Hoops Habit 1 hour ago
Houston Rockets: 3 reasons James Harden is the MVP frontrunner
With historic numbers on one of the league’s best teams, James Harden’s case for MVP may be even stronger than last year’s campaign. We all thought that James Harden had reached his individual peak last season, where he averaged 30.4 points and 8.8 assists per game in leading the Houston Rockets to 65 wins and […] Houston Rockets: 3 reasons James Harden is the MVP frontrunner - Hoops Habit - Hoops Habit - NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats
Hoops Habit 2 hours ago
Houston Rockets: How Danuel House Jr. has answered the call
In spite of being called up from the G League and cut twice by the Houston Rockets within the span of a year, Danuel House Jr. has managed to successfully make his presence felt this time around. Just two years ago, Houston Rockets swingman Danuel House Jr. found himself in the midst of a basketball crossroads […] Houston Rockets: How Danuel House Jr. has answered the call - Hoops Habit - Hoops Habit - NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats
The Dream Shake 9 hours ago
Houston Rockets vs. San Antonio Spurs game preview
Tonight’s game between the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs will go a long way toward determining the winner of the Southwest Division. At the very least, the game will determine the tiebreaker between these two teams. If Houston wins, they win the tiebreaker outright on the back of a 3-1 head-to-head record. If San Antonio wins, the Spurs win the tiebreaker due to a better division record than Houston. The Spurs sit three games back of the Rockets, but just had a 9-game winning streak of their own snapped. San Antonio found their groove after a disastrous Rodeo Road Trip in...
ClutchPoints 13 hours ago
P.J. Tucker explains what is different about Rockets this year if they meet Warriors in the playoffs
The Houston Rockets aren’t the same team as last season when they won a franchise-record 65 games and led the Golden State Warriors by double-digits at halftime of Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals. Undeterred by the Rockets early struggles this season and optimistic that a more well-rounded roster will ultimately prove beneficial, P.J. […] The post P.J. Tucker explains what is different about Rockets this year if they meet Warriors in the playoffs appeared first on ClutchPoints.
ClutchPoints 14 hours ago
James Harden has scored 2,076 more points than any other player since joining Rockets
Since getting traded to the Houston Rockets back in 2012, James Harden has been the most lethal scorer in the NBA and it’s not even close. Per Alykhan Bijani of The Athletic, Harden has scored 2,076 more points than any other player since joining the Rockets. Since joining the Rockets in 2012-13, James Harden has scored […] The post James Harden has scored 2,076 more points than any other player since joining Rockets appeared first on ClutchPoints.
www.chron.com 16 hours ago
James Harden's performance in Rockets-Grizzlies the latest in a string of milestone games
For the third time in four games, Rockets guard James Harden accomplished unprecedented scoring milestones or accomplishments in Wednesday's loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.
www.chron.com 16 hours ago
NBA report confirms foul with .1 left in Rockets-Grizzlies game was a good call
The NBA on Thursday ruled in its daily Last Two Minute report that the Clint Capela foul of Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas with .1 left in overtime on Wednesday was the correct call, sending Valanciunas to the line in a tie game for the game-winning free throw.
The Dream Shake 16 hours ago
P.J. Tucker talks defense and matching up against Golden State in playoffs
P.J. Tucker is finally getting the national recognition he deserves, appearing on the Jim Rome show and also as the topic of a CBS feature. Rugged Houston Rockets forward P.J. Tucker has been getting noticed of late. Head coach Mike D’Antoni’s talked this week about how Tucker is the perfect fit for what the team wants to do, and now the 6’5” swiss army knife has gone on the Jim Rome show to discuss several matters. First, P.J. dished to Rome about what it’s like guarding the opposition’s best player each and every night out on the floor. In the next segment, Tucker talked...
www.chron.com 19 hours ago
Scouting report: Spurs at Rockets
The Rockets play the Spurs at 7 p.m. Friday at Toyota Center.
www.chron.com Mar 21, 2019
Harden scores 57 but Grizzlies top Rockets 126-125 in OT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — James Harden did everything he could to bring the Houston Rockets back from a big deficit in the fourth quarter. He got them to overtime, but his 57 points weren't enough. All because of a last-second free throw. Mike Conley scored 35 points and Jonas Valanciunas had a career-best 33, including the game-winning free throw with less than a second left as the Memphis Grizzlies outlasted the Houston Rockets 126-125 on Wednesday night. "We put ourselves in a hole and tried to pick it up, but it was too late," Harden said. "We were down (17), so I had to do...
ClutchPoints Mar 21, 2019
Video: Grizzlies’ Jonas Valanciunas nails game-winning free-throw in wild end vs. Rockets
Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas spoiled the Houston Rockets’ comeback by nailing the game-winning free throw in overtime. The Grizzlies entered the fourth quarter with a 19-point lead over the Rockets. But they very well knew that a comeback led by James Harden was about to ensue. The reigning MVP drained 3-pointer after 3-pointer. Gerald Green, […] The post Video: Grizzlies’ Jonas Valanciunas nails game-winning free-throw in wild end vs. Rockets appeared first on ClutchPoints.
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Chandler Parsons on his clutch shots in the Grizzlies' overtime win against the Rockets
Chandler Parsons discusses the feeling of hitting clutch 3-pointers for the Memphis Grizzlies in an overtime win over the Houston Rockets.
ClutchPoints Mar 20, 2019
Rockets’ James Harden has 5 of the 6 highest-scoring games this season
After scoring 57 points on Wednesday against the Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets superstar shooting guard James Harden has authored five of the six highest-scoring games this season. Harden has scored the most points in a game this season. That came on Jan. 23 against the New York Knicks when The Beard put up a whopping […] The post Rockets’ James Harden has 5 of the 6 highest-scoring games this season appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The Dream Shake Mar 20, 2019
Last Second Foul Call Hands Grizzlies 126-125 Win Over Houston Rockets In Overtime
James Harden’s 57 points weren’t enough to prevent a foul call to put Jonas Valanciunas on the line with 0.1 on the clock in overtime. The Houston Rockets front office will be mashing refresh on the NBA’s two minute report after the Memphis Grizzlies pulled out a 126-125 win on a foul call with 0.1 seconds left. James Harden went for 57 points (ridiculously not a season high) including two heroic threes in the closing minutes of overtime. Those pulled the Rockets within two points, which led to a calamity of errors at the close of the game. While coming down the court up by two Delon...
ClutchPoints Mar 20, 2019
Grizzlies coach J.B. Bickerstaff thinks Rockets’ James Harden can do anything on offense
Memphis Grizzlies head coach J.B. Bickerstaff, who was an assistant for the Houston Rockets from 2011 to 2015, believes that James Harden can absolutely do anything on offense. Prior to being the Grizzlies head coach, Bickerstaff spent some time with the Rockets’ coaching staff and even became the team’s interim coach back in the 2015-16 […] The post Grizzlies coach J.B. Bickerstaff thinks Rockets’ James Harden can do anything on offense appeared first on ClutchPoints.
