The Dream Shake 4 hours ago
One trade the Rockets can make with each Western Conference contender
Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports Let’s make a deal! It’s no secret that the Rockets are listed as one of the biggest sellers for the NBA Trade Deadline season, and they hold several trade chips that make them one of the most important dominoes in the entire league. GM Rafael Stone will likely hear from a decent amount of his NBA colleagues this week as he looks to push the Rockets forward in their rebuild. I’m taking a seat in Stone’s chair and playing GM. Let’s look into one trade each Western Conference contender could make with the Rockets: Utah Jazz (27-9) Jazz...
The Dream Shake 22 hours ago
NBA All-Star Game Chat
Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports One All-Star Weekend jam-packed into one night! Happy All-Star Weekend Red Nation! Although things may look different this year, and there is a lot of controversy surrounding tonight’s game, it doesn’t hide the fact that tonight celebrates the best players the NBA has to offer. While no current Houston Rockets are represented tonight, a fun night of basketball awaits. Skills Challenge Participants: Robert Covington, Portland Trail Blazers Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks Chris Paul, Phoenix Suns Julius Randle, New York Knicks Domantas...
The Dream Shake Mar 6, 2021
Latest Rockets trade rumors
Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports The Rockets will be sellers this year and there’s a lot of rumors out there With the Houston Rockets heading into the All-Star break on a 13-game losing streak and with one of the worst overall records in the league, it’s time to put an eye towards the future. The Rockets are likely to be big sellers as we push towards the March 25 trade deadline, and they have a cadre of players who have the potential to be moved. Here are the latest trade rumors on the most likely trade targets. Danuel House It hasn’t been a very good season for...
The Dream Shake Mar 5, 2021
Failure to Launch: Inside the Rockets’ 13-game losing streak
Photo by Troy Fields/NBAE via How the Houston Rockets went from a Cinderella story to basketball purgatory in a span of 29 days. John Wall wasn’t even scheduled to play. All season long, the Houston Rockets have been cautious with Wall while he worked his way back from a two-year hiatus. The plan was simple: No back-to-back games. And he only exceeded beyond 35 minutes in seven out of his 25 games played thus far. But preparations for Monday’s contest against the Cleveland Cavaliers were anything but simple. Twenty-four hours earlier, Houston sustained their...
The Dream Shake Mar 4, 2021
Kevin Porter Jr. and KJ Martin expected to play with Rockets post-break
Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports Two youngsters with potential look to get some playing time with the Rockets next week. With the Houston Rockets in the midst of a 13-game losing streak, I think it’s safe to say that the team is likely turning an eye towards the future. In that spirit, it’s being reported that the Rockets expect second-year swingman Kevin Porter Jr. and rookie forward KJ Martin to join the team after the All-Star break after spending time in the G-League with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. Stephen Silas tells @SportsMT that he expects Kevin Porter...
The Dream Shake Mar 4, 2021
The Dream Take breaks down Harden’s return to Houston
POOL PHOTOS-USA TODAY Sports Mike talks us through last night. Host: Michael Brown Michael Brown breaks down the return of James Harden to Houston and how he hands the Rockets their 13th straight loss. The Dream Take is on iTunes: Click Here to Download. Click here for the direct RSS feed. Follow Jeremy on Twitter: @JeremyBrener Follow Michael on Twitter: @BSWPodcast_MB Follow Ray on Twitter: @raymondlucasjr Follow TDT on Twitter: @TheDreamTake Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes. Send all feedback, comments, and questions to jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com. Please...
The Dream Shake Mar 3, 2021
Rockets drop another, fall to James Harden and Nets 132-114
POOL PHOTOS-USA TODAY Sports Another game, another loss. It wasn’t as bad of a night as some of us feared, as the Houston Rockets hung tough for certain stretches with the Brooklyn Nets, but James Harden and company were simply just too much offensively in The Bearded One’s return to H-town, and the Nets sent Houston to their 13th loss in a row with a 132-114 final. Harden went off to the tune of 29 points, 10 rebounds, 13 assists, and 3 steals on an uber-efficient 10-15 from the field and 4-8 from three, and he scored or assisted on 59 total Brooklyn points, and...
www.chron.com Mar 3, 2021
James Harden gets mixed reaction from fans in return to Houston
James Harden said he hoped for a positive reaction when he played in Toyota Center for the first time as a member of the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday. He partly got his wish. When Harden was introduced during pregame - Rockets' public address announcer Matt Thomas even gave him his standard Rockets introduction, instead of usually reserved announcement given for visitors - the mix of cheers and boos from the approximately 3,000 fans in attendance seemed about 50-50. TOUGH TALK: Kyrie Irving has warning for Rockets fans before James Harden's return Once the game got started, Harden received...
The Dream Shake Mar 3, 2021
James Harden returns to Houston
Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports It’s reunion night! Houston Rockets (11-22) vs. Brooklyn Nets (23-13), March 3, 2021, 6:30 p.m. CST Location: Toyota Center TV: ESPN Radio: SportsTalk790 Online: Rockets App Nets SB Nation Blog: Nets Daily It’s quite the homecoming tonight. James Harden is back in Houston and playing at the Toyota Center for the first time as a Net. The Houston Chronicle’s Jonathan Feigen had an interesting shot during pregame warmups. A familiar face in Toyota Center pic.twitter.com/iYc3VBhMbp— Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) March 3,...
The Dream Shake Mar 3, 2021
SB Nation Reacts: Should the Rockets tank?
Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports Which way should we go? Our weekly SB Nation Reacts poll is ready, and we again have another Houston Rockets question to find out the results for, along with a series of national questions about the new NBA Top Shot phenomenon. First things are first, so we’ll kick off our results with our question of the week, in which we asked our Houston voters if the Rockets should immediately start the rebuild, including a full tank, or if they should try to add to the current group of guys. Here’s what you all had to say: I voted...
The Dream Shake Mar 3, 2021
Rockets vs. Nets game preview: return of an old friend
Photo by Cato Cataldo/NBAE via I don’t need to tell you that tonight is James Harden’s first return to Houston. The Houston Rockets and Brooklyn Nets are heading in different directions, and Harden is responsible for both. The Rockets went on a nice run in the immediate aftermath of the trade, but have since crashed back to Earth with a 12 game losing streak. The Nets got off to a shaky start with the Beard, but have since turned into the juggernaut that many of us expected. The sudden realization by the East coast media that Harden is actually great at...
The Dream Shake Mar 2, 2021
Rockets to retire James Harden’s number
Pool Photo-USA TODAY Sports The Beard is now forever at the Toyota Center. In case you haven’t heard, the Houston Rockets have quite an interesting game on tap tomorrow night when wayward son James Harden returns to the Toyota Center as a member of the Brooklyn Nets. The team will surely have a video tribute planned, but something even bigger than that was just announced, and that is the Rockets plan on retiring James Harden’s number 13 to the rafters. Harden will join Yao Ming’s number 11, Clyde Drexler’s number 22, Calvin Murphy’s number 23, Moses...
www.chron.com Mar 2, 2021
What do you do when your new Houston food truck features a James Harden mural?
Six weeks after Rollin Phatties had James Harden painted on the food truck, the Rockets traded the superstar to Brooklyn.
www.chron.com Mar 2, 2021
What James Harden has to say about his return to Houston
James Harden says he still wants to do everything he can for the people of Houston, except help the Rockets win games.
www.chron.com Mar 2, 2021
Kyrie Irving has warning for Rockets fans before James Harden's return
Kyrie Irving says no one in Houston will treat James Harden poorly in his presence.
