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The Houston Rockets are not taking off anytime soon. They will take time to rebuild, especially in this post-James-Harden era. And that time won’t go by fast. It will be a slow and slogging rebuild. Right now the blueprint in Houston is to acquire young players, shed hefty veteran contacts as much as possible, and […]

Even before entering the NBA, the people knew that Houston Rockets rookie Jalen Green could soar. His high school mixtapes were legendary. Look them up. So it’s not totally surprising when Green made several gravity-defying plays for the Rockets, including some in-your-face slams against taller defenders. In fact, the 20-year-old pogo stick tallied 69 dunks […]

Looking for beautiful basketball with such purity that would make you love the game even more? This ain’t it. Even the Brooklyn Nets and the Houston Rockets would agree. The two teams faced off at Barclays Center on Tuesday night and in the dying moments of the second quarter, it looked like they were just […]

Just in case you’re still not aware, Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. is good. On Wednesday night, KPJ made the highlight of the game against the visiting Phoenix Suns. Late in the third quarter,  he forced a turnover on Suns star Devin Booker and raced to their court. With the wide-open lane, Porter could’ve […]

The Houston Rockets have the worst record in the Western Conference in the midst of their rebuild. They are 14-36 on the season, which will likely lead to another top draft pick. Their season is not predicated on their record but rather on the development of their young talent. The Rockets are filled with young […]

Lessons were learned as the Golden State Warriors visited the Houston Rockets on Monday night. Stephen Curry reminded everyone, especially Kevin Porter Jr., not to poke at a sleeping giant. Stephen Curry has been slumping for the better part of this season but flexed his proverbial muscles for the Warriors with 40 points on 13-for-23 […]

The Houston Rockets hosted the Golden State Warriors on Monday night and it was a tough battle for the most part of the evening. Rockets youngster Kevin Porter Jr. knew that he was facing off against one of the best point guards this game has ever seen in Stephen Curry and it is clear that […]

Following Los Angeles Lakers practice on Thursday, LeBron James elaborated on his tweet criticizing Washington Wizards announcer Glenn Consor for his inexcusable call of Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr.’s game-winning shot. As you likely know by now, the 21-year old drilled a sweet step-back triple to deliver Houston a win in D.C. on Wednesday. […]

Washington Wizards broadcaster Glenn Consor made some rather insensitive comments after Houston Rockets youngster Kevin Porter Jr. hit a game-winning 3-pointer on Wednesday night, and Consor has now apologized for them. Here’s what Consor initially said after the game-winning shot, via USA TODAY Sports: “You’ve got to give credit. Kevin Porter Jr., like his dad, […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James took notice of an egregious comment from a Washington Wizards announcer regarding Kevin Porter Jr. Thursday night, the Wizards lost to the Houston Rockets on a game-winning triple from Porter. Washington’s announcer, Glenn Consor, then made a comment about Porter knowing when to pull the trigger. The comment was […]

Talk about redeeming yourself. Kevin Porter Jr. saved the day for the Houston Rockets on Wednesday after burying the game-winner against the Washington Wizards, 114-111. His heroics came on the heels of his one-game suspension for blowing his top in the middle of the game between the Rockets and the Denver Nuggets last Saturday. While […]

Kevin Porter Jr. just exorcised his demons with the Houston Rockets. The controversial scoring guard let his play do the talking against the Washington Wizards as he cooly sank the game-winner that left just 0.4 seconds on the game clock. Check out KPJ icing the game for the Rockets: KEVIN PORTER JR. FOR THE WIN […]

Kevin Porter Jr. made headlines on Saturday after the Houston Rockets guard reportedly left the arena mid-game against the Denver Nuggets. According to reports, Porter had a heated exchange with assistant coach John Lucas which led to the 21-year-old abruptly walking out on his team at halftime. As it turns out, Porter has some deeply-rooted […]

The Houston Rockets are a young team in the middle of a lengthy rebuild, so naturally there have been some growing pains. Frustrations boiled over during their loss to the Nuggets on Jan. 1, with both Christian Wood and Kevin Porter Jr. missing the entire second half after an argument with an assistant coach. Porter […]

The Houston Rockets had a rather eventful halftime break during their Friday night match against the Denver Nuggets. Kevin Porter Jr. reportedly stormed out of the Toyota Center and star big man Christian Wood refused to check in the game after a “heated discussion” among players and coaches. The Rockets just barely made it in […]

Houston Rockets center Christian Wood didn’t have the best game on Saturday. Aside from being benched at the start of their showdown with the Denver Nuggets, he was also reprimanded by assistant coach John Lucas II. And the root cause of it all? His effort. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Wood lost his […]

Kevin Porter Jr. has left the building. The Houston Rockets wing reportedly left the Toyota Center right in the middle of their New Year’s Day bout with the Denver Nuggets. The news on the Rockets youngster was reported by ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, who claims that it was spurred by a “heated halftime discussion”. Rockets point […]

The Houston Rockets are all of a sudden on a roll, winners of four straight games after losing 15 in a row earlier in the season. However, the Rockets did get hit with a couple of key injuries in Wednesday night’s historic win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, with Christian Wood suffering an ankle sprain […]

Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. accrued his first career triple double, scoring 11 points with 11 assists and 10 rebounds Monday night. With under two minutes left in the game, Porter Jr. was one rebound shy of the triple double. His teammates then chipped in. Following a missed shot from Oklahoma City player Theo […]

Coming off a three-game winning streak, the mood in Toyota Center has been more jovial of late. Gone is this feeling of uneasiness and in is the feeling of stress-free basketball. Winning, even on a small scale, alleviates so much pressure for NBA teams, and the Houston Rockets are a good example of that right […]

Houston Rockets guard John Wall has not played a single minute this season. He agreed to sit out the entire year after hearing the Rockets’ plans on developing their young backcourt in Jalen Green and Kevin Porter Jr., meaning that he would have minimal playing time, per Marc Stein of The Stein Line. Houston still […]

The Rockets were bound to snap their losing streak. No matter how bad the team is, it just wasn’t probable that they would finish the season with only one win. However, it was pretty unlikely that it would happen against one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference in the Chicago Bulls. Even unlikelier […]

Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. has missed the past three games with a thigh injury that he re-aggravated last week against the Memphis Grizzlies. He initially thought playing through the injury was the right course of action, but decided it was best to take a full week off to let the injury heal completely. […]

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups is one of the most accomplished point guards in NBA history. He made the All-Star team five times, he won an NBA championship on the Pistons in 2004, and he’s got a Finals MVP to his name. He’s a pretty intelligent basketball figure and NBA teams have been […]

If you followed the Rockets during the James Harden era, it’s crazy to think the same rookie Damian Lillard that upset Houston on a series clinching three-pointer in 2014 is now 31-years-old. Players on the current Rockets are so young that they grew up watching Lillard and still on some level look up to him. […]

The Houston Rockets have led at halftime in four out of their last five games. They’ve gone on to lose every single one of these games, including Wednesday night to the Detroit Pistons who are 15th in the Eastern Conference. Digging through the film and confirming it with the numbers, it’s not hard to isolate […]

The Los Angeles Lakers took on the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night as they looked to improve on what has been a lackluster start to their 2021-22 campaign. LeBron James looked like a man on a mission throughout the contest and at one point, he released some of his anger at the rim with an […]

Kevin Porter Jr. received some backlash for his performance during the Houston Rockets’ loss to the Boston Celtics on Sunday, and sure enough, the young guard has heard all the hate. However, KPJ is not letting the criticisms discourage him. In fact, it’s the opposite as he looks more motivated than ever. That’s clear with […]

After a dominating win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets point guard Kevin Porter Jr. talked about his relationship with rookie shooting guard Jalen Green. “I see so much in him,” said Porter Jr. “And he sees so much in me. We got the same level of respect for each other.” Dating back to […]

Just two years ago, the Houston Rockets reached the Western Conference Semifinals, but their performance has taken a drastic hit over the last two years. They were the worst team in the NBA last year. Fortunately, they received the second overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft and used it by selecting athletic wing Jalen […]

Most Houston Rockets fans probably didn’t watch Wednesday night’s season opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves all the way through, and it was justified. Unfortunately, it’s likely a preview of what will happen throughout the season: young talent playing hard and having a few highlight moments, but ultimately losing due to turnovers, bad defense, and poor […]

There are very few statements that the NBA community can definitively agree on. Who the true GOAT is? Nope. Which team is the greatest of All-Time? No way. But best shooter in NBA history? That’s only Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors. But someone forgot to tell Kevin Porter Jr. that. The Houston Rockets […]

Good or bad, everything in the preseason should be taken with a grain of salt, especially for this young Houston Rockets team. While it’s statistically more indicative of what will happen in the regular season than pundits give it credit for, the preseason primarily serves two purposes: For coaches to figure out rotations and lineups […]

The Houston Rockets defeated the Washington Wizards 125-119 in their preseason opener on a late fourth quarter surge, but the story Tuesday night was Kevin Porter Jr. In his first career preseason start at point guard, Porter Jr. poured in 25 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, and 1 block on nearly 70% true shooting. […]

The Houston Rockets future is one thing, but in looking at the past, it’s clear Houston made a huge turn to the bottom of the standings last season. After years of contention, the Rockets traded away their biggest star, James Harden. It was clear that Harden did not see a path to a championship in […]

All summer, the Houston Rockets hinted that Kevin Porter Jr. was going to be their starting point guard this season. John Wall not being in the picture only makes this even more of a reality. At a charity event availability, Rafael Stone indicated that the organization views him as a playmaker. This was also when […]

As training camp will soon kick off for the Houston Rockets, head coach Stephen Silas is now formulating major plans for rookie Jalen Green and Kevin Porter Jr. The Rockets are set to build their team around both Green and Porter, especially as they are currently on the lookout for a team willing to haul […]

It came as a bit of a surprise when veteran guard John Wall and the Houston Rockets agreed to part ways. It’s not that many envisioned a long future for Wall on the Rockets, but the resolution came faster than anyone could have expected. Wall still has two years remaining on his contract and it […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are entering the new season without any immediate expectations of a winning record. The front office has been on a tear lately, getting first and second-round selections to build a massive haul of future draft assets. As always in the NBA, when rebuilding is the agenda of a franchise, the current […]