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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 […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
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 […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
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 […]
about 1 month ago | 6 reads
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 […]
about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Clippers December 23, 2025 Location: Intuit Dome – Inglewood, CA TV: SCHN, NBC Radio:KBME Sports Talk 790 Online: Rockets App, SCHN+, Peacock Gametime: 9:30 PM CST Probable Starting Lineups Rockets: A. Thompson, Josh Okogie, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun Clippers: Kris Dunn, Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, John Collins, Brook Lopez
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
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.” Well… It’s now the fourth-best Offensive Rating (121.0). Still elite territory, but they’re slipping. This should not come […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
After yet another game in which they blew a big lead and lost in overtime, the Houston Rockets continue the California swing of this six-game road trip. Now, the Rockets have to play a Los Angeles Clippers team that gave them a close game a couple of weeks ago. LA was in that game throughout […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Ime Udoka is universally regarded as one of the league’s better young coaches. Within two short years, he lifted the Rockets from the dregs of the Western Conference to the second seed in the conference. This past summer, he was rewarded with the fourth-highest deal, behind Steve Kerr, Erik Spoelstra and Ty Lue, to the […]
about 1 month ago | 7 reads
It’s FIVE OUT. Back for the Holidays! Home for Christmas! I’ve got some bad news for you, though. These are five things that I think are separating the Rockets from real contention this season, so far. And I really do mean “So far.”. The story isn’t written, the season isn’t over. The Rockets have seen […]
about 1 month ago | 5 reads
The Rockets lost in the NBA nightcap tonight against the lowly Sacramento Kings in overtime, 125-124. The Rockets always seem to have a stupid loss to the Kings in them, every year, just as they have a ridiculous loss to Utah in them every year. This week was a bit special in terms of absurd […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
Houston Rockets vs Denver Nuggets December 21, 2025 Location: Golden 1 Center, Sacto, CA TV: SCHN Radio:KBME Sports Talk 790 Online: Rockets App, SCHN+ Gametime: 9:00 PM CST Probable Starting Lineups Rockets: A. Thompson, Josh Okogie, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun Kangz: Rustle Westbrook, Keon Ellis?/Malik Monk?, DeMar DeRozen, Keegs Murray, Frenchy Raynaud […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Both of these teams played yesterday. The Houston Rockets had a matinee game against the Denver Nuggets (which Houston won, of course) and the Sacramento Kings lost at home against the Portland Trail Blazers. As I have mentioned before, the three-game trips to California have not always gone well for Ime Udoka’s Rockets, but they […]
about 2 months ago | 4 reads
When Ime Udoka called the Rockets out for their embarrassing effort on defense in the overtime loss to New Orleans, it was a sure bet that the defensive effort would be anything but embarrassing. In fact, they responded by holding the highest scoring offense in the NBA to 40-percent shooting, and their lowest scoring output […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Houston Rockets vs Denver Nuggets December 20, 2025 Location: Ball Arena – Denver, CO TV: SCHN Radio:KBME Sports Talk 790 Online: Rockets App, SCHN+ Gametime: 4:00 PM CST Probable Starting Lineups Rockets: A. Thompson, Josh Okogie, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun Nuggets: Jamal Murray, Cam Johnson, Spencer Jones, Peyton Watson, Nikola Jokic
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The Houston Rockets ownership group led by Tillman Fertitta has been in discussions with the ownership of the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun to potentially purchase the team and relocate them Houston, according to reports. Houston has been without a WNBA franchise since 2008, when the Comets were disbanded despite being one the league’s premier teams, winning […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The six-game road trip from hell continues tonight. It’s “from hell” because it involved a game thrust onto the Houston Rockets at the list minute as a result of the NBA Cup schedule fixes (at Denver), followed by a flight back east to take on (and lose to) the New Orleans Pelicans. Then it’s a […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Ime Udoka is about as authentic as it gets. He doesn’t hold back. Just ask Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, who Udoka told to stop bitching about officiating. Sure, it got him ejected, but the message was beyond worth the punishment. Especially when considering the effect that it had on his Houston Rockets players. […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
In recent days the Rockets inability to execute down the stretch against the upper echelon of teams in the NBA has been well covered. The New Orleans Pelicans were 5-22 going into Thursday’s game in NOLA. They have young talented players, but they are nothing close to the “upper echelon” of teams. That didn’t stop […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Houston Rockets vs New Orleans Pelicans December 18, 2025 Location: Smoothie King Center – New Orleans, LA TV: SCHN 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 Pelicans: Trey Murphy III, Herbert Jones, Jeremiah Fears, Zion Williamson, Derik […]
about 2 months ago | 5 reads
On Tuesday afternoon, Kelly Iko with Yahoo Sports announced that “the Houston Rockets were recently granted a $12.5 million Disabled Players Exemption for guard Fred VanVleet, who tore his right ACL prior to training camp, and despite the DPE (Disabled Player Exception), Houston is still hard-capped at the first apron.” The Rockets expected Fred VanVleet […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
It’s well-known that the Houston Rockets like to dominate their opponents with size. So much, that they added Clint Capela in the summer, even after having two very good centers in Alperen Sengun and Steven Adams. Okay, part of that had to do with preserving Adams, who has a history of injuries to his lower […]
about 2 months ago | 1 read
Thanks to a fun twist of fate, I’m in New Orleans and will be at tonight’s game. So if the Houston Rockets lose, you’ll know exactly who to blame. The New Orleans Pelicans are 5-22 and dead last in the Western Conference. They’ve already traded their first round pick in next year’s draft for Derik […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Though the Rockets are currently fifth in the Western Conference, they are still considered by most to be true title contenders, and rightfully so. They have the third-highest offensive rating in the NBA and the fifth-highest defensive rating. That is an excellent formula for success. Knowing how stacked the west is, it’s no surprise that […]
about 2 months ago | 4 reads
A lot of Rockets fans just witnessed their first full, top-down rebuild. Some of us have been here before. When the Rockets’ geriatric Olajuwon/Barkley/Pippen trio finally got put to pasture, the team’s future was unclear. Had Steve Francis not rejected Vancouver (a beautiful city, as long as you’re not in the DTES), who knows what […]
about 2 months ago | 5 reads
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. Well, December is here. It’s coming into NBA trade season. The deadline is February 5, so […]
about 2 months ago | 5 reads