Tag: Houston Rockets
This year’s MVP race is going to close, but will it be among the closest (and most controversial) ever?
Salary cap guru Eric Pincus provides the latest information on the upcoming NBA trade season.
Three weeks ago, Ryan Anderson scoffed at the idea of Houston becoming the first team in NBA history to attempt 50 3-pointers in one game. Now that it happened, Anderson is fully convinced the Rockets can and will do it again. James Harden had 23 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in his fourth triple-double […]
Salary cap guru Eric Pincus breaks down the current financial situation for each NBA team.
After a difficult loss at Oklahoma City on Wednesday night, the Rockets came home to face the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday. That they won 126-109 was hardly guaranteed given how they played the night before and had talked about letting a game slip from them. But the way they responded was an important development […]
The Toronto Raptors’ DeMar DeRozan and the Houston Rockets’ James Harden today were named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Nov. 7 through Sunday, Nov. 13. Source: NBA.com
Rockets starting guard Patrick Beverley said he practiced Friday and expects to return this coming week from left knee surgery. Beverley didn’t say which game would be his season debut in, but he proclaimed he’s completely healthy. The Rockets’ first game this coming week is Monday against the Philadelphia 76ers. “I feel very good, excited, […]
In 2014, as Isaiah Canaan was starting to break out, his body betrayed him. Now, he’s bouncing back.
Daryl Morey talks to Basketball Insiders about James Harden’s hot start and the need for defensive improvement.
James Harden recorded his first triple-double of the season, and the 10th of his career, finishing with 24 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds [in a win] against the Spurs. He became the first player in franchise history to record a triple-double with 15 assists. Nearly every night, Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni says that Harden […]