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0-1, folks. It’s no big deal. Let’s start with that basic premise. The Rockets took the defending champions to double overtime. There’s no shame in that. Is there a creeping fear that the Rockets have once again built the definitive second-best team in the NBA? Are we fated to play the Andre the Giant to […]
From The Dream Shake | 4 months ago | 4 reads
THE FIVE BEST WORDS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: CHICAGO BULLS BASKETBALL IS BACK! The NBA season officially tipped off on Tuesday night with an epic double-overtime matchup between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder. While I’m not sure anyone would have predicted that exhilarating of an opening game, there is no question that it felt like fans were in store for something big when first flipping the channel to NBC. The league’s return to the network after a two-decade-long hiatus...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 4 months ago | 7 reads
The Houston Rockets fell to the Oklahoma Cty Thunder on Tuesday night, losing 125-124 in overtime in the season opener, allowing the defending champs to come from behind, and allowing some boneheaded plays to end their night on a sour note. First, Kevin Durant fouled Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with 2.3 second remaining in the second overtime, […]
From The Dream Shake | 4 months ago | 3 reads
Houston nearly beat the Warriors last postseason in a thrilling seven-game series. They have accrued so many young players over the last handful of years in their rebuild after James Harden left, and last year’s playoff exit signaled the need for a change. Jalen Green was the obvious candidate to be shipped out, and that […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 4 months ago | 6 reads
Michael Jordan is BACK! The GOAT made his debut for the new NBA on NBC at halftime of the season opener between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Houston Rockets. Jordan’s segment , “MJ: Insights To Excellence,” will air throughout the season during certain NBA on NBC broadcasts. NBC’s last NBA rights deal ended following the 2001-02 season, but they were the main broadcast partner of The Association during Jordan and the Bulls’ dynasty run. “We have an obligation to pay it forward...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 4 months ago | 6 reads
Houston Rockets vs Oklahoma City Thunder October 21, 2025 @ 6:30pm CST Location: Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma TV: NBC/Peacock Online: Rockets App Gametime: 630PM CST Probable Starting Lineups Rockets: Amen Thompson, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun, Steven Adams Thunder: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Alex Caruso, Luguentz Dort, Chet Holmgren, Isaiah Hartenstein
From The Dream Shake | 4 months ago | 4 reads
The Houston Rockets are back, ladies and gentlemen! Not just back playing again (that, too), but back in contending status heading into the season. Sure, the Rockets finished second in the Western Conference last season, which measures up as a viable contender (especially in the West) but that wasn’t expected. The Rockets caught everyone by […]
From The Dream Shake | 4 months ago | 3 reads
I guess NBC couldn’t wait any longer to celebrate its official return to the NBA universe! With hours to go before the meeting between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder, the network released what appears to be its opening for tonight’s broadcast. It will be the first NBA game televised on their airwaves in two decades, so they fittingly called upon some familiar faces to help them usher in a new era. The intro sequence starts with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander trying to answer ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 4 months ago | 5 reads
The 2025-26 NBA regular season starts today with the Oklahoma City Thunder hosting the Houston Rockets at 7:30 p.m. ET followed by the Los Angeles Lakers hosting the Golden State Warriors at 10 p.m. ET. So let’s take one last look at some NBA power rankings before the season tips off. John Schuhmann of NBA.com […]
From Bullets Forever | 4 months ago | 5 reads
NBA Opening Night has arrived! The new NBA season tips off tonight with a pair of games. First, the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder will welcome Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets. Then, Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors pay a visit to Los Angeles to take on the Lakers. For tonight’s NBA action, Bleacher Nation Fantasy is providing a Steph Curry bonus pick! In this post, we’ll talk a bit about the offer as well as a few other options for tonight’s action. For ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 4 months ago | 10 reads
The Oklahoma City Thunder host the Houston Rockets at Paycom Center, starting at 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. The Thunder are 7-point favorites in this matchup, which will begin the 2025-26 season for both teams. The matchup has a point total of 227.5. Our computer predictions below will help you decide what are the best bets available for Tuesday’s game. How to Bet on Thunder vs. Rockets Pick the Thunder (-7) to Cover The Thunder beat the spread 54 times in 82 games ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 4 months ago | 5 reads
Tonight begins the most anticipated season in Houston Rockets history since the 2017-18 season that saw Chris Paul force his way out of Los Angeles for the chance to play with James Harden. This version of the Rockets doesn’t have a Harden-level superstar, but they have an exciting young core and a head coach that […]
From The Dream Shake | 4 months ago | 6 reads
There are currently three Amen Thompsons. What, you thought there were just two? I don’t mean Amen’s doppelganger, Ausar, though genetically he’s another Amen, or Amen is another Ausar. What I mean is, there seem to be two more versions of Amen Thompson, that have nothing to do with Ausar. One is the version we […]
From The Dream Shake | 4 months ago | 4 reads
A familiar face will help NBC welcome back the NBA during Tuesday’s opening night doubleheader. Following a two-decade-long hiatus, the network will officially take over as the league’s primary partner and kick off a new season by broadcasting Rockets-Thunder and Warriors-Lakers. As if the return of the famous partnership wasn’t highly anticipated enough, NBC announced a handful of months back that legend Michael Jordan would join the team as a special contributor . Exactly what that woul...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 4 months ago | 3 reads
As we sit on the precipice of the 2025-2026 NBA season, our Player Preview series continues with the man who has Houston Rockets fans having visions of downtown parades dance in their heads, Kevin Durant. In a previous preview I stated that Reed Sheppard might be the most important Rockets player this season, as they […]
From The Dream Shake | 4 months ago | 4 reads
Alperen Sengun agreed to a five-year, $185 million contract extension with Houston Rockets in October 2024, which included a player option in the last year. He has developed into Houston’s two-way focal point. He set new career highs in a number of statistical categories in 2024–2025, including assists, rebounds, and points, and last season he […]
From The Dream Shake | 4 months ago | 3 reads
Shams Charania said early on Sunday that Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets had reached an agreement on a two-year, $90 million deal. The deal comes with a player option for the 2027–2028 campaign and is completely guaranteed. Durant knew going into the trade that he would have to forgo a new contract, in this […]
From The Dream Shake | 4 months ago | 5 reads
Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets have agreed to a two-year, $90M extension ($45M annually) with a player option for the 2027-28 season. ESPN’s Shams Charania first reported the news. Durant – who averaged 26.6 points, 6 boards, and 4.2 assists last year in his age 36 season with the Phoenix Suns – was eligible […]
From Blazer's Edge | 4 months ago | 7 reads
The Houston Rockets second iteration of the Victor Oladipo trade was far more intriguing than the original trade back in 2021. At that time, the franchise was desperate to reach postseason play, after trading away their All-NBA backcourt of James Harden and Russell Westbrook. The team hoped Oladipo and John Wall could rewind the hands […]
From The Dream Shake | 4 months ago | 3 reads
First, there was the sound. The metallic, bone-vibrating ring of the backboard, and only then the picture: the ball falling through the net while Toyota Center turns into an aquarium of school fish, all eyes wide, all asking if this is possible. Rockets disarmed at the buzzer. Milwaukee wins 110–107. And Monta Ellis, the one […]
From Brew Hoop | 4 months ago | 4 reads
The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. Let’s narrow the focus to men. The plans of mice mostly seem to be to infiltrate the basement apartments of non-cat-owning humans. Their motivations outside of this endeavor are unclear. Plans are infamously difficult to make. The best plans aren’t linear. They have built-in […]
From The Dream Shake | 4 months ago | 10 reads
Daryl Morey had Joey Dorsey (The Dorsal Fin). Rafael Stone has…Daishen Nix? It appears to be true. Stone just doesn’t know how to quit Nixing. A transaction went down with the undrafted guard who played more minutes in a season for the Rockets than the number three overall pick Reed Sheppard did last season. Granted […]
From The Dream Shake | 4 months ago | 5 reads
The day is June 23, 2022 as millions of NBA fans tuned into that years draft. For Rockets fans, everyone had their guy, whether that be Paolo Banchero, Chet Holmgren, or Jabari Smith Jr. I was a Paolo fan, and the general consensus was that Houston would be able to draft him at pick three, […]
From The Dream Shake | 4 months ago | 3 reads
The Houston Rockets look ready for next week’s season opener. They finished the preseason with a 4-0 record thanks to Thursday night’s 133-115 over the Atlanta Hawks. And while the majority of Houston’s starters sat, one potential starter still got the opportunity to show his stuff, and he sure responded. Reed Sheppard finished the night […]
From The Dream Shake | 4 months ago | 4 reads
The Atlanta Hawks were at home to face the Houston Rockets in their final preseason game before they get things started next week against the Toronto Raptors. After a thrilling win against the Miami Heat on Monday with none of the regular rotation playing, the Hawks had them back in the finale, with the exception […]
From Peachtree Hoops | 4 months ago | 8 reads