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According to head coach Mike D’Antoni, the Houston Rockets are in a “good spot.” Following the Rockets’ 124-115 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, D’Antoni did a little bit of damage control. That would be because Houston lost their third straight game. Perhaps most disheartening was the fact that the Lakers did it without Anthony […]

The Houston Rockets, coached by Mike D’Antoni, have been uncharacteristically slumping in their last three games, absorbing their third straight defeat on Saturday versus the Los Angeles Lakers at the Toyota Center. Speaking to reporters after the 115-124 loss they received at home, Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni addressed the team’s recent tough stretch, where […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni plans to switch it up against the Los Angeles Lakers, going with two big men to match up against their dominant size, according to Kelly Iko of The Athletic. The coach also plans to give the team’s usual starting power forward, PJ Tucker, around 30 minutes per game from […]

The Houston Rockets had yet another disappointing outing, losing against another sub .500 team on Wednesday night, this time on national television, as they took an L at home against the Portland Trail Blazers. Russell Westbrook, who led the way with a 31-point, 11-rebound, 12-assist triple-double, was the only one who talked in a pin-drop […]

The Houston Rockets lost their second straight game after bowing down to the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night. Despite this, however, head coach Mike D’Antoni remains confident that his team can “right the ship.” Per Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle, D’Antoni noted that keeping a winning momentum is a “delicate” thing in the […]

Both James Harden and Russell Westbrook are ball-dominant players, so the Houston Rockets have sometimes turned into a “my turn, your turn” type of offense. That type of basketball usually struggles to work in the NBA, Mike D’Antoni’s squad is somehow making it effective. When Westbrook has the ball, Harden is usually just standing around […]

The Houston Rockets are such a top-heavy team that injuries to key players could become a huge problem. Fortunately for Mike D’Antoni and the rest of the coaching staff, it seems PJ Tucker will be available for the team’s next game. D’Antoni was approached by Hunter Atkins for the Houston Chronicle and asked about the […]

The Houston Rockets will likely be without their center Clint Capela for their next game. According to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle, Capela could be out when they face the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday. Shortly after the Rockets were blown away by the Oklahoma City Thunder 113-92 on Thursday, head coach Mike D’Antoni revealed […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni has promoted Isaiah Hartenstein to a center back-up role after averaging a double-double in the last three games. Isaiah Hartenstein has earned the Rockets’ backup center role by averaging 14.7 points and 11.3 rebounds over the last three games. “For right now, for sure,” Mike D’Antoni said. — Tim […]

Houston Rockets shooting guard Eric Gordon is “closer” to returning to the lineup, according to head coach Mike D’Antoni. Gordon is recovering from arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. D’Antoni says Houston “should be powerful as hell” on offense once Gordon returns. “Obviously, we’ll have to figure some things out,” D’Antoni told Jonathan Feigen of the […]

Fair or not, Houston Rockets All-Star James Harden is often viewed as a poor defender. This season, however, The Beard is making a conscious effort to step his game up on that end of the floor. How is he doing this, you ask? Head coach Mike D’Antoni and teammate Austin Rivers say the former No. […]

James Harden is undoubtedly one of the best superstars the NBA has to offer. However, the biggest knock in his game is the fact that the crafty Houston Rockets guard doesn’t have an NBA championship that he can call his own. He’s made the conference finals a couple of times and has consistently been in […]

At this point early in the season, Houston Rockets superstar James Harden is already making a strong case to reclaim his MVP title. Right now, the 30-year-old is producing at a mind-boggling rate, averaging a league-best 39.3 points (on 44.8 percent shooting), 5.9 rebounds, 7.5 assists, and 2.0 steals while also connecting on 5.0 3-pointers […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni insists his team isn’t bothered by opponents constantly throwing hard double-teams at James Harden, something that has bothered the superstar to the point of complaining in media sessions. D’Antoni says this strategy should only help his team in the long run: “It doesn’t bother us,” D’Antoni told ESPN’s Zach […]

The NBA denied the Houston Rockets of their protest in the events that happened in their loss to the San Antonio Spurs. Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni reacted to the news while speaking to reporters on Monday before Houston’s game against the Sacramento Kings. Mike D’Antoni’s reaction to the NBA denying the Rockets’ protest. D’Antoni basically didn’t […]

Mike D’Antoni’s coaching job is one that hinges on his team’s ultimate success, as an NBA source deems him to have a “slim” chance to be the Houston Rockets head coach past this season, according to The Athletic. D’Antoni is perhaps the only name of a shortlist of coaches that could lose their jobs to […]

The departure of David Fizdale from the New York Knicks was a shock for the entire NBA, but it’s not something that blindsided most NBA fans given the Knicks’ tendency to mess up. Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni more than understands the predicament Fizdale is going through. D’Antoni spent years with the Knicks, being […]

Exactly why the Houston Rockets decided to trade Chris Paul to the Oklahoma City Thunder this offseason is still up for debate. However, while taking part in a recent airing of The Lowe Post podcast, Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated noted that James Harden actually asked head coach Mike D’Antoni to “get Chris out […]

After last night’s controversy in San Antonio, Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni is just relieved to have a coach’s challenge ruling that finally went in his favor. The Rockets took down the defending champions Toronto Raptors, 119-109, at the Scotiabank Arena on Thursday. Apart from bouncing back from last night’s devastating double-OT defeat versus […]

The Houston Rockets squandered a huge lead in the fourth quarter and ultimately lost in double-overtime against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night, 135-133. The game didn’t come without controversy either. The officials did not count what was supposed to be two points from a breakaway James Harden dunk that would have given Houston […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni is expressing his dismay to officials after James Harden’s dunk was waived off in the fourth quarter of their match against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday. Harden’s dunk attempt clearly went inside the hoop before bizarrely rolling out of the rim. The Rockets, who were up by double […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni has a very different estimation of Los Angeles Clippers resident pest Patrick Beverley than Russell Westbrook. Following a 102-93 victory, Westbrook threw more logs of wood into the fire, telling reporters Beverley isn’t the lockdown defender he claims to be: “Pat Bev trick y’all, man, like he playing defense,” […]

Despite grabbing a convincing win over a dilapidated Golden State Warriors roster on Wednesday, Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni called on his players to play harder and give more effort. “We’re doing the same things we did last year and the year before that and the year before that….It’s a matter of heart, will, […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni blames himself for his team’s slow start due to their lack of conditioning. Per Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle, D’Antoni admitted that he was managing his team’s minutes so that they won’t be fatigued by the end of the season. “I’m also kind of responsible. I was saving […]

The Houston Rockets got busted up by the surprising Miami Heat, who trotted out a 129-100 victory over the NBA title hopeful. Head coach Mike D’Antoni didn’t mince words, calling his team “soft” while arguing they should have “appropriate fear” of their opponents or risk getting blown out. D’Antoni channeled his inner Confucius and mustered […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni commented on Chris Paul’s current performance on Monday ahead of the team’s matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder — and complimented his former point guard. Paul, 34, was traded to the Thunder in the offseason in a shocking deal that brought former NBA MVP Russell Westbrook to Houston, reuniting […]

Head coach Mike D’Antoni’s Houston Rockets are even more stacked than usual. The Western Conference franchise added former Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook to the fold. However, it is no secret that outside of big man Clint Capela and a few other players, the Rockets are guard-heavy at the moment, which means a […]

The Houston Rockets have more than merely mimicked the offense that head coach Mike D’Antoni engineered for the Phoenix Suns of yesteryear, kicking it up another notch and going from the famed “seven seconds or less” offense to now six seconds or less. “Six seconds or less, baby. We’re working on it,” said an enthused […]

The Houston Rockets were unsure of what to do with head coach Mike D’Antoni following the team’s loss to the Golden State Warriors in the 2019 NBA playoffs. Initially, there were rumors that management might look to part ways with D’Antoni. Then, the narrative changed, and the suggestion was that D’Antoni would sign an extension […]

It wasn’t exactly the start to the new season the Houston Rockets were hoping for, as their opening night contest ended in defeat at the hands of the Milwaukee Bucks, 117-111. It was, however, a relatively solid start for Houston’s new dynamic duo of James Harden and Russell Westbrook, who both stuffed the stat sheet […]

The Houston Rockets host the Milwaukee Bucks for a TNT showdown to open their respective seasons on Thursday night. Both teams are thinking championship heading into the 2019-20 campaign after disappointing playoff exits last season. There are plenty of storylines to watch in this high-profile matchup, which features the last three MVP winners in Giannis […]

Russell Westbrook joined the Houston Rockets this summer, reuniting with James Harden. It’s not clear how well they will perform together in this new setting, but head coach Mike D’Antoni says he and his staff won’t get in the way. “We’re not going to make it too complicated,” Mike D’Antoni told ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. “They’re […]

The Houston Rockets will now try to follow in the footsteps of the surging Houston Astros, who punched their ticket to the 2019 World Series over the weekend with a six-game series win over the heralded New York Yankees. With the 2019-20 NBA regular season starting this week, Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni and his […]

The NBA regular season is still a couple of days away, but Houston Rockets superstar James Harden is already in mid-season form. Harden went full throttle in their preseason finale against the Miami Heat and notched 44 points, five rebounds, seven assists, five steals and eight 3-pointers. Harden didn’t really need to go all-out in […]

Russell Westbrook is not having the best of times at the start of his stint with the Houston Rockets. The team confirmed that he dislocated a finger ahead of the team’s opening game next week. However, Mike D’Antoni told Jonathan Fiegen and the rest of the media that he should be ready to play against […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni has confirmed that swingman Gerald Green is likely out for the 2019-20 season. Per Mark Berman of Fox 26, a disappointed D’Antoni confirmed the sad news: Mike D’Antoni on Gerald Green: “He’s out all year I think. That’s too bad. I hate it for him.” pic.twitter.com/QeAYT3wNUM — Mark Berman […]

The Houston Rockets declined to address the comments made by Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, which passively condemned general manager Daryl Morey for a pro-Hong Kong tweet that angered the Chinese government and consequently threw the NBA into a geopolitical tiff. Head coach Mike D’Antoni and superstar James Harden respectfully declined to respond to […]

Up until this point, there are still more than a few folks who are questioning what type of chemistry James Harden and Russell Westbrook will have for a new-look Houston Rockets side. For his part, head coach Mike D’Antoni appears to be confident that this new partnership will work. As a matter of fact, the […]

Houston will have two of the NBA’s most dynamic scorers on the floor throughout this season in James Harden and Russell Westbrook. To some, it might seem like an ill-advised strategy, as both are known as ball-dominant players who like to shoot the rock. However, Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni says he doesn’t mind Westbrook […]