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Teams That Came Back From 2-3 Down to Win the NBA Finals
What are the chances the Miami Heat comes back from 2-3 down in their NBA Finals series against the San Antonio Spurs? Despite playing the last two games at home, they’re not too good, as only four teams have ever managed to turn that kind of deficit around in games 6 & 7 in the 2-3-2 format.
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NBA Rumors – Houston Rockets Trading Jeremy Lin & Omer Asik For Dwight Howard
The Houston Rockets look like the likeliest team to sign Dwight Howard, but with their desire to get both him and Chris Paul, some sacrifices from their young roster will have to be made. Who? If the Los Angeles Lakers agree to a sign & trade, Jeremy Lin and Omer Asik will be the ones used to complete the deal.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Isn’t Overrated, James Harden Made Him Redundant
When the Houston Rockets signed Jeremy Lin from the New York Knicks last season, for a moment there it looked like someone believes in him enough to slowly build a team around him. The trade that brought over James Harden changed everything, including the expectations, overnight, while Lin was pushed aside in favor of the usual superstar-like basketball the NBA always directs itself towards.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Might be Traded if Chris Paul Arrives
The Los Angeles Clippers fired their head coach because Chris Paul demanded it, but didn’t like the media knowing about it. So his future with the team remains in doubt, giving the Houston Rockets an opportunity to sign him, which will mean a few things: Jeremy Lin becoming a bench player once again, while Dwight Howard won’t be heading over there.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers Think Dwight Howard is Staying
Despite all the hints Dwight Howard is dropping about joining the Houston Rockers or possibly the Dallas Mavericks this offseason, the Los Angeles Lakers, his most recent employers, don’t think he’s going to be playing anywhere else in the 2013-2014 NBA season.
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NBA Rumors – Houston Rockets Trading Thomas Robinson to Get Dwight Howard
It hasn’t been the dream rookie campaign for fifth overall pick, Thomas Robinson, already changing teams once in his short career. This summer might be a second time, as the Houston Rockets want to clear some cap space in order to get Dwight Howard in free agency.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin and James Harden Will Both Benefit From Dwight Howard
At this point in the off-season of both the Houston Rockets and Dwight Howard, it’s all about speculation. About being able to get the most coveted free agent in the 2013 class, while thinking how this will help or change the dynamic of both Jeremy Lin and James Harden, the two most important players on the team last season.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers or Houston Rockets for Dwight Howard
Despite not having the best of seasons, Dwight Howard is still the biggest name hitting free agency in 2013, and it seems he has already narrowed down his options to a couple of teams. It’s either staying with the Los Angeles Lakers, or leaving to the Houston Rockets, with the Dallas Mavericks presumably off the table for him.
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NBA Rumors – Dwight Howard Wants to Play for the Houston Rockets & Dallas Mavericks
Don’t close the door on the Los Angeles Lakers just yet, the hardest team in the NBA to say no to. But Dwight Howard isn’t going to make it easy. Instead of being a simple case of re-signing him to a max contract, Howard is about to test the waters, as some love to say, in free agency, being extremely interested in the developing situations in Texas for either the Houston Rockets or the Dallas Mavericks.
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New York Knicks – Jeremy Lin Style of Basketball is Better Than Building Around Carmelo Anthony
Hindsight doesn’t make you a genius, but when the New York Knicks decided to let Jeremy Lin go to the Houston Rockets it wasn’t just a money decision. It was about the egos of James Dolan and Carmelo Anthony, and deciding to build a team around a superstar who knows how to play in only one way, and it isn’t the right one. Lin might never be as talented of a scorer like Anthony or James Harden, but playing in a style that feeds off his talent is a better way to find success.