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The Houston Rockets came up short once again in the 2018-19 NBA season. As a result, there is plenty of speculation regarding how the roster will look next year. Rumors have surfaced about a potential, major overhaul in Houston. According to Marc Stein of the New York Times, center Clint Capela, guard Eric Gordon, and […]

Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN dropped a bombshell, stating that the Houston Rockets have made their entire roster available in trade talks after falling to the Golden State Warriors in the second round of the NBA Playoffs. While a deal involving James Harden is extremely unlikely, all other players being on the table make sense for […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni is happy that James Harden is a finalist for the 2019 NBA Most Valuable Player award, but he is quite disappointed that one of his players did not get any recognition this season. D’Antoni feels bad that Rockets forward PJ Tucker failed to make it into the elite circle […]

PJ Tucker is fully confident Mike D’Antoni will get a contract extension and remain as the head coach of the Houston Rockets for next season and beyond. “I think [the contract extension] will get done,” Tucker told Alykhan Bijani of The Athletic. “Everyone loves him, I think it will get done, he’s my guy” D’Antoni […]

Contrary to what many analysts and NBA legends believe, P.J. Tucker is very confident the Houston Rockets’ style of play can win them a championship. When asked for his response to Scottie Pippen’s staunch insistence otherwise, Tucker alluded to analytics as why Houston’s oft-criticized offensive approach is good enough to win in June. Per Alykhan […]

Ahead of the critical Game 5 of the Western Semifinals on Wednesday, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr shared how they intend to stop Houston Rockets forward PJ Tucker who has been stellar on the offensive boards. For Kerr, the strategy is to find him early and box him out. “We have to find […]

Houston Rockets forward P.J. Tucker is one of the best defenders in the game, so it takes a lot for him to call another player unguardable. The veteran swingman has always hesitated to call another player unguardable just from a pride standpoint, but Tucker knew his teammate, star guard James Harden, was unguardable after what […]

PJ Tucker says the main reason he signed with the Houston Rockets in the summer of 2017 was because he wanted to play with Chris Paul and James Harden. Tucker and Paul have been friends since childhood, while Tucker saw from afar how special of a player Harden was. The rugged defender signed a four-year, […]

Houston Rockets forward PJ Tucker wants you to know that James Harden is still the most valuable player in the NBA. In a piece for the Players’ Tribune, Tucker compares Harden to a “mad scientist” and says The Beard’s high IQ of the game is very underappreciated. James is way above politicking over his greatness […]

The Houston Rockets have played as well as they can at home to bring their series against the Golden State Warriors even after two wins at the Toyota Center. However, Chris Paul, Eric Gordon and P.J. Tucker believe they must play better on the road to have a chance to win this series. “Yeah, we […]

Houston Rockets forward P.J. Tucker was the unsung hero of a clutch Game 4 win over the Golden State Warriors, as his hustle, grit, and relentlessness proved key in securing another home win to even up the series at 2-2. Head coach Mike D’Antoni resorted to matching the Warriors’ Hamptons 5 lineup with a small […]

The Houston Rockets mustered another big-time effort to tie up the series at 2-2 on Monday. The Golden State Warriors will only have one day to reload before Wednesday’s clash at Oracle Arena, hoping to put them at the verge of elimination after two straight losses. These are 5 Clutch Points of Game 4 of […]

Houston Rockets forward PJ Tucker is not a flashy player. He doesn’t score with ease or amazes crowds with athleticism. However, he is one of the best perimeter defenders in the league and hustles on every single minute that he is on the court. During Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals, all his work […]

It wasn’t too long ago that Houston Rockets PJ Tucker gambled on himself to make it back to the NBA. The longtime journeyman turned down a beefier contract in Russia for a chance to be the 15th man for the Phoenix Suns seven years ago, soon drawing his first start guarding no other than Kevin […]

The Houston Rockets were able to pull off a 126-121 overtime win against the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinals matchup, and head coach Mike D’Antoni gave huge props to forward PJ Tucker for his efforts in helping the team avoid going down 3-0 in the series. Mike D’Antoni details […]

If Kevin Durant had Patrick Beverley to deal with in the opening round, he will have P.J. Tucker in round two. The Golden State Warriors superstar forward acknowledges that the Houston Rockets stocky undersized forward will bring it on as his primary defender as the rematch of last year’s Western Conference Finals begins on Monday. […]

The Houston Rockets defeated the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night to set up a likely battle with the Golden State Warriors in the second round of the Western Conference playoffs. Though Chris Paul was the least-efficient starter for the Rockets, he still stuffed the stat sheet with 15 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 […]

The Houston Rockets currently hold a commanding 3-0 series lead over the Utah Jazz. However, it didn’t come easy for them as they trailed for the most part in Game 3 before turning things around in the fourth quarter. Moreover, it didn’t help that James Harden started 0-of-15 from the field. It was undoubtedly an […]

PJ Tucker expressed supreme confidence after grabbing a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series against the Utah Jazz, following a 118-98 Game 2 win on Wednesday. The Houston Rockets haven’t been short of confidence this season after digging themselves out of the 14th spot in the West, and Tucker has been one of the […]

San Antonio Spurs All-Star shooting guard DeMar DeRozan says it’s “definitely surprising” Houston Rockets forward PJ Tucker has never made an All-Defensive Team. Tucker is a stout wing defender and arguably one of the toughest guys in the NBA. DeRozan and Tucker were teammates on the Toronto Raptors, so the high-flyer knows first-hand what type […]

Houston Rockets forward PJ Tucker is one of the best defenders in the NBA, but he’s never made an All-Defensive team in his career. Tucker says it would be nice to make an All-Defensive team, but that he doesn’t care because he knows how good he is on the defensive end of the floor. “I guess […]

When it comes to the Houston Rockets’ offense, superstar guard James Harden is the team’s driving force. On the other end, players and coaches all refer to small forward PJ Tucker as the engine that drives them. Tucker is among the top one-on-one defenders in the NBA. The Rockets have one of the best defenses in […]

Houston Rockets forward PJ Tucker made a statement prior to their match-up against the Milwaukee Bucks by wearing a shirt that says “I’m with the MVP” while walking next to the reigning MVP James Harden as the two entered the Fiserv Forum. Obviously, Tucker was campaigning for his teammate, and at the same time, was […]

This season’s NBA MVP race is as tight as ever. Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden and Milwaukee Bucks power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo are the clear front-runners. But the two are neck-and-neck. It is very likely that their performance over the final few weeks of the season will decide the winner. But for Harden’s teammate, […]

The Houston Rockets aren’t the same team as last season when they won a franchise-record 65 games and led the Golden State Warriors by double-digits at halftime of Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals. Undeterred by the Rockets early struggles this season and optimistic that a more well-rounded roster will ultimately prove beneficial, P.J. […]

Chalk this one down in the “didn’t we all” category. According to James Herbert of CBS Sports, Houston Rockets forward P.J. Tucker grew up wanting to be like Larry Johnson. To be fair, at some point in any athlete’s life ever, they wanted to be a superstar. They’d mimic their shot, batting stance, throwing motion […]

The Houston Rockets came into the season with one goal in mind: to achieve what they were unable to accomplish last year by winning a title. The Houston Rockets struggled to start the season after some key departures, including Trevor Ariza, but they are currently peaking at the right time, with P.J. Tucker playing a […]

P.J. Tucker is indispensable. While more educated league followers fully understood his worth to the Houston Rockets last season, the summer losses of Trevor Ariza and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute has made it even more obvious how integral Tucker is to his team’s success. Stellar individual defense isn’t the only attribute the 33 year […]

In a crucial moment on Friday, the Houston Rockets were clinging onto a four-point lead against the Phoenix Suns with under two minutes remaining. With Phoenix’s Devin Booker in possession of the ball, a quick whistle was blown when Houston defender P.J. Tucker was called for a non-shooting foul. Tucker didn’t take the call kindly […]

Houston Rockets forward PJ Tucker was left to his last resort during crunch time against the Golden State Warriors, forced to trash talk Stephen Curry with the game on the line at the Toyota Center on Wednesday night. The Warriors were up by a point (104-103) when Curry was intentionally fouled and sent to the […]

Houston Rockets forward P.J. Tucker had a good idea of what he needed to do in Sunday’s game against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. Doncic posted 19 points and a career-high 15 rebounds for the Mavs. However, he went 5-of-16 from the field and 1-of-6 from beyond the arc. In the end, the Rockets […]

Houston Rockets forward P.J. Tucker is an unheralded player who has developed into one of the better glue guys in the league. He can shoot, he can guard, he’s tough and he possesses excellent versatility. What Tucker is most known for, though, is his hard-nosed defense, and Chris Paul is campaigning to get Tucker NBA All-Defensive […]

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 […]

The Houston Rockets defeated the Golden State Warriors 118-112 on Saturday night despite the absence of James Harden. But for some Rockets players — notably wingman P.J. Tucker — the memory of last year’s defeat in the Western Conference Finals at the hands of the Warriors still stings. Tucker told Yahoo Sports: “That was tough,” […]

If the Houston Rockets are going to climb up the Western Conference standings, star shooting guard James Harden and forward P.J. Tucker know the team has to be better on the defensive side of the ball. Scoring will never be an issue for Houston. They are currently averaging 113.1 points per game, which is 11th […]

If the NBA regular season ended today, the Houston Rockets would enter the playoffs as the N0. 5 seed in the Western Conference. But Rockets forward P.J. Tucker feels the seeding is irrelevant when it comes to Houston’s chances to make it to the organization’s first NBA Finals since 1995. Tucker told Kelly Iko of The […]

In a recent interview with Kelly Iko of The Athletic, Houston Rockets forward P.J. Tucker commented on what it was like to play for head coach Mike D’Antoni: It’s nothing like it. I’ve had a couple of coaches like that in my life, Rick Barnes being one in college. Now with Mike, there’s nothing like it. […]

Houston Rockets forward P.J. Tucker told ESPN that he once spent $30,000 on a pair of shoes. Tucker went on Kevin Durant’s show “Sneakers.” He talked about why he never had his signature show but enjoys others, sometimes a little too much. What’s the most you have spent on a pair of shoes? (Via @ESPNNBA, @boardroom) […]

Chris Paul and P.J. Tucker of the Houston Rockets went right back to work right after their heartbreaking loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. As per Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle, after their 121-116 loss at home, Paul said that he wanted to get up some practice shots and do some cardio. Chris Paul […]