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The Houston Rockets have decided to let go of Irv Roland, the team’s player development coach. The Houston Rockets have let go of player development assistant coach Irv Roland, who worked very closely with James Harden as well as Chris Paul and PJ Tucker, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 24, […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni is not buying into the reported back-and-forth between point guard Chris Paul and franchise star James Harden, who reportedly had a heated discussion following a Game 6 loss to the Golden State Warriors. Paul reportedly had a problem with the lack of touches and ball movement stemming from Harden’s […]

Houston Rockets star guard James Harden has joined Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon as the only players in franchise history to earn three straight All-NBA First Team nods. Olajuwon accomplished the feat from 1987-1989. Harden was named to the first team All-NBA squad on Thursday. James Harden is just the second player in @HoustonRockets history […]

The NBA announced its annual All-NBA teams on Thursday. Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma disagreed with one analyst’s opinion. Max Kellerman believes the Houston Rockets’ James Harden doesn’t deserve to be on the All-NBA first team. He made the proclamation during the May 23 episode of ESPN’s “First Take.” When it comes to All-NBA […]

The two Most Valuable Player frontrunners in Houston Rockets guard James Harden and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo lead the 15-man shortlist of the 2018-19 All-NBA selections: The All-NBA Teams: pic.twitter.com/ZdTEWdDEAo — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) May 23, 2019 Both Antetokounmpo and Harden, two of the three finalists fro the MVP award were named unanimous selections, […]

The Houston Rockets were eliminated in the second round of the playoffs by the eventual Western Conference champions, the Golden State Warriors. After losing the series in Game 6, the Rockets’ backcourt duo of James Harden and Chris Paul reportedly had a heated verbal exchange regarding ball movement or lack thereof in that game, according […]

Throughout his career, Houston Rockets guard James Harden has been maligned for his defensive abilities. Entire YouTube videos have been put together showing some of Harden’s horrendous defensive showings. Granted, Harden has improved as a defender. The days of him simply giving up on defense are over. However, he is still nowhere near a lockdown […]

Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta says “nobody works harder than” superstar shooting guard James Harden. Fertitta believes other players in the league would have had to take time off if they suffered the neck and wrist injury Harden dealt with this season. “James is a bull,” Fertitta said, via Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle. […]

Milwaukee Bucks swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo, Houston Rockets guard James Harden and Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Paul George have been named finalists for the 2019 MVP award. #NBA MVP finalists: Giannis Antetokounmpo, #Bucks Paul George, #Thunder James Harden, #Rockets pic.twitter.com/V2Ep1VJeEL — Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) May 18, 2019 Antetokounmpo led the Bucks to the best record […]

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey says the team will always be able to contend for a championship because they have the best player in the NBA in star guard James Harden. Morey admits the Rockets need to “get the right mix of players around” Harden for the club to get over the hump and […]

Detroit Pistons legend and NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas would vote for Milwaukee Bucks swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo as MVP over Houston Rockets guard James Harden. Thomas says while both Antetokounmpo and Harden put up phenomenal numbers during the regular season, he’s leaning toward Giannis because the Bucks had the best record in the NBA. […]

Houston Rockets star James Harden already had a reputation for not playing his best in the playoffs, and he didn’t exactly do himself any favors this year after a second-round exit to the Golden State Warriors. Naturally, Harden is now the subject of much criticism, and both Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe of Fox Sports […]

The regular season for James Harden was a footprint in NBA history. Harden became the first player since Michael Jordan in 1987-88 to average at least 36 points per game, carrying the Houston Rockets during a season that saw a multitude of injuries and personnel changes. While Harden continued his scoring run into the playoffs, […]

James Harden says the Houston Rockets’ slow start to the 2018-19 season ultimately caught up to them since they were only the fourth seed in the Western Conference standings. The Rockets started the season at 11-14. Harden thinks if Houston got off to a better start, they could have been the No. 1 or 2 […]

The Houston Rockets were ousted yet again by the Golden State Warriors in the playoffs — marking the second straight year that Houston has lost to Golden State in a critical home game in the playoffs. Despite another demoralizing playoff loss, however, Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta remains optimistic and promises that the team will win […]

Given that each of the first four games of their Western Conference semifinal were decided by six points or less, it seemed that NBA fans were in for another classic series between the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets. Both teams held their home court, but the tide appeared to turn late in the third […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors put on a show in the fourth quarter on Friday night, leading to a 118-113 road win over the Houston Rockets to put a bow on this series. Despite a scoreless start to the first half, Curry and company made the shots down the stretch to take out […]

Narratives are powerful. A concept so powerful it overrides reality, narratives are difficult to change once fans set them. Despite every metric stating otherwise, fans still call Nikola Jokic a bad defender. An NBA team is going to pay Terry Rozier because of his 2018 playoff performance despite being an awful basketball player. Once fans […]

The Houston Rockets may have lost to the Golden State Warriors in the postseason for the second straight year (and three of the last five playoffs) but their superstar guard James Harden could at least take solace in the fact that he accomplished yet another statistical feat during Friday night’s Game 6. Known for his […]

Houston Rockets star James Harden did everything he could to help the team avoid elimination at the hands of the Golden State Warriors in Game 6 of the Western Conference semi-finals. The reigning MVP finished with 35 points, eight rebounds, and five assists. He’s carrying the Rockets in his back once again, and it was […]

The Houston Rockets have a great opportunity to steal the Western Conference semi-finals from the Golden State Warriors, who will be without Kevin Durant for the remainder of the series. Durant suffered a strained left calf in the third quarter of Game 5 and he is expected to miss 1-2 weeks, meaning that if the […]

The Houston Rockets have a perfect opportunity in front of them, as their chances of beating the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Semifinals grew significantly higher because of Kevin Durant’s injury. The reigning Finals MVP has been ruled out for the rest of the series because of a strained right calf. A lot […]

Brooklyn Nets veteran small forward Jared Dudley recently chatted with Ethan Strauss of The Athletic to give his take on a scouting report to guard Houston Rockets superstar James Harden. Harden led the NBA in scoring this season for the second-straight year. The Rockets star has become impossible to defend with his lethal step back […]

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul says James Harden’s presence on the court is “sometimes the biggest assist” for him. Paul isn’t as explosive as he used to be, so he can’t get by defenders and collapse the paint at a high rate anymore. But because defenders always have to pay attention to where Harden […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr talked about his team’s defense on Houston Rockets star guard James Harden, noting that the Warriors “defended him like crazy” in the final quarter of Game 5 of this highly dramatic West semifinal series. Per Mark Berman of Fox 26, Steve Kerr admitted that the Dubs never felt […]

Just as he has done all year, Houston Rockets star guard James Harden has been Houston’s best player during the team’s Western Conference semifinal against the Golden State Warriors. Harden is averaging nearly 35 points, seven rebounds and six assists while shooting close to 45 percent of the field, controlling Houston’s offense from the perimeter […]

The Houston Rockets let one get away at Oracle Arena on Wednesday, as the Golden State Warriors looked as vulnerable as they could be with Kevin Durant leaving for the last two minutes of the third quarter and not returning for the rest of the game. With the score knotted up at 72 at the […]

Just when we thought the season was becoming to look grim for the Golden State Warriors, they once again show off their mental fortitude and pull off a huge victory against the Houston Rockets in Game 5 of their Western Conference Semifinals matchup. The Rockets knew that they were on the brink of putting themselves […]

Golden State Warriors small forward Kevin Durant and Houston Rockets guard James Harden are the first opposing players to average at least 35 points per game in the first four games of a playoff series. The Warriors and Rockets are tied at 2-2 in the second round of the playoffs. Durant is averaging 36.0 points, […]

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 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 […]

Draymond Green got the bad end of a James Harden follow-through, getting knocked on the noggin after the reigning MVP splashed down a 3-pointer as The Beard hoped to draw contact at the end of the play. The Golden State Warriors talisman mentioned at the end of Game 1 that he has been fouled on […]

The Houston Rockets managed to tie their Western Conference semifinal series against the Golden State Warriors at two games apiece behind another valiant effort from reigning MVP James Harden. James Harden finished with 38 points, shooting 13-29 from the field, including six triples to help the Rockets secure the win. He also passed former Detroit […]

After tying his Western Conference semifinal series at two games apiece against the Golden State Warriors, James Harden of the Houston Rockets shared the team’s motto. Per NBA on TNT, Harden revealed that their battle cry is “keep fighting.” This is how they held their lead amid a Warriors comeback. "Our motto is keep fighting." […]

After draining his dreaded stepback 3-pointer, Houston Rockets star guard James Harden inadvertently hit Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green on the head. https://twitter.com/Kyle__Boone/status/1125598378962903041 No foul was called on the play, but based on the slow-motion replay, it seemed that James Harden’s follow-through was a bit unnatural. Was he fishing for a foul like he […]

Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant and Houston Rockets guard James Harden both got hurt after a defensive play by KD in the first quarter of Game 4. As Durant was going for a block on a Harden layup, he accidentally elbowed the reigning NBA MVP hard in the back of the head. Harden crumpled […]

The NBA’s Last Two Minute Report concluded that Houston Rockets guard James Harden should have been called for an offensive foul after committing a charge against Golden State Warriors big man Draymond Green, a play that occurred with 27 seconds left in the overtime period. Shaded by Andre Iguodala, Harden drove to the heart of […]