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Rockets GM admits cutting Jeremy Lin was a mistake
The Rockets were one of two teams that cut Jeremy Lin before the season. Houston GM Daryl Morey admitted Thursday that he and the team made a mistake by waiving the Knicks point guard.
Taking questions from fans via Twitter, the Rockets GM at first defended the decision to waive Lin, saying “[he] is a very good player but Linsanity was not happening here this year. We have...
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Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey Admits Team 'Should Have Kept' Jeremy Lin
Jeremy Lin is making a lot of people in the NBA look bad these days -- from opponents, to the other 29 teams that passed on him before he burst onto the scene with the New York Knicks. One of those people is owning up to his mistake. Rockets general manager Daryl Morey admitted that he made a mistake waiving the point guard earlier this season to make room on the team's roster...
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Houston selected for NBA All-Star 2013
NBA Commissioner David Stern announced today that Houston will be hosting the 2013 NBA All-Star Weekend festivities.
"Houston is a spectacular sports city, and for one week it will be the basketball capital of the world," said NBA Commissioner David Stern. "NBA All-Star is a magnificent celebration of our game, and I want to thank the city and the Rockets for welcoming...
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Rockets lose Lowry, win game against Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Chase Budinger had 22 points off the bench and the Houston Rockets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 103-96 on Wednesday night.
Houston lost starting guard Kyle Lowry to a right arm injury late in the third quarter and he did not return. The extent of the injury was not immediately known.
Lowry had 12 points before he left. Courtney Lee finished with 16 as...
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Rockets 103, Trail Blazers 96
Chase Budinger had 22 points off the bench and the Houston Rockets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 103-96 on Wednesday night.
Houston lost starting guard Kyle Lowry to a right arm injury late in the third quarter and he did not return. The extent of the injury was not immediately known.
Lowry had 12 points before he left. Courtney Lee finished with 16 as the Rockets' bench...
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Rockets PG Lowry exits with arm injury
Houston Rockets point guard Kyle Lowry left Wednesday's game against the Portland Trail Blazers with a right arm injury.
Lowry was hurt when he caught his arm on a Portland player while attempting to make a pass in the third quarter.
He sprinted off the court and immediately ran to the locker room while clutching his arm. The team said he would not return.
Lowry entered Wednesday...
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Kyle Lowry leaves game against Blazers
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Houston Rockets guard Kyle Lowry has left the game against the Portland Trail Blazers with a right arm injury.
Lowry was clinging to his right shoulder when he went out late in the third quarter Wednesday night. Details about the extent of the injury were not immediately available.
Lowry had 12 points before he was injured. Going into the game, he was averaging...
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Houston Officially Named As Home For 2013 NBA All-Star Game
The NBA officially named the city of Houston, Texas as the home for the 2013 NBA All-Star Game on Wednesday. It will be the second time in less than a decade that Houston will get to host one of the highlights of the NBA campaign. The city also hosted the games in 2006 as well as in 1989. Next year’s game will take place on February 17.
NBA Commissioner David Stern praised...
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Rockets vs. Trail Blazers Preview | Handicapping | Betting Odds Feb. 8
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The Blazers are coming off a rare home loss to the Thunder when the refs blew a call and to get back in the W column they will have to beat the Rockets, who are coming off a win and are 6-4 in their last 10 games.
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Houston Rockets (14-11) at Portland Blazers (14-11)
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NBA: Houston Rockets Are Too Inconsistent
The Houston Rockets came out of Denver with what should have been a solid victory against a good team. However, the Nuggets were missing so much of their team they were barely recognizable. Matters got even worse for them when they lost Danillo Galinari for the next month with an ankle sprain in the third quarter.
The Nuggets finished the game missing 80% of their starting unit...
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Rockets Win in Mile High
With about a third of this lockout-shortened season already gone, the Rockets record stands at 14-11 and they currently sit at the 7 spot in the West. However, that doesn’t say much about how the Rockets have been playing lately. After last night’s big road win in the Mile High City, only the 4th road victory in 12 attempts, the Rockets are now 12-5 in their last 17 games which...
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Kevin love suspended for Luis Scola stomp, hopes he isn’t labeled a dirty player
The NBA announced on Monday that Kevin Love will have to serve a two-game suspension for stomping on Luis Scola over the weekend. After the incident, Love said he did not think the league needed to look any further into the play. After sleeping on it a bit and likely discussing it with his public relations coach, Love accepted the punishment and expressed some remorse.
“I think...
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Kyle Lowry fighting for first All-Star selection
The problem with being Rockets point guard Kyle Lowry is that anonymity is difficult to overcome, a near impossible tide to stem.
Three weeks into this season Lowry had done as good a job of shoehorning his name into the national dialogue on talented point guards as anyone who became a full-time starter the previous season could. Wading through the muck of Chris Paul, Steve Nash...
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Houston Rockets Not A Playoff Team In 2012
After last night’s underwhelming 100-91 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves capped off a 1-3 week, the 13-11 Houston Rockets currently resemble anything but a playoff team. Kevin McHale’s crew sits at third place in the Southwest Division, butting heads with perpetual adversary Memphis for the eighth and final postseason slot, but Clutch City’s finest could not appear...
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Beasley targets Rockets' streak in Minneapolis
Almost two weeks ago, Houston Rockets coach Kevin McHale made a triumphant return to his home state.
Having cooled off a little since their longest win streak in four seasons, the Rockets will try to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves and former coach Rick Adelman again during the opener to a season-high, six-game road trip Saturday night.
McHale, a native of Hibbing, Minn. and a...
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