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Oklahoma City ThunderFour missed calls helped Thunder beat Rockets

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Houston Rockets Wednesday night in a tough matchup that ended 105-103. The NBA acknowledged in their postgame report that there were several incorrect misplaced calls in the final two minutes of the game that benefitted the Thunder en route to the win. The league has remained consistent on its […]

Houston RocketsClint Capela's practices with Dwight Howard aided his development

Houston Rockets center Clint Capela is marking a spot for himself in the NBA, and he attributes his development to former teammate Dwight Howard. The Swiss big man spoke to reporters about how being alongside the Hawks’ new star helped him. “To compete against him at practice, it was really about my confidence. I was like […]

Houston RocketsReport: Rockets pick up team-options on Clint Capela, Sam Dekker, but not on Tyler Ennis

The Houston Rockets took action early Monday, picking up contract-options on forward Sam Dekker and center Clint Capela for the 2017-18 season, beating the Oct. 31 league-wide deadline, according to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle. The Rockets opted not to pick up recent acquisition Tyler Ennis‘ contract option for the next season. Ennis came to […]

Houston RocketsHouston Rockets management pushed to play Clint Capela over Dwight Howard

Dwight Howard’s departure from the Houston Rockets began a long time ago, it seems. Monday morning, a report from ESPN’s Tim MacMahon came out revealing that the Rockets management pushed for Clint Capela to get more playing time and for a “drastic” reduction in Howard’s minutes last season. Via ESPN: Houston Rockets management repeatedly pushed […]

Houston Rockets5 under-the-radar players that are worth considering in fantasy drafts

The NBA regular season is right around the corner, and it signals a wave of stat-crazy fans grouping together for another year of serious competition in fantasy basketball. Most leagues begin to hold their drafts during this period, and managers, especially the more determined ones, are already armed with their own tools that will aid […]

New York KnicksKristaps Porzingis swats away Clint Capela with volleyball block

New York Knicks‘ Kristaps Porzingis wasted no time announcing himself to Houston Rockets‘ Clint Capela by rejecting the big man with two hands at the rim. The 7-foot-3 second-year forward timed his jump impeccably, putting up both arms in volleyball-like fashion and leaving Capela helpless at the rim. https://vine.co/v/56QxT30V3g5 Porzingis was by far the best player […]

Houston RocketsESPN puts Clint Capela ahead of Marc Gasol in this year's foreign players rankings

A multitude of international players have been flourishing in the NBA for quite some time already, and the foreign presence seems to be getting stronger year after year. It’s a good thing for both the NBA and basketball in general. There’s a lot of talent residing outside the United States that are just waiting for […]

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