Tag: Dwight Howard

  • Houston Rockets – James Harden Playing Like Jeremy Lin Needs Him to For Once

    Houston Rockets – James Harden Playing Like Jeremy Lin Needs Him to For Once

    At his best, James Harden makes the Houston Rockets a title contender. The problem is that his efficient and rather composed performance against the New York Knicks isn’t something the Houston Rockets get from him every night. Jeremy Lin, coming off the bench again, was finally happy with the kind of basketball he saw from his team and especially star teammate, but is it something he can count on happening again?

  • Rockets vs Knicks – Carmelo Anthony Not Enough Against the Good Teams

    Rockets vs Knicks – Carmelo Anthony Not Enough Against the Good Teams

    While the Houston Rockets continue to provide high scoring, entertaining games, the New York Knicks remain a constant source of disappointment to those expecting great things from them, as even 45 points from Carmelo Anthony aren’t enough when it comes to beating teams with similar or bigger aspirations.

  • Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Better Without James Harden But Still Needs Him

    Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Better Without James Harden But Still Needs Him

    The Houston Rockets losing 123-117 to the Philadelphia 76ers was a perfect example of how Jeremy Lin can be a great scorer when he doesn’t play next to James Harden, but how his team do need their injured shooting guard on the floor, if it was obvious in the first place, but also just how bad of a coaching job Kevin McHale has been doing.

  • Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Gets to Carry James Harden

    Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Gets to Carry James Harden

    Maybe this is the game that makes Kevin McHale understand there’s no reason for Jeremy Lin to be demoted and for James Harden to be put on a pedestal. His backup point guard according to his recent lineup selections led the Houston Rockets to a 110-104 overtime win over the Toronto Raptors in a double overtime game.

  • Houston Rockets – James Harden Ruining it for Jeremy Lin and the Rest

    Houston Rockets – James Harden Ruining it for Jeremy Lin and the Rest

    The main reason the Houston Rockets have lost two consecutive home games? James Harden getting too much credit, freedom and power from Kevin McHale. At the expense of Jeremy Lin and team basketball that is proven to work much better for the Rockets, not to mention an attitude of selfishness spreading through the team, running the promising start and making it seem like adding Dwight Howard doesn’t change a thing.

  • Clippers vs Rockets – Winning the Battle of Bad Free Throw Shooters

    Clippers vs Rockets – Winning the Battle of Bad Free Throw Shooters

    Hack-a-Dwight vs Hack-a-Jordan? The Los Angeles Clippers seem to have the edge in that one as well, beating the Houston Rockets for the second time this season thanks to another big night from both Blake Griffin and J.J. Redick, while their rivals, losing a second consecutive home game, this time with a lot less drama (94-107) and even more reasons to be worried about the team they’ve built.

  • Houston Rockets – James Harden Needs Jeremy Lin to Stop Him

    Houston Rockets – James Harden Needs Jeremy Lin to Stop Him

    There are plenty of reasons the Houston Rockets picked up an embarrassing and needless loss to the Los Angeles Lakers: Dwight Howard unable to convert shots from the line, Patrick Beverley starting for Jeremy Lin, terrible defense early on in the game, and James Harden not knowing when to stop thinking only about scoring on his own.

  • Top 10 Highest Paid NBA Players in the 2013-2014 Season

    Top 10 Highest Paid NBA Players in the 2013-2014 Season

    Among the top 10 highest paid players in the NBA this season, we find three from the Miami Heat (LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh), two from the Los Angeles Lakers (Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol), two from the New York Knicks (Carmelo Anthony, Amare Stoudemire), another one from the five boroughs (Joe Johnson), a Dallas Maverick (Dirk Nowitzki) and another Texas-based player in Dwight Howard.

  • Houston Rockets – James Harden & Dwight Howard Take Off Without Jeremy Lin

    Houston Rockets – James Harden & Dwight Howard Take Off Without Jeremy Lin

    The Houston Rockets didn’t need any help from Jeremy Lin as they got back to winning with a 116-101 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers, which was mostly about James Harden and Dwight Howard abusing their opponents by taking advantage of a weak defense and an even worse or non existent inside presence.

  • Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin & James Harden Need a Focused Dwight Howard

    Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin & James Harden Need a Focused Dwight Howard

    The undefeated start for the Houston Rockets is over as Dwight Howard gathered too many fouls early on, James Harden went into his selfish mode and Jeremy Lin struggled to put the pieces together after such a horrendous start from the team.