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Luke Walton and the Los Angeles Lakers fell agonizingly short of snapping their recent losing streak as they fell 148-142 to the Houston Rockets in double-overtime. Trevor Ariza was a huge part of the Rockets’ success as he delivered 26 points and six three-pointers in a team-high 45 minutes. Walton and Ariza got together for […]

It has been an eventful few days for newly-signed Houston Rockets guard Gerald Green. He made headlines earlier this week after celebrating his signing with his hometown team by getting the Rockets’ logo braided into his hair. For Green, there is plenty of reason to celebrate. Not only does he get to return to his native Houston, […]

Even though the Houston Rockets pulled off a thrilling 148-142 double-overtime win over the Los Angeles Lakers on New Year’s Eve, they got some bad news on Sunday night when superstar guard James Harden had to leave the game. According to a thread of tweets tonight from SLAM Magazine, Harden left Sunday night’s game against the […]

Want to know who’s excited about the New Year? Look no further than Los Angeles Lakers guard Alex Caruso. The second-year player out of Texas A&M University, who is getting more playing time due to rookie point guard Lonzo Ball’s shoulder ailment, brought the hammer down in the second quarter on Houston Rockets forward P.J. […]

Gerald Green is apparently happy to be a member of the Houston Rockets. The athletic swingman was signed by Houston a few days ago as the Rockets are looking to weather the injury storm while possibly also finding a diamond in the free agency rough in Green. Already, Green is showing off how much he […]

James Harden just about reached 20 points in the Houston Rockets’ 121-103 blowout defeat at the hands of the Washington Wizards on Friday night. Harden’s final bucket before sitting the rest of the game out turned out to be an important one as it saw him join Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain with his impressive […]

The Houston Rockets are in a slump, having lost all of their last five games. Hopefully for the Rockets, a return to action by center Clint Capela could spark a turnaround for the 25-9 Houston team that is suddenly struggling to win games. According to Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle, Rockets head coach Mike […]

Many people were left stunned by how Thursday’s game between the Houston Rockets and the Boston Rockets ended. That includes skinny jeans advocate and retired NBA great Kevin Garnett, who saw the insane finish of the contest unfold from the comfort of the couch at the set of TNT’s Inside the NBA. Everyone knows the […]

The NBA featured a marquee matchup on Thursday night between the Boston Celtics and Houston Rockets. Needless to say, the game certainly fit the billing after a controversial ending involving Houston Rockets superstar guard James Harden and Celtics guard Marcus Smart. With the game down to the wire, Smart managed to draw not one, but two offensive […]

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul is returning from his injury tonight as the team takes on the Washington Wizards. Chris Paul is playing tonight, per Mark D’antoni. #WizRockets — Zach Rosen (@ZacharySRosen) December 29, 2017 Paul missed the last three games with a left adductor injury. Houston lost all three of those games, and […]

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul is finally eligible to sign an extension with the team now that six months have passed since he was traded to Houston back in the summer, per ESPN’s Bobby Marks. Instead of opting out of his contract with the L.A. Clippers and becoming a free agent this past offseason, […]

The Boston Celtics completed a remarkable comeback against the Houston Rockets, and they have Marcus Smart to thank. Smart was instrumental in drawing two offensive fouls against Harden late in the game to allow the Celtics to seal the improbable win. After the game, Smart revealed that he was just following the Celtics’ gameplan in […]

The Boston Celtics melted a 26-point Houston Rockets lead on Thursday faster than James Harrison could erase his legacy in Pittsburgh. Thanks to an Al Horford hook shot with 3.7 seconds remaining in the game, the Celtics managed to complete their comeback, coming away with a 99-98 victory at TD Garden over the Rockets. Horford’s […]

The Boston Celtics just did that. On Thursday night at TD Garden, the Celtics (29-10) stormed all the way back from a 26-point first half deficit to stun the Houston Rockets 99-98 after Boston center Al Horford nailed the game-winning jump hook shot with 3.7 seconds left in regulation. A video of the play, which […]

Since entering the league, Jayson Tatum has been a bright spot for the Boston Celtics. He has been able to showcase his impressive skill set and gives his team a lot of versatility with his ability to play and defend multiple positions. The Duke product’s solid averages of 14.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists […]

When it comes to the services of star point guard Chris Paul, the Houston Rockets’ success so far this season has a lot to do with his presence on the court. He is surely missed, as Houston has dropped three games in a row after they had their 14-game winning streak snapped by the Los […]

The Houston Rockets are finalizing a deal to acquire Gerald Green, according to a report by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Green played with the Boston Celtics last season. In 47 games, he averaged 5.6 points and shot 35.1 percent from the 3-point line in 11.4 minutes per night. Green has always been a solid energy player, […]

The Houston Rockets will face off against the Boston Celtics inside TD Garden on Thursday night, but it sounds like they’ll be doing so without the services of nine-time All Star Chris Paul. According to a report from Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle, Paul will be held out of Thursday’s game in Beantown due […]

When it comes to the friendship between Houston Rockets superstar guard James Harden and Philadelphia-born rapper Meek Mill, it has been well documented as the two have been seen together at nightclubs, on stage at shows, at basketball games and charity events. In an Instagram story posted on Tuesday on Harden’s official account, he opened […]

James Harden is the Houston Rockets’ court mastermind, leading the team to become the highest-scoring group in the NBA today. A lawsuit filed against Harden by Moses Malone Jr., however, alleges that the early NBA MVP candidate is also the architect of the beating he received last summer, per Tim McMahon of ESPN. Moses Malone […]

Nike has unveiled the “City edition” uniforms for all 30 NBA teams today and fans will surely have a lot to say about it. Here is a look at some of the new threads: Here’s a look at all of the jerseys: Nike is in the first season as the main provider of NBA jerseys. […]

Houston Rockets center Clint Capela may be the frontrunner for the Most Improved Player award this season in the NBA. Now, the Rockets may be without their emerging big man for at least the next few games. Capela has been diagnosed with a right orbital fracture and therefore he will not travel with the team […]

The NBA Christmas season is now behind us, as we are in the final week of 2017. In just one week, the power rankings have fluctuated and new teams have moved up and down the standings. Of course, the Golden State Warriors have claimed the first spot on the power rankings for their close Christmas […]

There was perhaps no appetizer as delicious for basketball fans after feasting on their Christmas Day dinners as that of watching statistical juggernauts James Harden and Russell Westbrook duke it out on the court. According to Ben Cafardo of ESPN, Monday’s colossal showdown between the Houston Rockets and the Oklahoma City Thunder owns the highest […]

Christmas time may be upon us, but the real best time of year for NBA fans is the free agency period. This is the time where fans and the media can speculate where the biggest names may end up before the end of the summer. Rightfully so, there have been so many tremendous free agency […]

After starting the season better than anyone, the Houston Rockets have fallen on some hard times. The loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Christmas Day marked their third loss in a row, bringing the Rockets’ record down to 25-7, which pits them a game back of the Golden State Warriors for the top spot […]

OKLAHOMA CITY – It has happened quietly and without much fanfare, but the Oklahoma City Thunder are on a roll. After starting the season at 8-12, the Thunder had won 10 of their last 13 games heading into their Christmas matchup with the Houston Rockets Monday night. While Oklahoma City’s offense, which had been below […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder were feeling the Christmas spirit with their 112-107 win over the Chris Paul-less Houston Rockets. The Thunder continue to click on all cylinders with their Big Three putting on another impressive show. Furthermore, superstar forward Carmelo Anthony has clearly started to find his rhythm in this Thunder offense. Perhaps his most […]

The Houston Rockets own the best offense in the league, an assessment you could make straight up simply by looking at their league-best 115.4 points per game average. While that’s not the be-all and end-all number to conclude that Houston’s offense is the best, it clearly tells a lot. What it fails to illuminate, however, […]

Despite their much talked about struggles to start the season, the Oklahoma City Thunder have turned things around lately, and have now won five consecutive games, following their victory on Monday versus the Houston Rockets. With the home team only leading by three points and the Rockets with possession, Andre Roberson played the role of […]

OKLAHOMA CITY – Houston guard Chris Paul will miss his second straight game tonight when the Rockets take on the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to coach Mike D’Antoni. “Eric Gordon will start instead of Chris,” D’Antoni said. “Chris is still out.” Paul suffered an adductor strain against the L.A Lakers Dec. 20 and missed the […]

James Harden’s 51-point explosion on Friday was wasted in a 128-118 loss to the severely undermanned L.A. Clippers at home. However, that might not have been the game’s result had the game officials not fumble a foul call late in the fourth quarter of the contest. According to Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle, the […]

During the offseason, the Houston Rockets were long viewed as the frontrunners to acquire All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony from the New York Knicks However, nothing truly came about from the trade discussions with Anthony instead being moved to the Oklahoma City Thunder in mid-September just prior to the start of training camp. With a matchup […]

All-Star point guard Chris Paul is once again on the mend after suffering a left adductor strain against the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this week. According to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle, the 32-year-old’s status for the Christmas Day game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Rockets G Chris Paul listed as doubtful to play tomorrow […]

For Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey, beating the Golden State Warriors in a seven-game playoff series is the only thing he thinks about. As for Warriors head coach Steve Kerr? He takes a much different approach, according to an article published by Connor Letourneau of the San Francisco Chronicle. “I don’t wake up in […]

After one of the most event-filled offseasons in recent years, the 2017-18 NBA season was due to have its fair share of intriguing homecomings. Unfortunately, one of them was canceled after a leg injury to Houston Rockets superstar point guard Chris Paul kept him from making his return to the Staples Center against his former L.A. […]

The Houston Rockets have hit a rough stretch as of late against Los Angeles. Just days after losing a heartbreaker to the Lakers, the Rockets came up short in their loss to the Clippers. However, they did get to enjoy stellar performances by superstar shooting guard James Harden. “The Beard” followed up his marvelous 51-point performance […]

After 14 consecutive wins, the Houston Rockets have lost to the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers. Without Chris Paul, who suffered an adductor strain against the Lakers, James Harden became the first player since Kobe Bryant with back-to-back 50-point performances. As the Rockets were looking to make one final push, Harden was called […]

The Chris Paul era for the L.A. Clippers ended unceremoniously last summer, when the Clips traded the future Hall of Famer point guard to the Houston Rockets for a package of players and some cash. Paul played for six seasons for the Clippers from 2011 to 2017, helping the Clippers become a perennial title contender […]