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Houston Rockets: 2012-13 Offseason To-Do List -
Houston Rockets: Ranking the Best Players by Position in Team History -
Detroit Pistons: J.B. Bickerstaff Emerges as Coaching Candidate -
Houston Rockets: Royce White Shows Immaturity by Taking Shots at Kevin Durant -
Houston Rockets: 5 Best and Worst Trades in Team History -
NBA: Power Ranking The 10 Best Rebounders In The NBA -
NBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Best Individual Performances of Round One
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NBA Playoffs 2013: Thunder vs. Rockets Recap -
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Houston Rockets: How They Can Upset The Oklahoma City Thunder
Houston Rockets: 2012-13 Offseason To-Do List
Playoff basketball is back in Houston! After the blockbuster trade that landed All-Star shooting guard James Harden, the Rockets emerged as the surprise package in the stacked Western Conference — finishing the season 45-37, which was good enough for the eighth seed. In the playoffs, they met Harden’s old team: the Oklahoma City Thunder. A resilient effort saw the Thunder go through in six games. Despite the defeat, there was much to build on. The future looks bright in H-Town. What should the Rockets do in the offseason to build...
read moreHouston Rockets: Ranking the Best Players by Position in Team History
The Houston Rockets have played 46 seasons in the NBA, the first four as the San Diego Rockets before moving to Texas for the 1971-72 season. The Rockets were founded on Jan. 11, 1967, when an expansion franchise was awarded to San Diego. More than 10,000 entries were submitted as part of a fan vote to name the new team, but eventually “Rockets” was chosen because San Diego was a major player in space-age industries. After four seasons playing at the San Diego Sports Arena, the team moved to Texas and landed in Houston, where the Rockets...
read moreDetroit Pistons: J.B. Bickerstaff Emerges as Coaching Candidate
The Detroit Free Press reported Wednesday, May 8, that the Detroit Pistons were interviewing a fourth candidate for their vacant head coaching position, Houston Rockets assistant coach J.B. Bickerstaff. Bickerstaff is the first candidate to interview since the Pistons retained Phil Jackson as a consultant during the search process. Jackson began his duties on Tuesday. Bickerstaff is the fourth candidate to interview, joining former Seattle SuperSonics and Portland Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan, San Antonio Spurs assistant Mike Budenholzer...
read moreHouston Rockets: Royce White Shows Immaturity by Taking Shots at Kevin Durant
The Houston Rockets are out of the NBA playoffs, battling it out in six games before losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The problem with the Rockets wasn’t the absence of Jeremy Lin. The issue at hand concerns immaturity of one player, Royce White. Rookie Royce White called out Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder after the Rockets won Game 5. He posted the following tweet: And… that’s why you play the games. That @okcthunder team just looked shook. “They’re looking shaky baby.”#RedNation — Royce White...
read moreHouston Rockets: 5 Best and Worst Trades in Team History
Every NBA franchise has moves that determined the team’s future. Some lead to championships, while others make owners look like goats. Let’s take a look at the deals that made the Houston Rockets what they are, for better or worse. Best 5 Trades: 5. Rockets trade Hakeem Olajuwon to the Toronto Raptors for a 2002 first-round draft pick (Bostjan Nachbar) and a 2002 second-round draft pick (Tito Maddox), Aug. 2, 2001. I know what you’re thinking: Any move trading away Hakeem “The Dream” is a bad one. And normally...
read moreNBA: Power Ranking The 10 Best Rebounders In The NBA
NBA teams strive to have great rebounders under the basket. Offensive rebounds can lead to second-chance points and defensive rebounds can slow down an opponent and turn into easy baskets on the other end. There are some great rebounders in the NBA right now and most of them have helped their teams achieve so sort of success this season. 10 best rebounders in the NBA 10. Kenneth Faried, Denver Nuggets Kenneth Faried can some times struggle on the defensive end of the floor, but his effort to rebound can never be questioned. The Nuggets were...
read moreNBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Best Individual Performances of Round One
The 2013 NBA playoffs have been filled with plenty of action so far that even the casual basketball fan can appreciate. From Russell Westbrook going down and missing the rest of the postseason to Stephen Curry willing the Golden State Warriors to victory, amazing certainly does happen here in the NBA postseason. With that being said, it’s only right to highlight the five players who put together the best single-game performances of the 2013 NBA playoffs. For the purpose of this column, I stuck with the five best individual performances...
read moreNBA Playoffs 2013: Thunder vs. Rockets Recap
The Kevins helped lead the Oklahoma City Thunder past the Houston Rockets and into the Western Conference semifinals, combining for 52 points as the Thunder beat the Rockets in Houston in Game 6 of their first-round series in the NBA playoffs, 103-94, on Friday, May 3. Kevin Durant had 27 points in the clincher while Kevin Martin bounced back from a nightmarish Game 5 in Oklahoma City to score 25 as Oklahoma City closed out Martin’s former team. The story line for this series was originally Houston’s emerging superstar, James Harden,...
read moreNBA Playoffs 2013: Power Ranking The 10 Hottest Players In The Playoffs
The NBA playoffs are a place for the stars to shine. Some of the biggest names have had their biggest moments in the playoffs. Players like Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson have made a name for themselves in the postseason. Clutch play in the playoffs only adds to a legacy of great players. The NBA Playoffs 2013 has seen great performances by some familiar names and so names people will have to take note of for years to come. 10 Hottest players in NBA Playoffs 2013 10. Paul George, Indiana Pacers The forward had his...
read moreHouston Rockets: How They Can Upset The Oklahoma City Thunder
The playoff series between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder looked to be going only one way after Kevin Durant‘s Thunder team had raced out into a 2-0 lead in the series. The whole dynamic of the series changed in Game 2, after All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook went down with a torn meniscus after some tough defense from Patrick Beverley. Despite that, the Thunder were able to squeeze past Houston in Game 3–led by Kevin Durant’s 41-point haul–to give last year’s Western Conference champions a...
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