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NBA Playoffs – Golden State Warriors Have Klay Thompson & Andre Iguodala to Cover for Their Injured MVP
The glimmer of hope the Houston Rockets had of turning their playoff series with the Golden State Warriors around was whisked away with a loss in game 2 despite not facing Stephen Curry. Turns out Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala and the others can handle themselves just fine.
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NBA Rumors – Golden State Warriors, Stephen Curry & Draymond Green Have the Perfect Playoff Opponent
The worst thing about the series between the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets for those who want to see two-sided affairs in the NBA playoffs is that the Rockets are exactly what the Warriors eat up for breakfast when they’re thinking about their ideal opponent.
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Golden State Warriors – So Good, So Boring
As expected, the Houston Rockets didn’t put up much of a fight. The Golden State Warriors began their road towards what should be an easy second consecutive NBA title, and while their ability does leave us stunned at times (less and less), it’s not good having a playoff with the end result already known.
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NBA Rumors – Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks Getting Worse at the Wrong Time
As the NBA season gets closer to its finale, the playoff races become a lot clearer. In the Western conference, there’s a three-team competition for two spots between the Utah Jazz, Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks. The two Texas teams seem like they don’t even want to make it in.
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NBA Rumors – Houston Rockets a Dead Team Walking
Making the playoffs or not, the Houston Rockets, with the concept that puts James Harden at the heart of this team, aren’t going to win a championship or even come close. Everything happening now is just basketball redundancy. A team wrongly put together, with players that can’t wait for it all to fall apart, and go their separate ways.
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NBA Rumors – Houston Rockets Keep Getting Worse
The Houston Rockets might still make the NBA playoffs this season; they are still 8th in the West despite winning just four times in their last 13 games. But considering who they’re going to face in the first round of the playoffs if they actually make it, maybe it’s better to just go for the lottery pick and start doing some retooling instead of that feared word, rebuilding.
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NBA Rumors – Houston Rockets May or May not be Trying to Trade Dwight Howard, James Harden is Staying Put
The Houston Rockets failing to turn this season into something they’re happy with has resulted in some emergency meetings between Dwight Howard, James Harden, Interim head coach J.B. Bickerstaff and Daryl Morey. The result?
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NBA Rumors – Houston Rockets Remain a Frustrating Mystery
One of the more difficult to read teams in the NBA are the Houston Rockets, who will make the playoffs this season despite losing a head coach early on and playing inconsistent basketball not to mention other issues they haven’t been able to get over. But seeing them play good basketball often raises more questions than answers.
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NBA Rumors – Houston Rockets Should Consider Trading James Harden & Dwight Howard
The Houston Rockets keep trying to find some sort of direction this season and end up at more or less the same place. With James Harden as the hero and villain at once, Dwight Howard good but not enough, and a bunch of players around him who don’t seem too happy about servicing too huge egos, that despite their pay and talent, won’t be carrying this team to titles.
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Charlotte Hornets Should Treat Jeremy Lin Just Like Kemba Walker
The Charlotte Hornets lost a completely winnable game 102-95 to the Houston Rockets, as the balance between Jeremy Lin and Kemba Walker continues to be a sore issue for this team, while no one being able to stop James Harden didn’t help either.