Houston Rockets’ Round-Up: Week Nine and Ten

Houston Rockets’ Round-Up: Week Nine and Ten

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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 Houston Rockets’ Round-Up: Week 8

Houston Rockets’ Round-Up: Week 8

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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 Sneakers: Weekend Wears Vol. V

Sneakers: Weekend Wears Vol. V

Valentine’s Day weekend is a time for celebrating with loved ones, spending time together… and, usually, watching NBA All-Star Weekend. This usually means that today’s Weekend Wears would be a special All-Star edition, full of unique All-Star game colorways of sneakers worn by the game’s biggest stars.  Instead, as the South faced the first stages […]

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 Houston Rockets’ Round-Up: Week Five

Houston Rockets’ Round-Up: Week Five

Another week of Houston Rockets basketball down, with an ever-changing roster. Houston has rolled out a different starting lineup for every game since the James Harden trade. Part of this is natural- whenever Victor Oladipo was cleared to play he was going obviously shift the lineup. But part of this is also the consistent injury-laden […]

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 Houston Rockets’ Round-Up: Week Four

Houston Rockets’ Round-Up: Week Four

After an eventful Week Three, the fourth week of Rockets’ basketball was all about learning on the fly. The Houston Rockets are at the beginning of the post-James Harden era following the blockbuster trade with the Nets and having to navigate the future of the franchise. To put it kindly, Houston’s roster was influx the […]

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 Houston Rockets’ Round-Up: Week Three

Houston Rockets’ Round-Up: Week Three

Note: Full “peek behind the curtain” on Houston Rockets’ Round-Up here… each section of this gets written as it happens each week. That means while writing on the Indiana game, for example, I had no clue what was coming in the Orlando game. So yes, for the vast majority of this, the James Harden trade […]

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 James Harden to the Nets Saves the NBA Season

James Harden to the Nets Saves the NBA Season

Here’s a storyline for you: a disgruntled superstar demands a trade to the team of his choosing. Does that sound familiar? I’m sure it does because we’re back with another episode of our favorite television drama, the NBA. This one has a truly great plot. A young player gets traded to a team and becomes […]

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 Who is Winning the Wall and Westbrook Trade?

Who is Winning the Wall and Westbrook Trade?

Prior to the start of the 2020-21 NBA season, the Washington Wizards sent John Wall and a protected first-round draft pick to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Russell Westbrook. The Wall and Westbrook trade made headlines across the league, however many analysts predicted its impact on both franchises was dubious at best. Kevin Pelton […]

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 Fun and Honey Buns: James Harden Is Back

Fun and Honey Buns: James Harden Is Back

James Harden and PJ Tucker made their return to the Houston Rockets on Monday and played in Tuesday night’s preseason victory over the San Antonio Spurs. There was a lot of intrigue as to how Harden and newly acquired John Wall would play together. Before tip off, another story dominated the #NBATwitter world:  James Harden […]

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 Wizards Trade John Wall to Rockets For Russell Westbrook

Wizards Trade John Wall to Rockets For Russell Westbrook

The Washington Wizards are sending John Wall and a first round pick to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Russell Westbrook. Adrian Wojnarowski broke the story Wednesday night. Washington and Houston explored scenarios centered around the two all-star guards at the beginning of free agency. Shortly after their conversations were leaked to the media, Wall […]

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 Houston Rockets’ Wizardry

Houston Rockets’ Wizardry

Of course, less than 36 hours after claiming Houston Rockets’ Rafel Stone was content on not moving former MVPs Russell Westbrook or James Harden in a long piece about all of  his off-season moves… he does it: Houston has agreed to trade Russell Westbrook to Washington for John Wall and a first-round pick, sources tell […]

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