0 comments by Kevin Causey on 12/17/2016
On Friday night the Rockets moved to 20-7 on the season with a 122-100 win over New Orleans. They also set an NBA record by hitting 24 three pointers. Here’s a look at all 24 of those three point shots….. Eric Gordon had 7, James Harden followed with 6 and Trevor Ariza nailed 5 as […]
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – MAY 22: Draymond Green #23 and head coach Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors argue a call with referee Tony Brothers #25 in the second quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder in game three of the Western Conference Finals during the 2016 NBA Playoffs at Chesapeake Energy Arena on May 22, 2016 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by J Pat Carter/Getty Images)
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 5/24/2016
A major postseason sporting event featured an important kick on a Sunday… and it had nothing to do with three points in an NFL playoff game. This wasn’t a missed 27-yard kick by Blair Walsh. This was a made one-yard kick by Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors. He committed what the NBA called […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 4/22/2016
The Rockets beat the No. 1 seed Golden State Warriors on Thursday night to trim the Warriors series lead to 2-1. Here’s the last few seconds of the game as James Harden provides the heroics…..
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 4/21/2016
James Harden and Dwight Howard connected twice in the first quarter of Thursday nights game against the Golden State Warriors for alley-oops and led 31-18 at the end of the first….. Harden ➡️ Howard ⬆️🏀 https://t.co/aya3wCiPL3 — Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets)
Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry, center, and coach Steve Kerr smile during a timeout during the first half in Game 2 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Houston Rockets Monday, April 18, 2016, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
0 comments by John Cannon on 4/19/2016
As the 2016 Golden State Warriors’ season unfolded, the optimism always had one caveat. A significant injury to Steph Curry would mean all bets were off. Any other injury, even one as damaging as the ankle sprain that cost Andre Iguodala 17 games late in the season, could be dealt with. Take Curry off the […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 4/7/2016
Rick Carlisle isn’t Steve Kerr or Gregg Popovich. He isn’t wonderboy coach Brad Stevens. Not the coach of a championship contender, and not in his late 30s, Carlisle doesn’t have the present moment or the future on his side. Yet, if Wednesday night’s victory by his Dallas Mavericks over the Houston Rockets reaffirmed a single […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 3/31/2016
Check out this move by James Harden as he fakes his defender out of his shoes and then finishes strong with a dunk in traffic….. FEAR the BEARD!
Houston Rockets’ James Harden (13) and Toronto Raptors’ Norman Powell chase a loose ball during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 25, 2016, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
0 comments by Jovan Alford on 3/26/2016
After losing to the Utah Jazz at the Toyota Center on Wednesday night, the Houston Rockets knew that on Friday night, they had to beat the Eastern conference’s second-best team in to retain the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Coming into Friday’s game against the Toronto Raptors, Houston was riding a […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 3/24/2016
The Utah Jazz are the Detroit Pistons of the Western Conference. Sure, they’d love to make the playoffs — it would be great if they did — but as much as they’re locked in a present-tense battle, they’re more fundamentally playing for the future. A championship is not a realistic aspiration this season, and it […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 3/12/2016
Michael Beasley is, in a sense, the quintessential Houston Rocket, even though he’s been with the team for only four games. Beasley fits right into the Rockets’ overall pattern of being… well… largely free of patterns. Houston is just about impossible to neatly slot into any kind of pattern or category other than one: It […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 3/1/2016
When the 2015 Houston Rockets completed an all-time comeback in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals, the death-defying feat turned around the series and led to a substantial, tangible result. Houston, you’re not in 2015 anymore. It’s true that the 2016 Rockets recalled their 2015 escape from the clutches of the Los Angeles Clippers […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 2/26/2016
The saying goes that lightning never strikes in the same place twice. Technically, Los Angeles and Portland aren’t the same place. Don’t tell the Houston Rockets. They just re-created their great escape from danger in the 2015 NBA Playoffs. Some of the specific details were different, but the larger resurrection was very much the same. […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 11/27/2015
The Houston Rockets could use a lot more of this from Ty Lawson…. Ty ➡️ James 🏀 https://t.co/BOKHEAXWp1 — Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets)
DENVER, CO – NOVEMBER 13: Head coach Kevin McHale of the Houston Rockets leads his team against the Denver Nuggets at Pepsi Center on November 13, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. The Nuggets defeated the Rockets 107-98. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
0 comments by Bart D on 11/18/2015
So here’s your deal: there are just some dudes that get you fired. Think of it like this … from youth to adulthood, we all have that one or two dudes we know that if we hang out with them, nothing good happens in the end. It might be the best fun you’ll have at […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
It is true that when Pat Riley sacked Stan Van Gundy early in the 2005-2006 season, the Miami Heat went on to win the NBA championship. The brutally harsh and selfish move, drenched in ego as it was, did possess one fundamental advantage: The man who made the change was convinced that a better replacement […]
