The LA Clippers looked a lot different the last time they faced the Houston Rockets. They were in the middle of what has become a 19-6 record since Dec.
The Houston Rockets have had a rather stale offensive attack this season. Sure, they rank fifth in offensive rating, which Rockets General Manager Rafael Stone referenced several times during Houston's post trade deadline presser.
There are few players, if any, in basketball history who have been more pleasurable to watch than Hakeem Olajuwon. The legendary Rockets center was poetry in motion on the court, all seven feet of him.
How many of the 36 players in the NBA's Three-Point Era (since 1979-80) to score at least 2,500 career points in the postseason can you name in five minutes?
The Clippers head to Houston for a matchup that pits veteran experience against youthful explosiveness. Los Angeles continues to rely on disciplined half‑court execution and defensive versatility, while the Rockets lean on their athletic young core and an energized home crowd.
Good players tend to succeed in the NBA. Sometimes, though, they find themselves in terrible situations but still find ways to over-achieve. These are the 20 players who carried the worst NBA teams.
Slumps happen to every player over the course of an NBA season, and usually they’re handled behind closed doors: extra film sessions, tougher practices, maybe a quiet word from the coaching staff.
Kevin Durant‘s time with the Golden State Warriors has always been criticized. It’s been years since Durant’s move to the Bay Area, but many are still not impressed with his decision to join the Warriors.
The Houston Rockets haven’t been playing a very inspiring brand of basketball as of late. Their lack of a reliable floor general to organize the offense seems to be costing them, and their inactivity during the trade deadline did not help matters whatsoever.
The Houston Rockets, sitting at 32–19, are nothing to sneeze at. Kevin Durant has been a huge reason they’re even in that conversation, which is wild considering this is his 19th year in the league.
The Houston Rockets are coming off a big win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday, a win that ended a two-game losing streak. It wasn't just any two-game losing streak; it was back-to-back losses at home, with both games over by the third quarter.
After a big win against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Houston Rockets are set up to face off against the Los Angeles Clippers in a home back-to-back before the All-Star Break.
Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka has tinkered with his starting lineup quite a bit this season. It's all matchup based. He's offered an explanation earlier in the season, noting Houston's depth.
With the NBA trade deadline now behind us, teams will begin to make a second-half push for the playoffs without making any significant roster changes. The days leading up to Feb.
Kevin Durant has solidified himself as one of the greatest players in NBA history. If he were to retire today, he would be a first ballot Hall-of-Fame player without question.
The tension around the Houston Rockets did not cool down after the final buzzer. Instead, it spilled outward. What began as a blunt coaching remark quickly turned into a league-wide debate about accountability, timing, and respect.
The last week has been strange for the Houston Rockets, and not in a good way. Leading up to the NBA trade deadline, the belief was that the front office would aggressively go after a point guard, a position that the team has lacked all season long.
Spacing. So much discussion around spacing. It’s rudimentary. It’s intuitively easy to understand. More shooters = more shots. More shots = more points.
The NBA trade deadline brought a few shifts in direction to numerous teams, especially in the Western Conference. The LA Clippers have shifted toward a rebuild after trading James Harden, while the Golden State Warriors got slightly better with the addition of Kristaps Porzingis.
There's a pretty well-established pipeline between the University of Houston Cougars men's basketball team and the Houston Rockets. Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta is even a proud alumni of the university.
Houston Rockets star center Alperen Sengun was remorseful on Saturday for making a sexist remark to a female referee during a game on Wednesday. Sengun made his first public comments following the Rockets' 112-106 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday.
Tari Eason scored a season-high 26 points and Alperen Sengun recorded a triple-double to help the Houston Rockets to a 112-106 road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday.
The Houston Rockets opted to stand pat at the trade deadline, despite some glaring needs created by injuries to Fred VanVleet and Steven Adams, and their ongoing lack of outside shooting.