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After winning their first game of the season, the Houston Rockets can now turn their attention to finding their preferred style of play and improving cohesion. Today, they will be tested by the Toronto Raptors. Toronto is 1-3 on the season. After a surprise beatdown of the Atlanta Hawks in their first game, they have […]
Fans and the media believed veteran point guard Fred VanVleet would miss the entire season after he tore his ACL during a Rockets scrimmage in the Bahamas. The recovery period for athletes who have surgery for an ACL tear is approximately nine months. This implies that Fred wouldn’t be prepared for a comeback until after […]
Like a cold glass of iced tea (Unsweetened, what are you, from the deep south? Be a proper Texan.) on a hot Houston day, this game was the refreshment Rockets fans were craving. No more 1 point double overtime losses in OKC on their senior ring and letter jacket night, no more Jerry Sloan Rides […]
Houston Rockets vs Brooklyn Nets October 27, 2025 @ 7pm CST Location: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas TV: Space City Home Network Online: Rockets App Gametime:7 PM CST Probable Starting Lineups Rockets: A. Thompson, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun, Steven Adams Pistons: Ben Saraf Wrap, Cam “It’s Going Up” Thomas, Terrence Mann & His […]
The Houston Rockets are 0-2 after a double-overtime loss to the champs on opening night in OKC, and a rather disappointing 115-111 loss to the Detroit Pistons in the Rockets home opener. It’s obviously early in the season but, should Rockets fans be concerned about this team moving forward? Well, let’s access the negatives and […]
The Houston Rockets are 0-2. That’s not what most fans expected, but it’s not cause for concern yet. The Rocekts hung tough in Oklahoma City against the champs and then (everyone but Kevin Durant) had a poor offensive night against the Pistons. Things are looking up, though, because the Brooklyn Nets are coming to town […]
This week’s SB Nation Reacts tackled expectations for the Houston Rockets this season, after the team emerged as one of the best teams in the NBA, in addition to adding Kevin Durant in the summer. The fine folks over at FanDuel seem to somewhat agree, with Houston sixth in championship odds at +1900 — the […]
If the OKC game was exciting, frustrating and encouraging in equal measure, this game was pure frustration. The Rockets have started the year playing two “Can’t Call ‘Em All” defenses, though Detroit is actually a more extreme version. An average Sengun or Amen game is a Rockets win. They had something considerably worse. Tonight’s reverse […]
Houston Rockets vs Detroit Pistons October 24, 2025 @ 7pm CST Location: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas TV: Space City Home Network Online: Rockets App Gametime:7 PM CST Probable Starting Lineups Rockets: A. Thompson, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun, Steven Adams Pistons: Cade Cunningham, Duncan Idaho, A. Thompson, Toby Harris, Jalen Durren A battle […]
Monday at 6:00pm was the deadline for rookie players in the 2021 draft class to sign extensions before entering free agency. Unfortunately, Houston was only able to secure an extension for forward Jabari Smith Jr. and not forward Tari Eason, but perhaps there’s more to the situation than meets the eye. There was mutual interest […]
After years of this being the “Cade Cunningham vs. Jalen Green” game, it’s now a game between two young teams hungry to advance past the first round of the playoffs. Both teams come into the game 0-1 and desperate to get into the win column. Detroit’s offseason wasn’t loud, but demonstrated their belief in Cunningham […]
0-1, folks. It’s no big deal. Let’s start with that basic premise. The Rockets took the defending champions to double overtime. There’s no shame in that. Is there a creeping fear that the Rockets have once again built the definitive second-best team in the NBA? Are we fated to play the Andre the Giant to […]
The Houston Rockets fell to the Oklahoma Cty Thunder on Tuesday night, losing 125-124 in overtime in the season opener, allowing the defending champs to come from behind, and allowing some boneheaded plays to end their night on a sour note. First, Kevin Durant fouled Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with 2.3 second remaining in the second overtime, […]
Houston Rockets vs Oklahoma City Thunder October 21, 2025 @ 6:30pm CST Location: Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma TV: NBC/Peacock Online: Rockets App Gametime: 630PM CST Probable Starting Lineups Rockets: Amen Thompson, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun, Steven Adams Thunder: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Alex Caruso, Luguentz Dort, Chet Holmgren, Isaiah Hartenstein
The Houston Rockets are back, ladies and gentlemen! Not just back playing again (that, too), but back in contending status heading into the season. Sure, the Rockets finished second in the Western Conference last season, which measures up as a viable contender (especially in the West) but that wasn’t expected. The Rockets caught everyone by […]
Tonight begins the most anticipated season in Houston Rockets history since the 2017-18 season that saw Chris Paul force his way out of Los Angeles for the chance to play with James Harden. This version of the Rockets doesn’t have a Harden-level superstar, but they have an exciting young core and a head coach that […]
There are currently three Amen Thompsons. What, you thought there were just two? I don’t mean Amen’s doppelganger, Ausar, though genetically he’s another Amen, or Amen is another Ausar. What I mean is, there seem to be two more versions of Amen Thompson, that have nothing to do with Ausar. One is the version we […]
As we sit on the precipice of the 2025-2026 NBA season, our Player Preview series continues with the man who has Houston Rockets fans having visions of downtown parades dance in their heads, Kevin Durant. In a previous preview I stated that Reed Sheppard might be the most important Rockets player this season, as they […]
Alperen Sengun agreed to a five-year, $185 million contract extension with Houston Rockets in October 2024, which included a player option in the last year. He has developed into Houston’s two-way focal point. He set new career highs in a number of statistical categories in 2024–2025, including assists, rebounds, and points, and last season he […]
Shams Charania said early on Sunday that Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets had reached an agreement on a two-year, $90 million deal. The deal comes with a player option for the 2027–2028 campaign and is completely guaranteed. Durant knew going into the trade that he would have to forgo a new contract, in this […]
The Houston Rockets second iteration of the Victor Oladipo trade was far more intriguing than the original trade back in 2021. At that time, the franchise was desperate to reach postseason play, after trading away their All-NBA backcourt of James Harden and Russell Westbrook. The team hoped Oladipo and John Wall could rewind the hands […]
The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. Let’s narrow the focus to men. The plans of mice mostly seem to be to infiltrate the basement apartments of non-cat-owning humans. Their motivations outside of this endeavor are unclear. Plans are infamously difficult to make. The best plans aren’t linear. They have built-in […]
Daryl Morey had Joey Dorsey (The Dorsal Fin). Rafael Stone has…Daishen Nix? It appears to be true. Stone just doesn’t know how to quit Nixing. A transaction went down with the undrafted guard who played more minutes in a season for the Rockets than the number three overall pick Reed Sheppard did last season. Granted […]
The day is June 23, 2022 as millions of NBA fans tuned into that years draft. For Rockets fans, everyone had their guy, whether that be Paolo Banchero, Chet Holmgren, or Jabari Smith Jr. I was a Paolo fan, and the general consensus was that Houston would be able to draft him at pick three, […]
The Houston Rockets look ready for next week’s season opener. They finished the preseason with a 4-0 record thanks to Thursday night’s 133-115 over the Atlanta Hawks. And while the majority of Houston’s starters sat, one potential starter still got the opportunity to show his stuff, and he sure responded. Reed Sheppard finished the night […]