The Houston Rockets knew they’d have to play at another level matched up against the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals. After two games, the series is tied and if the Rockets were being honest, they’re happy enough with where they are sitting after a statement in Game 2. Perhaps the most impressive […]

After a big Game 1 win over the Houston Rockets, the Golden State Warriors were unable to match the tidal wave that came from the Rockets in game 2 as Houston managed to even the series 1-1. With the series heading to Oakland, the Warriors are hoping to recapture the momentum and take a leg […]