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After a heartbreaking overtime loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, the Houston Rockets head to Detroit to take on a Pistons team that can be the first to sweep Houston this season. These teams met back in October, and even with Jalen Duren getting ejected early, the Rockets allowed the Pistons to play their own style […]
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By now, I’m sure you’ve heard. And noticed. The Houston Rockets need a point guard. Although it’s not as bad as it seems. There’s a difficult path, as it pertains to acquiring an external one. Houston is just $1.2 million under the apron. The NBA’s hard cap is real. We know this. We’ve seen Rockets […]
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The Rockets, the 76ers, and overtime. Three things that have been synonymous over the last couple of seasons. Unfortunately, the Rockets being on the road and losing has also become synonymous. Tonight, the Rockets got to experience all of the above. The Rockets got another brilliant performance from Kevin Durant who scored 36 points, 7 […]
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Houston Rockets vs Philly 76ers January 7, 2026 Location: Xfinity Mobile Arena – Philadelphia, PA TV: Space City Home Network Radio:KBME Sports Talk 790 Online: Rockets App, SCHN+ Time: 6:00pm CST Probable Starting Lineups Rockets: Amen Thompson, Josh Okogie, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun 76ers: Tyrese Maxxey, VJ Edgecombe, Kelly Oubre, Paul George, Joel Embid
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The Houston Rockets’ third-ranked offensive attack hinges heavily on their ability to outmuscle opponents on the offensive glass. Houston’s 16.1 offensive rebounds pace the league. And their 18.8 second-chance points also leads the league. Unsurprisingly, the Rockets have four players that rank in the top-25 in offensive rebounds, in Steven Adams, Alperen Sengun, Amen Thompson […]
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Before we start with the preview, I want to thank Holly and Xiane for stepping in and handling the game previews while I was celebrating my brother’s marriage. As always, I’m worried that you guys liked them way more than me and will try to get rid of me. For now, you’re still stuck with […]
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Everyone loves a linear narrative. OK, fine – not everyone. If you’re some kind of wacky postmodernist, you prefer a strange metanarrative. You love yourself some Twin Peaks. Good for you. The rest of us love a linear narrative. We also love a linear NBA career. When a player becomes the player they were projected […]
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This might be the best Rockets win of the season. It’s certainly my favorite win. There’s been a lot of negativity around here (looks at self) regarding aspects of this year’s Rockets team, a good bit of it deserved. This is all positivity, though. That’s because this victory carried two great signs that we can […]
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Houston Rockets vs. San Antonio Spurs January 20, 2026 Location: Toyota Center — Houston, Texas TV:Peacock/ Space City Home Network(?) Radio:KBME Sports Talk 790 Online: Rockets App, SCHN+ Time: 7pm CST Probable Starting Lineups Rockets: Amen Thompson, Josh Okogie, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun Sporks: De’ Fox, Steve Castle, Jules Champagnie, Harry Barnes, […]
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TheRockets won their matchup against the Pelicans on Sunday pretty easily, with the return of Dr. Jaswishy, and Kevin Durant eclipsing Dirk Nowitzki’s career scoring mark. Dirk had recorded a nice congratulatory video for Kevin Durant, which was played in Toyota center upon points 31,362 being scored. That is, truly, a lot of basketball points. […]
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Jabari Smith Jr. had been slumping, no doubt. Badly enough that his poor peformances had been directly related to at least a few losses, and some fans had been growing impatient with the 22-year-old’s development. He answered some of those critics in the win over New Orleans. Smith went off for 32 points, a career-high […]
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Houston Rockets vs. New Orleans Pelicans January 18, 2026 Location: Toyota Center — Houston, Texas TV: Space City Home Network Radio:KBME Sports Talk 790 Online: Rockets App, SCHN+ Time: 6pm CST Probable Starting Lineups Rockets: Amen Thompson, Josh Okogie, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun Pelicans: Jeremiah Fears, Trey Murphy III, Saddiq Bey, Zion Williamson, Derik Queen
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After a tight victory against Minnesota, Houston aims to snag another one against New Orleans. This year, the Rockets sit at 0-1 against the Pelicans, following a 133-128 defeat in overtime. From there, New Orleans picked up just four wins. So far, the Rockets have shown flashes of real power mixed with some shaky stretches, […]
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The Rockets got back on the winning track on Friday night with a 110-105 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves, who were playing without Anthony Edwards. Kevin Durant had a season-high 39 points to lead the way for the Rockets. Durant was 11-for-18 from the field, 6-for-8 from deep, and evem showed off some of his […]
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Houston Rockets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves January 16, 2026 Location: Toyota Center — Houston, Texas TV: ESPN Radio:KBME Sports Talk 790 Online: Rockets App, SCHN+ Time: 830pm CST Probable Starting Lineups Rockets: Amen Thompson, Josh Okogie, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun Timberwolves: Donte DiVincenzo, Bones Hyland, Jaden McDaniels, Julius Randle, Rudy Gobert
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After a disapointing loss following a bad fourth quarter, the Houston Rockets look to get back on track with a win versus the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday. With a solid defensive effort and team intensity, Minnesota is on the rise. Anthony Edwards leads the Wolves’ excellent scoring balance, and Julius Randle and Naz Reid provide […]
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I’m still ill, and honestly this game didn’t help, so I’ll try to be brief. (Narrator: it was not brief.) The Rockets offense simply is not good enough for them to be considered a contender of any sort right now. Thanks for reading! Fine. First, let me give you a disclaimer. Sometimes teams go through […]
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Houston Rockets vs. OKC Thunder January 15, 2026 Location: Toyota Center — Houston, Texas TV: Amazon Prime Radio:KBME Sports Talk 790 Online: Rockets App, SCHN+ Time: 6:30pm CST Probable Starting Lineups Rockets: Amen Thompson, Josh Okogie, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun Thunder: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort, Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren, Jaylin Williams
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JD Davison has been an intriguing name dating back to October, when the Houston Rockets’ preseason kicked off. Well, he’s been an intriguing name dating back to 2021, when he was a five-star point guard in high school. In fact, Davison was the top point guard in his prep class. After a highly successful foray […]
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Things seem to be looking up for the Houston Rockets right now as Houston snapped their three game loosing streak Tuesday thanks to great performances from Kevin Durant, Amen Thompson, Alperen Sengun, and clutch scoring from Jabari Smith Jr. Now they’re tested by playing the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder. Houston last faced the Thunder […]
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Are you having fun? Good for you. I’m not having fun. I hate it here. (Not TheDreamShake. I love it here.) The Rockets just have not felt fun in 2025-26. Consider this a safe space for complaining. There should be no Wizards fans in our ranks to point out that it could be worse. Realistically, […]
9 days ago | 1 read
It wasn’t pretty, and of course it couldn’t be easy, but “win” is still a much sweeter word than “loss’. The Rockets broke their losing streak, and more importantly got off the road, which seemingly caused small problems to snowball downhill, getting bigger and frostier as the trip went on. That’s been much discussed. But […]
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Houston Rockets vs. Chicago Bulls January 13, 2026 Location: Toyota Center — Houston, Texas TV: Space City Home Network Radio:KBME Sports Talk 790 Online: Rockets App, SCHN+ Time: 7:00pm CST Probable Starting Lineups Rockets: Amen Thompson, Josh Okogie, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun Bulls: Tre Jones, Ayo Dosunmu, Isaac Okoro, Matas Buzelis, Nikola Vucevic
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Tari Eason has become an unheralded player. Such is life for “glue guys” in the NBA. They do things that don’t always show up on the stat sheet. They impact the game without always impacting the box score. Fans tend to overlook them at times. And front offices underestimate their value. This sums up Eason’s […]
10 days ago | 1 read
First off: I’ll be at my brother’s wedding and spending time with family for the next week. In my absence, Xiane and Holly will be taking over the game previews for Houston’s next four games. Please be kind to them and engage in meaningful and respectful conversation in the comments. Things are bad for the […]
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