Tag: Houston Rockets

After drawing boos when he was introduced from the New Orleans crowd — which remembers his excitement to leave the Pelicans for the Houston Rockets in free agency last summer —  Eric Gordon turned them into cheers as the champion. Gordon’s 25-point first round was the best any player recorded all night, and though he […]

Eric Gordon credits Mike D’Antoni and his teammates for his resurgence this season in Houston.

Rockets guard talks about making the three-point shootout and why it’s worked so well in Houston.

Rockets guard James Harden talks about being an All-Star and how he improved his game so dramatically.

With the trade deadline less than two weeks away, mega deals seem unlikely. It’s time to focus on the mid-tier.

Houston looked into signing free agent guards Mario Chalmers and Jarrett Jack but haven’t pulled the trigger. With (James) Harden taking over the primary ball-handling duties, the Rockets want to add another ball-handler to take pressure off him and Patrick Beverley, who moves to point guard with the second unit. There is also some interest […]

Ahead of the trade deadline, Moke Hamilton takes a look at the NBA’s Southwest Division and the odds of us seeing a shakeup.

NBA salary cap guru Eric Pincus reveals the NBA’s decreased cap projections for the next two seasons.

Two NBA officials contacted Thursday both said some team will likely sign (Larry) Sanders to a pro-rated salary for somewhere around $300,000 for the rest of the season. Asked which teams could be potential landing spots for Sanders, the officials mentioned Dallas, Houston, Boston, New Orleans and Minnesota. Source: Gery Woelfel of Woelfel’s Press Box