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Michael Brown breaks down Game 73 of the 2022-2023 regular season for the Houston Rockets. The Rockets record drops to 18-55 with a 130-125 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. The Rockets were lead by Jalen Green with 32 points. Michael Brown breaks down Game 73 of the 2022-2023 regular season for the Houston Rockets. The Rockets record drops to 18-55 with a 130-125 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. The Rockets were lead by Jalen Green with 32 points. Click here for the direct RSS feed. Follow Jeremy on Twitter: @JeremyBrener Follow Michael on Twitter: @BSWPodcast_MB Follow TDT on...

Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports Offense wins games, but some defense would help. The offense was clicking tonight! However, the defense? Not so much. The 130-125 result is very much indicative of that. The much-anticipated return of Ja Morant turned out to be worth the watch, but that wasn’t the only thing riveting about this game. The Houston Rockets and Memphis Grizzlies put on an exhibition at the rim tonight with a number of flushes and shifty finishes that kept the game entertaining throughout. The Rockets’ starting five combined to score 118 points on the night...

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports Houston heads to Memphis for the first game of a two-game series between the two. Houston Rockets (18-54) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (44-27) March 22, 2023, 7:00 p.m. CT Location: FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee TV: AT&T SportsNet Radio: SportsTalk790 Online: Rockets App Projected Starting Lineups Rockets: Kevin Porter Jr., Jalen Green, Kenyon Martin Jr., Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Şengün Grizzlies: Tyus Jones, Desmond Bane, David Roddy, Jaren Jackson Jr., Xavier Tillman This game figures to rank high on the intrigue scale, thanks in large...

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports DraftKings odds for the ESPN NBA Wednesday night slate The NBA season is winding down, and the race for the playoffs is heating up. DraftKings have you covered as we look at the ESPN Wednesday night matchup. Our doubleheader on ESPN carries enormous implications for the Western Conference playoff race. In the early game, the Golden State Warriors, who recently snapped an 11-game road losing streak, travel to Dallas to take on the Mavericks. The Warriors currently sit in sixth place out west, only a game and a half ahead of the 13th-place Los...

Jeremy Brener breaks down Game 72 of the 2022-2023 regular season for the Houston Rockets. The Rockets drop their record to 18-54 with a 121-108 loss to the Golden State Warriors. The Houston Rockets were lead by Tari Eason with 21 points. Jeremy Brener breaks down Game 72 of the 2022-2023 regular season for the Houston Rockets. The Rockets drop their record to 18-54 with a 121-108 loss to the Golden State Warriors. The Houston Rockets were lead by Tari Eason with 21 points. Click here for the direct RSS feed. Follow Jeremy on Twitter: @JeremyBrener Follow Michael on Twitter:...

Will the Rockets avoid Amen Thompson in the draft? | Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Is it top-three or bust for Rafael Stone? Should it be? A lot of ideas sound good - until they affect you. My father likes to say that he was a socialist “until he started making money”. Granted, he’s softening in his older age - the man is clearly a socialist. Still, the point stands. When the NBA flattened the lottery odds, the Houston Rockets were contending in the midst of the James Harden era. “Makes sense”, I thought. This will dissuade teams from tanking. Of course,...

Photo by Alex Bierens de Haan/ Houston turned out to be a welcome sight for the ice-cold visitors. Believe me when I tell you that this game could have went either way. Although the Houston Rockets lost to the Golden State Warriors 121-108 tonight, it felt like this game was only a couple of turnovers away from swinging the other way. Unfortunately for the Rockets, they kept getting in their own way. What stood out most to me in this one was the absurd amount of dumb and lazy passes thrown from each side. It’s quite possible that the Warriors could have won this by...

Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Mired in an 11-game road losing streak, the Warriors enter this game favored against these young Rockets. Houston Rockets (18-53) vs. Golden State Warriors (36-36) March 20, 2023, 7:00 p.m. CT Location: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas TV: AT&T SportsNet Radio: SportsTalk790 Online: Rockets App Warriors SB Nation Blog: Golden State of Mind Projected Starting Lineups Rockets: Kevin Porter Jr., Jalen Green, Kenyon Martin Jr., Tari Eason, Jabari Smith Jr. Warriors: Stephen Curry, Donte, DiVincenzo, Klay Thompson, Jonathan Kuminga, Draymond...

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports Here are three areas that caught my eye in the Rockets 117-107 loss to the Pelicans. The Houston Rockets headed into Sunday's game vs. New Orleans Pelicans looking to extend their season-long winning streak to four games. The Rockets came into the game with their third-longest winning streak in the last three seasons and the longest since December 8, 2021. Unfortunately, bad shooting and a bad defensive first half were too much to overcome, as the Rockets fell 117-107 ending their three-game winning streak. Here are three things that...

Are you not | Photo by Carmen Mandato/ No Late Comeback This Time The Rockets defeated the New Orleans Pelicans on a last second shot by Jabari Smith Jr. on Friday. Two days later, they played the Pelicans again, they got down again, they attempted a comeback again. This time, the comeback fell short, as the 33-37 Pelicans fought for their play-in lives. The Pelicans came out of the gate with more energy than the Rockets, including the Rockets second unit, which usually provides a boost, and established a 20 point lead at the half by making basically every shot,...

Michael Brown breaks down Games 70 and 71 of the 2022-2023 Houston Rockets regular season schedule. The Rockets won Game 70 on a game winning shot by Jabari Smith Jr., and lost Game 71 to the Pelicans by a score of 117 to 107. Michael Brown breaks down Games 70 and 71 of the 2022-2023 Houston Rockets regular season schedule. The Rockets won Game 70 on a game winning shot by Jabari Smith Jr., and lost Game 71 to the Pelicans by a score of 117 to 107. Click here for the direct RSS feed. Follow Jeremy on Twitter: @JeremyBrener Follow Michael on Twitter: @BSWPodcast_MB Follow TDT...

Hello Mr. Smith | Photo by Carmen Mandato/ It’s Pelicans v Rockets Two - This Time In NOLA The year is winding down, after tonight’s contest only eleven more games will remain. If you’d asked me in February, I would have expressed nothing but gratitude for the Rockets season coming to a merciful conclusion. This newer, peppier, more coherent Rockets team is actually the sort of thing I thought I’d be watching all season, so I’m not sure I want to give it up, and focus on draft picks. But that’s going to happen anyway. Anyhow, the Rockets take on the...

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports There were three clutch decisions by Coach Silas. If you are a Houston Rockets fan, I don't have to tell you how long and painful the last three seasons have been. Franchise players leaving, the general manager walking out the door, and two, possibly three, seasons with the worst record in the NBA. The bad records have netted you two talented young players in Jalen Green and Jabari Smith, but sitting through 82 games of mostly losing basketball is not any less painful, regardless of who you get in the draft. One person has been the poster...

Photo by Carmen Mandato/ The vibes are immaculate! Last night’s win over the New Orleans Pelican’s was a movie! It had that everything from drama, suspense and whole a lot of action. I did previously say that the third time that the Rockets played the Pelicans that it wouldn’t be repeat of past, but I don’t think anyone expected a performance like this. Anyways get into the three takeaways from last matchup 22-0 Run in the first half When the game first started the Rockets seemed overwhelmed as the Pelicans came guns blazing, as they were 6-for-6 from three....

Photo by Jonathan Bachman/ Happy St. Patricks Day!!!! (33-36) New Orleans Pelicans v.s Houston Rockets (17-52) March 17, 2023, 7:00 p.m. CT Location: Toyota Center, Houston, TX TV: AT&T SportsNet Radio: SportsTalk790 Online: Rockets App Pelicans SB Nation Blog:The Bird Writes Projected Starting Lineups Rockets: Kevin Porter Jr., Jalen Green, Kenyon Martin Jr, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun Pelicans : CJ McCollum, Herbert Jones, Brandon Ingram, Trey Murphy III, Jonas Valanciunas Injuries Rockets: N/A Pelicans: Jose Alvarado (Leg - Out), E.J. Liddell (Knee -...