When someone asks, “How is the season going for your Houston Rockets?” I generally think of something silly to say like, “Cade Cunningham looks great!” or “Those draft picks haven’t missed a shot yet!” Truth be told, tanking (whether intentional or unintentional) can take its toll. How big of a toll, you ask? Houston had […]
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Last Friday night, an Instagram Live session of a rendezvous of Paul Pierce went viral. Pierce, a 43-year-old basketball soon-to-be Hall of Famer, was very clearly enjoying a night that was not very “Disney” (parent company of ESPN) friendly. Pierce is a former Boston Celtic and current analyst on several ESPN publications. He is a […]
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Every spring, sports fans far and wide celebrate the madness of March. Your office bracket pool starts off promising every year. By the end, you always lose to that annoying coworker who picked their whole bracket based on something as silly as who has the mascot that would win in a fight or what color […]
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The 2021 NBA Trade Deadline was very uninteresting for nearly 66 of the final 72 hours. Then, in the last stretch, trade after trade, stars first fled sunny Orlando for the cold world in Chicago and Denver. Trades didn’t stop hitting Twitter until well after the official deadline had passed. If you had Woj, Charania, […]
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The Houston Rockets are in an unfamiliar spot in late March. They are now the first NBA franchise to both win 20 consecutive games and lose 20 consecutive games. Houston is in the midst of what will be just their fourth losing season since drafting Hakeem Olajuwon in 1984. These are uncharted territories for Rockets […]
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As we head into the second half of the NBA season, there is a lot of talk about the “disrespect” of the league-leading Utah Jazz. The Jazz are 30 – 11 (at the time this is written), are top 10 in points per game and opponent points per game, which leads them to the league’s […]
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It’s hard to poke holes in what the Los Angeles Clippers are doing. They have two All-Star and cornerstone wings in Paul George and Kawhi Leonard. Both players are good for over 20 points per game and have multiple appearances on the NBA’s All-Defensive team. They added Nicolas Batum and Serge Ibaka over the off-season […]
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There were no bright lights, no weekend parties, and no big blowouts around Atlanta that (officially) were tied to the All-Star festivities. But it was still NBA All-Star Weekend. There was still a Three-Point Contest, a Dunk Contest, and a game played to 170. And, for sneakerheads everywhere, that meant there was also a weekend […]
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Just over another week in the books for the Houston Rockets, and another handful of losses. Houston extended the losing streak to thirteen, bringing them to 11 – 23. Since Christian Wood’s injury last month, Houston has been beaten up in every way you can beat up a basketball team. They lose rebounding battles and […]
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As the Brooklyn Nets head into town to play the Houston Rockets, many are asking what kind of a reception James Harden will receive when he comes to town. Harden, who famously forced his way out of Houston in January, has found the success he was looking for in Brooklyn. He is leading the league […]
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Before the NBA season started, the Toronto Raptors had problems. As the lone NBA team outside of the United States, the Raptors were going to run into isolation and quarantine issues with teams coming in and out of Toronto. The solution? Play their home games in Tampa, Florida. Tampa had an NBA-ready facility and no […]
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NBA All-Star reserves were just announced on Tuesday. This week was an annual tradition, even if it came a couple of weeks later this year than in years past. Every season, with a locked 12-person per conference roster, the NBA All-Stars get announced at the mid-season point. In a combination of fan, media, player, and […]
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After a weekend of hoops, looking back at the sneakers guys chose to wear is always a fascinating study. Sometimes it’s a look into opulence. Many NBA guys have access to sneakers the rest of us could only dream of. And the NBA’s upper-crust? They have the individualized and coveted sneakers we can’t even fathom. […]
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Well, that seven wins in eight games was a really fun stretch. Since, the Houston Rockets went on a seven-game losing streak in large part due to a continued fluctuation of the roster. On February 4th Houston started Eric Gordon, Jae’Sean Tate, PJ Tucker, John Wall, and Christian Wood. Since then, each of those Rockets […]
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