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The Houston Rockets are flying high after having won their 12th straight game in a lopsided victory over the formidable San Antonio Spurs. Once again, the Rockets were led by their superstar backcourt pairing of point guard Chris Paul and shooting guard James Harden. While it was certainly a big game for the Rockets, it […]

The Houston Rockets continue to fire on all cylinders coming into their matchup with the San Antonio Spurs riding an 11-game win streak. Their dominance thus far has immediately put them in the discussion of the best team in the NBA. The biggest reason has been thanks to their superstar backcourt pairing of point guard […]

Two Western Conference juggernauts are set to match up against each other on Friday, and James Harden weighed in. The Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs, two of the top three teams in the West, will face off for the first of four games this season. The Rockets have won their last five, while the […]

When Houston Rockets superstar guard James Harden hears those MVP chants at Toyota Center, he can’t help but get that much more motivated to take the award home after the season is completed. In a video posted by Tim McMahon of ESPN, Harden commented about his name being thrust into the NBA Most Valuable Player conversation […]

What is there that Houston Rockets superstar guard James Harden cannot do? The guy is an absolute beast on a basketball court. During Houston’s thrilling 130-123 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night at Toyota Center, Harden tied a Rockets team record in the first half for assists. According to a tweet from Rockets […]

Houston Rockets superstar guard James Harden has undoubtedly been the leading candidate in the early MVP race to start the 2017-18 NBA season. Not only is he the league’s leading scorer at 31.6 points per game, but he has been the driving force behind the high-powered Rockets’ 19-4 record as they sit atop the juggernaut Western […]

The Houston Rockets had some fun following their win against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. Instead of leaving Staples Center immediately after they dressed up, some of them returned to the court, namely Chris Paul and James Harden. The two star guards even made a bet of $200 for whoever can drain a half-court […]

The Houston Rockets have taken the NBA by storm, getting off to an incredible 12-1 run in November. The Western Conference leaders bulked up even more upon the return of All-Star point guard Chris Paul, but surprisingly, this team has done more with Paul or James Harden on the court individually than put together as […]

The high-powered Houston Rockets continued their hot streak with their seventh consecutive win on Sunday night. Leading the way as always was superstar shooting guard James Harden. “The Beard” has picked up right where he left off following his MVP-caliber year. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Harden is off to a historic streak of […]

The Houston Rockets have hardly been challenged at all during their recent run of dominance. The Rockets, owners of the Western Conference’s best record at 18-4, have won their last seven games with an average margin of victory of 21.6 points. However, Rockets superstar James Harden has warned that the team’s biggest challenge at the […]

Last season’s MVP battle was one of the closest in recent memory, as former teammates Russell Westbrook and James Harden competed mightily. Although the Oklahoma City Thunder star eventually won, the Houston Rockets stalwart is once again making a strong case for himself to be the winner this season. However, when asked if he has […]

The Los Angeles Lakers ran into a buzzsaw on Sunday night in the form of the Houston Rockets. Although the Lakers have managed to hold their own against some the league’s most formidable teams so far that certainly was not the case in their 95-118 loss to the Rockets. Fortunately, it gave the Lakers’ rookies […]

James Harden has missed out on two MVP’s, finishing second to Stephen Curry in the 2014-15 season, and second again in the 2016-17, this time to Russell Westbrook. Could this finally be the year? Will he take home the MVP trophy this time around? So Far This Season… Harden is back better than ever, guiding the […]

James Harden continues his year of the NBA. The league on Friday named the Houston Rockets star as the Western Conference Player of the Month. He has scored at least 20 points in the first 21 games of the season so far, and it’s the fifth time he’s received the award — all as a […]

Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden is in the cusp of joining NBA royalty, needing only 30 points and nine assists today against the Indiana Pacers to join the likes of Oscar Robertson and Tiny Archibald as the only players to ever average 35 points and 10 assists for a month, according to ESPN Stats […]

The net rating of second units has recently become an excellent indicator of team success – all NBA champions since the Kobe-centered 2010 Lakers finished their season in top eight in terms of bench efficiency. Front offices have obviously recognized that trend, and we’ve seen even the top teams working hard on securing even more […]

James Harden has been on fire for the past few seasons, cementing his spot as an All-Star, an MVP candidate, and, believe it or not, he’s found a way to be even better for the Houston Rockets this season. The bearded guard insists that winning is all that matters, and while his individual stats have […]

In the last couple of seasons, Houston Rockets star guard James Harden has taken his game up a notch as an all-around offensive talent being both a premier scorer and distributor. All of this has built a tremendous amount of confidence in his own ability as he told Tim MacMahon of ESPN that there is […]

After finishing second in the 2016-17 NBA Most Valuable Player award voting, James Harden has started the 2017-18 NBA season with a vengeance. Without Chris Paul for all but two games, Harden is averaging 31.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 10.1 assists in 16 appearances. Along with Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kyrie Irving being early season candidates […]

With one month down in the NBA regular season, the ESPN Forecast panel of experts has selected James Harden as the favorite to win this year’s Most Valuable Player award. Harden topped the poll with 36.8 percent of the votes, a good distance ahead of second-place Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks, who had 23.7 percent […]

According to an article by to ESPN.com earlier this morning, the Houston Rockets (12-4) are considered the most likely threat to knock out the defending champion Golden State Warriors in the 2018 playoffs. By a pretty sizeable margin amongst the ESPN Forecast panel experts, the Rockets racked up a whopping 57.9 percent of the votes when asked […]

Building off his best individual season, Houston Rockets star guard James Harden has picked up where he left off by coming out of the gate quick to another highly productive campaign. While the 28-year-old has seen his scoring take another uptick, he has also put up more efficient shooting from beyond the arc, according to […]

James Harden’s amazing month of November continued with his terrific 48-point performance against the Phoenix Suns. Harden collected 18 of those points from the free throw line in 18 attempts, just one game after going a perfect 19-of-19 against the Toronto Raptors. That impressive free throw streak has landed him in the NBA record books […]

The return of Chris Paul into the Houston Rockets lineup spelled a complete unleashing of the beast, as the Rockets lit up the Suns 142-116, including a 90-65 differential at halftime. Teammate James Harden couldn’t believe his eyes after seeing his team had amassed 45 points in each of the first two quarters. “I thought […]

On a Thursday night where the Houston Rockets (12-4) set a franchise record for most points in a first half by scoring 90 points on the Phoenix Suns, superstar point guard James Harden couldn’t help but clown on his teammate and fellow court general Chris Paul. Paul, who returned from a knee bruise injury to […]

The Toronto Raptors matched up against the streaking Houston Rockets on Tuesday night in Texas that saw an end to the Rockets’ six-game win streak. Raptors fans must be proud of their team after matching the Rockets’ pace until they surpassed their energy level and diced up the defense in an effort that resulted in six […]

LeBron James proved this week that he knows a thing or two about social media. His single post of the Arthur meme garnered a ton of attention and made countless people crazy on social media trying to decipher its meaning. But after the Cleveland Cavaliers’ loss to the Houston Rockets on Thursday, the Rockets’ social […]

James Harden continued his very strong start to the season on Thursday, when he led the Houston Rockets to an impressive win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. He finished the game with a triple-double of 35 points, 11 rebounds, 13 assists and five steals. The Beard’s efforts on the night allowed him to re-write the history […]

Houston Rockets star guard James Harden has gotten off to a blazing start to the 2017-18 season that has thrust him into the early MVP conversation. Harden added another impressive outing to the list by dropping a triple-double of 35 points, 13 assists, and 10 rebounds along with five steals. According to ESPN, he has […]

After a slow start to the season, the Golden State Warriors have regained their form, as they are back to tearing opponents apart on a regular basis. Currently on a five-game win streak, the Warriors are toying with opposing teams mostly by brandishing their seemingly unstoppable offense that ranks first in the league in scoring […]

Following LeBron James’ scoring explosion of 57 points on Friday, James Harden did not waste time, and fired 56 points of his own just two nights after. When asked if he was trying to match the production of not just The King, but other superstars in the league as well, the Houston Rockets guard made […]

Houston Rockets star guard James Harden has progressively improved his play over the last couple of years that has earned him the reputation as being one of the top players in the league and a perennial MVP candidate. All of this has pushed Harden to take a sterner mental approach to the game whenever he […]

Houston Rockets superstar James Harden is coming off arguably the best offensive performance of his career against the Utah Jazz. He put up a career-high 56 points on an incredible 19-of-25 shooting from the field, 7-of-8 on three-pointers, and 11-of-12 from the line while even adding 13 assists. On the heels of that virtuoso performance, […]

James Harden is continuing to play at a very high level this season, and is once again off to a hot start. During the Houston Rockets’ blowout win against the Utah Jazz on Sunday, he scored a career-high 56 points, to go along with 13 assists, in a dominating performance. The Beard was also responsible […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert had nothing but compliments for James Harden after a career-high 56 points and 13 assists during a 137-110 obliteration of his team. The 7-foot-1 Frenchman saw The Beard hit from everywhere, making 19 of his 25 attempts from the field in video-game-like efficiency, as well as a sure-shot 7-of-8 from […]

James Harden blew the roof off the Toyota Center after scoring a career-high 56 points, shooting an incandescent 19-of-25 from the floor and 7-of-8 from beyond the arc. Coupled with his game-high 13 assists, The Beard posted numbers that yielded the third-highest contribution in NBA history, accounting for 91 points of Mike D’Antoni’s offense. Following […]

James Harden had a career night on Sunday, as he torched the Utah Jazz with 56 points, on 19-of-25 shooting from the field, including 7-of-8 from beyond the arc. His outstanding shooting has overshadowed his ability to set up his teammates for easy baskets, as he also dished out 13 assists in the game. The […]

There are times where real life is blurred with video games and when those moments come, it’s hard to tell the difference between the two. Sunday night would be one of those nights as the Houston Rockets squared off against the Utah Jazz in what was expected to be business as usual. The Rockets are […]

New York Knicks rookie Frank Ntilikina is starting to get his feet wet in the NBA, drawing one of his toughest assignments to date in MVP runner-up James Harden on Wednesday night. The French international matches up with his counterpart at 6-foot-5, but is at least 30 pounds under the hulking bearded assassin in a […]