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Prior to Friday night the Portland Trail Blazers hadn’t suffered a single double-digit loss in the entire 2025-26 season. That ended abruptly and decisively in Houston as Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets downed Portland 140-116. The game featured many of the hallmarks of Portland play: big runs, huge dunks, fast and easy scoring. But […]
From Blazer's Edge | 22 days ago | 1 read
The Portland Trail Blazers saw their NBA Cup chances take a serious hit Friday night in Houston, as they were blown out by the Rockets 140-116 to fall to 6-6 on the season and 1-1 in their NBA Cup group. Playing in Space City, liftoff was successful for the Blazers. They jumped out to a […]
From Blazer's Edge | 22 days ago | 2 reads
The Portland Trail Blazers continue their five-game road trip tonight with a tough test against the Houston Rockets. The Blazers have been fairly agnostic when it comes to opponents, playing everybody close. But Houston is another level of challenge. Will the Blazers be up to it? Here’s what you need to know in order to […]
From Blazer's Edge | 22 days ago | 2 reads
Houston Rockets vs Portland Trail Blazers November 14, 2025 Location: Toyota Center – Houston, Texas TV: Space City Home Network Radio:KBME Sports Talk 790 Online: Rockets App Gametime: 7:00 PM CST Probable Starting Lineups Rockets: A. Thompson, Josh Okogie, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun Blazers: Shaedon Sharpe, Toumani Camara, Jrue Holiday, Deni Avdija, Donovan Clingan
From The Dream Shake | 22 days ago | 1 read
Shaedon Sharpe looks to keep stacking good games as the Portland Trail Blazers head to Houston to take on the Kevin Durant-led Houston Rockets in NBA Cup action tonight. Sharpe lands in H-Town on a mission to continue the burst of scoring he’s displayed in his last two outings. He will look to exert his […]
From Blazer's Edge | 23 days ago | 1 read
The NBA Cup continues tonight when the Houston Rockets take on the Portland Trail Blazers at Toyota Center on the red court. In Houston’s group (Group C), there have been three total Cup games so far, and each has been won by the home team (Blazers over Nuggets, Nuggets over Warriors, and Spurs over the […]
From The Dream Shake | 23 days ago | 2 reads
The Washington Wizards lost to the Houston Rockets last night, 135-112. Kevin Broom is out today, so I will fill in with his stats-based analysis. I won’t be as great as he is. But I’ll do my best. First, let’s look at the Four Factors. The Good The Bad Washington will have some time off […]
From Bullets Forever | 23 days ago | 3 reads
Karma. Juju. Vibes. This stuff matters. It’s hard to put a finger on it, but you know it matters. It’s got to feel right. If it feels wrong, follow that intuition. There are machinations at play that we don’t understand. Whatever your cosmic alignment, you’re naive to assume that cold, hard logic dictates everything. Kyrie […]
From The Dream Shake | 24 days ago | 3 reads
After playing six of their first nine games away from home, the Houston Rockets began a three-game homestand at Toyota Center on Wednesday. The Rockets easily defeated the Washington Wizards, a one-win team with the poorest record in the NBA, 135–112, led by a season-high 21 points from Reed Sheppard and 20 from Tari Eason. […]
From The Dream Shake | 24 days ago | 2 reads
The Washington Wizards were launched into space and did not survive on Wednesday against the Houston Rockets in a 135-112 contest at Toyota Center. The game felt like a harsh reminder of how far Washington has to go to become a competitive team, let alone a contender like Houston. In the first quarter, Kyshawn George […]
From Bullets Forever | 24 days ago | 4 reads
The Washington Wizards play the Houston Rockets at 8 p.m. tonight. Watch the game on Monumental Sports Network. Enjoy the game!
From Bullets Forever | 24 days ago | 3 reads
Houston Rockets vs Washington Wizards November 12, 2025 Location: Toyota Center: Houston, TX TV: Space City Home NetworkRadio:KBME Sports Talk 790Online: Rockets AppGametime: 7:00 PM CSTProbable Starting LineupsRockets: A. Thompson, Josh Okogie, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen SengunWizards: , Jordan Poole, Kyshawn George, Bub Carrington, Justin Champagnie, and Alex Sarr
From The Dream Shake | 24 days ago | 4 reads
The Houston Rockets welcome the 1-10 Washington Wizards to the Toyota Center tonight. The Rockets are coming off a big comeback win over the Milwaukee Bucks in a Sunday matinee. They’ve had two days off. Meanwhile, the Wizards are coming off a heartbreaking loss to the Detroit Pistons. Washington led by 7 with 1:14 left […]
From The Dream Shake | 25 days ago | 3 reads
The Washington Wizards take on another contender Wednesday night when they pay a visit to the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center. Game info When: Wednesday, Nov. 12th at 8:00 p.m. ET Where: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas How to watch: Monumental Sports Network, League Pass Injuries: For the Wizards, Bilal Coulibaly (calf) is out. For the Rockets, Fred VanVleet (torn […]
From Bullets Forever | 25 days ago | 3 reads
This past offseason, forward Dorian Finney-Smith agreed to a four-year, $53 million contract with the Houston Rockets. The first two seasons of the contract are completely guaranteed; the third and fourth years are not, and there is a player option in the fourth year. The addition of a valuable three-and-D wing to the Rockets’ lineup […]
From The Dream Shake | 26 days ago | 2 reads
Reed Sheppard is starting to reverse the all-too-early concocted narrative on him as an NBA player. It’s still early in the season (and his NBA career) but we can’t ignore what he’s been doing of late, and what’s been said about him. He was written off long ago. Dating back to his rookie season, we’ve […]
From The Dream Shake | 27 days ago | 2 reads
ORLANDO — Normally, when Jordan Walsh plays the entire fourth quarter, it means the game is out of reach. Just a week ago, in a blowout Celtics loss to the Houston Rockets, Walsh played all 12 fourth-quarter minutes, running around and getting up shots against the Rockets’ two-way players. But this time, Walsh’s fourth-quarter minutes […]
From CelticsBlog | 27 days ago | 2 reads
After an embarrassing loss to the Spurs in their first NBA Cup game, the Rockets needed to cleanse their pallet and get back to doing the things that help them win ball games. Early on against the Bucks it didn’t look like that was going to happen. The Rockets have struggled at times to defend […]
From The Dream Shake | 27 days ago | 2 reads
Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets got the better of Giannis Antetokoumpo and the Milwaukee Bucks by a final score of 122-115. A rough crunch time performance and self-inflicted wounds led to the Bucks’ fourth loss of the season. Read our full summary of the game here and catch a six-minute audio recap on the […]
From Brew Hoop | 27 days ago | 2 reads
Despite a 37-point, eight-rebound game from Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets got the better of the Milwaukee Bucks on their front end of a back-to-back. After having nine points at halftime, Durant finished with 31 points to lead Houston, while Alperen Sengun had 23 points, 11 rebounds, and seven assists. NBA.com Box […]
From Brew Hoop | 27 days ago | 3 reads
Coming off a hard-fought victory versus the Houston Rockets, the Spurs took on the New Orleans Pelicans in a SEGABABA. The Pelicans had six key players on their injury report, and De’Aaron Fox finally returned from injury. With that being said, it sounds like an incoming blowout, right? Guess again. Except for a key run […]
From Pounding The Rock | 28 days ago | 4 reads
Mass amnesia is a hypothetical phenomenon that doesn’t have a real-world example: Unless we’ve all forgotten about something, that is. That said, some circumstances can feel like a case of mass amnesia. You don’t have to look further than NBA X. Every year, the majority of its users seem to forget that you need a […]
From The Dream Shake | 28 days ago | 3 reads
The Milwaukee Bucks will take offense from the Houston Rockets in a Sunday matinee game. We’ll see whether their scoring remains scorching as the hosts and the Fiserv Forum begin their descend into wintertime. Where We’re At A win against the Chicago Bulls provided welcome respite after an iffy stretch of play from the Boys […]
From Brew Hoop | 28 days ago | 2 reads
It’s been years since I’ve been to an actual theater — many years. Maybe that’s because some of my visits didn’t exactly turn out to be great successes. I remember one in particular, back in 2008. I was working in London at the time as an intern for a major company. My duties included corporate […]
From Pounding The Rock | 28 days ago | 2 reads
Coming off a tough loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, the Spurs looked to regroup heading into the start of NBA Cup group play. Their first Cup match of the season was at home versus the Houston Rockets. After a struggling 22 minutes of Spurs basketball (marred by poor shooting and lazy turnovers), […]
From Pounding The Rock | 29 days ago | 5 reads