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Kevin Durant’s social media platform is usually utilized for trolling. Or humorously engaging in banter with fans, in a rather non-serious manner. Every now and then, Durant will be in his bag, however. Lately, Durant has been cooking. Well, somewhat. On New Year’s Eve, Durant took to Twitter (I don’t think I’ll ever call it […]
The Dallas Mavericks have been in 26 clutch games this season, which leads the NBA. Dallas is 10-16 in those games and haven’t scored particularly effectively in those games. But they have played good defense to help them in those situations. The Houston Rockets, meanwhile, have only played in 14 such games. They are 6-8 […]
The Houston Rockets have been back to their winning ways lately, and that continued on New Year’s Day with a 120-96 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. The Rockets were lifted by some red hot shooting, hitting 57 percent of their shots as a team and 41 percent of their threes. The offensive attack was led […]
Houston Rockets vs Brooklyn Nets January 1, 2026 Location: Barclays Center – Brooklyn, NY TV: Space City Home Network Radio:KBME Sports Talk 790 Online: Rockets App, SCHN+ Time: 5:00pm CST Probable Starting Lineups Rockets: Amen Thompson, Tari Eason, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun Nets: Nolan Traore, Cam Thomas, Michael Porter Jr., Noah Clowney, Nic Claxton
On Monday night, Houston Rockets center Steven Adams sprained his right ankle shortly before halftime. initially Adams went to the locker room, but it was later ruled that he would not return for the rest of the game. So far for the season, Adams is averaging 6 points and 8 rebounds, according to ESPN.com. Even […]
As we close the book on 2025 in the Bayou City, there is much to celebrate. The Houston Texans have clinched a playoff spot and still have the possibility of winning the AFC South Division title for the third straight season, all after starting the season at 0-3. The Astros are still in the afterglow […]
The Brooklyn Nets had the NBA’s best defense in December. The Nets went 7-4 for the month and held all but two teams under league average scoring and efficiency. They picked up wins over the Raptors, Sixers, and Timberwolves (the latter two on the road), and their offense has come along as well. In fact, […]
The NBA season is about 40% complete, but 2025 is over, or nearly over, everywhere around the world. I hope you’re doing something more fun than writing a year end article, but worse things than year end articles happen at sea. Without further ado, let’s talk about this basketball year in general. By that I […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Rockets fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. One thing we’ve been talking about heavily here at TDS this week is if the Rockets […]
Rafael Stone was once the NBA’s pariah. It’s hard to recall now, but it’s true. He was the scourge of the league. How dare Stone engineer intentional losses? It seems the league always needs a tanking scapegoat. It’s a practice as old as superstition, but it has changed. When the league flattened the lottery odds, […]
The unofficial start of the NBA trade season (December 15) has passed, and to nobody’s surprise, the Rockets have not made any moves. However, with the season being anything but smooth so far, with losses to the Utah Jazz, New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings, and L.A. Clippers being just a few examples of how they […]
The Rockets continue to make things interesting against bad teams. Through no fault of their own last season’s Eastern Conference Finalist, a team that was winning Game 7 of the Finals (it wasn’t actually an OKC coronation parade) before Tyrese Haliburton ruptured his Achilles, is a bad team. At least the Rockets didn’t blow a […]
Houston Rockets vs Indiana Pacerz December 29, 2025 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, Tari Eason, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., Steven Adams Pacerzz: Andy Nembharder, Bene Gerserit Matherin, A Nesmith, Blaze Pascal […]
The Houston Rockets look to continue their winning ways as they welcome the Indiana Pacers to Toyota Center. Indiana has been decimated by injuries. In addition to the obvious injury to Tyrese Haliburton, they’ve lost eight games of Andrew Nembhard, ten games of Ben Sheppard, 11 games of Benedict Mathurin, 20 games of Aaron Nesmith, […]
The Houston Rockets were without Alperen Sengun, but showed that they can win without him by utilizing their depth, and the Rockets downed the Cleveland Cavaliers for the second time this year the fourth time in the last two years 117-100. The Rockets were led by Kevin Durant, who was the main focus of the […]
Houston Rockets vs Cleveland Cavaliers December 27, 2025 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, Tari Eason, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun Cavs: Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Sam Merrill, Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen
“It seems like most of the articles I’ve written since I (blissfully) returned to The Dream Shake have been some iteration of ‘the Rockets have the NBA’s second-best Offensive Rating, but they need to fix their offense.'” That’s how I started my last piece. Nothing has changed. The Rockets have since hung a solid 119 […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers obviously haven’t gotten off to the start that they envisioned. At 17-15, they certainly aren’t a bad team, but expecations are a pain in the ass. Last season’s Cavs squad had three separate 12+ game winning streaks and didn’t lose their 15th game until Game 74, when they had all but wrapped […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Rockets fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Sorry for the delay on this one, guys. It’s been a busy two weeks in which […]
It’s been a rough road trip for the Houston Rockets, with three overtime losses and blowout loss to the Clippers. Heading into Thursday’s Christmas Day matchup with the Lakers, Rockets fans were hoping to see them make a statement on the big stage. That they did. Similar to their start in the Clippers game, the […]
on Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers December 25, 2025 Location: Crypto.com Arena – Los Angeles, CA TV: ABC, ESPN Radio:KBME Sports Talk 790 Online: Rockets App, SCHN+ Gametime: 7:00 PM CST Probable Starting Lineups Rockets: A. Thompson, Josh Okogie, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun Lakers: Austin Reeves, Rui Hachimura, Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Deandre Ayton
The Houston Rockets have hit a skid. (Even if Kevin Durant wants to downplay it). The Rockets have dropped four of their last five contests and have lost to each of the bottom-four teams in the Western Conference this month. It gets worse. Houston was supposed to be a team that gets after it on […]
Happy Holidays, Rockets fans! With Christmas finally here, let’s take a look at what Rockets fans should be asking for this Christmas. 1. Dorian Finey-Smith to make his debut- After signing the forward to a four-year, $52.7 million contract, Dorian Finey-Smith underwent ankle surgery, which has led him to be unable to suit up for […]
Both the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers enter their Christmas Day game on two-game losing streaks. The Lakers are returning home after a four-game road trip (though one of those was against the Clippers are thus more of a home game) and the Rockets are concluding a six-game road trip that none of us […]
In the very deep Western Conference, a bad week can be the difference between home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs and being on the outside looking in. Coming into Tuesday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers, the Rockets were at fork in the road. While finally beating the Denver Nuggets was […]