The Houston Rockets' much-needed 117-100 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night came largely due to their intense defense and dominance on the glass.
Christmas Day is one of the highlights of the NBA season. The league is typically strategic when determining the matchups. It's a national draw. At one point, teams unveiled specific uniforms for Christmas Day in particular. Players trot out specific colorways of their signature shoes.
Kevin Durant scored a game-high 30 points, while Reed Sheppard added 18 off the bench as the host Houston Rockets rolled to a 117-100 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday.
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
The NBA is slowly entering a new era led by the younger generation of superstars and a different philosophy to team-building and roster construction. But
While Kevin Durant is regarded as one of the NBA's greatest scorers ever, the Houston Rockets acquired him for more reasons than scoring points. His sheer presence is what will take them to the next level.
Amen Thompson scored 26 points and Kevin Durant added 25 as the visiting Houston Rockets led wire-to-wire in a 119-96 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in a Christmas Day matchup on Thursday.
The Houston Rockets have some glaring issues with their game plan as they have struggled to consistently pick up wins this season. Houston's inabilty to create open shots for their most effective players has led to their downfall, as Kevin Durant and Alperen Sengun have had to put on a hero cape to lead Houston's offense in most games.
Kevin Durant has always been a man of perspective. He seemingly always keeps his cool. Even when being cursed out and singled out by the loquacious Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors several years back.
In the high-stakes world of professional sports, few moves have been as divisive as Kevin Durant’s 2016 departure from the Oklahoma City Thunder to join the Golden State Warriors.
Whether Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is the greatest player in NBA history remains a major debate. But one thing that can not be argued is that no player has ever remained as good as James has, this late into their career.
The Lakers are set to face the Rockets on Christmas Day this season. This game marks LeBron James’ 20th and Kevin Durant’s 13th appearance on December 25.
It has been years since James Harden and Kevin Durant last played as teammates, but in the eyes of the Los Angeles Clippers star, his relationship with his fellow future Basketball Hall of Famer remains the same.
The Houston Rockets’ recent defeat to the Sacramento Kings has brought an old issue back into focus. When the Rockets traded for Kevin Durant, the move was seen as a clear signal they planned to compete for a title this season.
The Houston Rockets have a serious vulnerability as a side that has been exposed after their latest loss to the Sacramento Kings. When the Houston Rockets made the decision to trade for Kevin Durant, many felt it was a sign they were going to be contenders this season.
Let’s be real for a second: we don’t just watch the NBA for the pick-and-rolls or the defensive schemes. We watch it for the drama. We watch it for the pettiness.
Kevin Durant is looking to lead the Houston Rockets to their second win in two nights on Sunday. They face the Sacramento Kings on the road, following Houston’s 115-101 win over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday.
There was no love lost between two former Brooklyn Nets teammates over the weekend. Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets faced off on Saturday against Bruce Brown and the Denver Nuggets.
Kevin Durant scored 31 points, Reed Sheppard went 6-for-9 on 3-pointers on his way to 28 points and the visiting Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 115-101 on Saturday.
The Houston Rockets coughed up a 25-point lead in their 133-128 overtime loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday. “That’s not who we are, and I hate that it happened like this,” Kevin Durant said after the game.
Amid Houston Rockets All-Star Kevin Durant’s 18th NBA season, the future Hall of Fame forward is receiving his flowers as the best scorer in NBA history from Marcus Morris.
Amen Thompson and Kevin Durant combined for 59 points to pace a blistering shooting effort, and the Houston Rockets rolled to a 117-98 victory over the visiting Phoenix Suns on Friday.