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This past offseason, forward Dorian Finney-Smith agreed to a four-year, $53 million contract with the Houston Rockets. The first two seasons of the contract are completely guaranteed; the third and fourth years are not, and there is a player option in the fourth year. The addition of a valuable three-and-D wing to the Rockets’ lineup […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
Reed Sheppard is starting to reverse the all-too-early concocted narrative on him as an NBA player. It’s still early in the season (and his NBA career) but we can’t ignore what he’s been doing of late, and what’s been said about him. He was written off long ago. Dating back to his rookie season, we’ve […]
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After an embarrassing loss to the Spurs in their first NBA Cup game, the Rockets needed to cleanse their pallet and get back to doing the things that help them win ball games. Early on against the Bucks it didn’t look like that was going to happen. The Rockets have struggled at times to defend […]
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Mass amnesia is a hypothetical phenomenon that doesn’t have a real-world example: Unless we’ve all forgotten about something, that is. That said, some circumstances can feel like a case of mass amnesia. You don’t have to look further than NBA X. Every year, the majority of its users seem to forget that you need a […]
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Houston Rockets vs Milwaukee Bucks November 9, 2025 Location: Fiserv Forum: Milwaukee, WI TV: Space City Home Network Radio:KBME Sports Talk 790 Online: Rockets App Gametime: 2:30 PM CST Probable Starting Lineups Rockets: A. Thompson, Josh Okogie, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun Bucks: Ryan Rollins, Gary Trent, AJ Green, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Miles Turner
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After a tough loss to the San Antonio Spurs, the Houston Rockets stay on the road to take on the 6-3 Milwaukee Bucks in an early tip-off. Milwaukee’s offseason has been discussed to death, but they have started out better than expected, mostly due to Giannis Antetokounmpo’s play. He’s averaging 32.3 points, 12.6 rebounds, 6.3 […]
3 months ago | 1 read
The Rockets showed up to Friday night’s game with the San Antonio Spurs, but they barely played two quarters of actual basketball. Houston was crusing along in the second quarter up 11 points when the bottom fell out and the Rockets gave up a 12-0 an ugly run to end the second to go into […]
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Houston Rockets vs San Antonio Spurs November 7, 2025 Location: Frost Bank Arena – San Antonio, Texas TV: Amazon Prime Online: Rockets App Gametime: 630pm CST Probable Starting Lineups Rockets: Amen Thompson, Josh Okogie, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun Spurs: Jordan McLaughlin, Stephon Castle, Harrison Barnes, Devin Vassell, Victor Wembenyama
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Amen Thompson has undeniably established himself as a two-way force in less than three full seasons with the Houston Rockets. The scouting report on him in 2023 was that he’d be a project — a label that seemed fair at the time for a player who skipped college and the international circuit for the Overtime […]
3 months ago | 1 read
Tonight begins another journey in hopes of winning the NBA Cup for the Houston Rockets. There were obviously several moments last year where Houston announced to the league that they were done being bad. The first of those was winning their NBA Cup group. With their win on the neon green court in Minnesota, Houston […]
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That makes five wins in a row after the two losses to start the season. Perhaps the Rockets weren’t doomed after all? In any case, in a game where Kevin Durant shot poorly, and Alperen Sengun merely had a good game, the Rockets won comfortably. Amen Thompson was great. Tari Eason continues to make nearly […]
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Houston Rockets vs Memphis Grizzlies November 5, 2025 Location: FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN TV: Space City Home Network Online: Rockets App Gametime: 7pm CST Probable Starting Lineups Rockets: Amen Thompson, Josh Okogie, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun Possums: Ja Morant, Kentavious Caldwell-Pontifex, Jaylen Wells, Jaren Juniper Jumping Jackson Junior, Jock Landale
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Going into the season, fans and media alike wondered how Houston’s offense would perform with the addition of Kevin Durant and the loss of Fred VanVleet. However, despite the loss of Fred VanVleet and the task of integrating new players into the lineups, Houston has the best offensive rating at 123.2, according to NBA.com. So […]
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After a quick return home, the Houston Rockets go back on the road for another Southwest Division matchup. The Memphis Grizzlies started 3-2 with losses to the Miami Heat and Golden State Warriors. “That’s fine,” you’d think, but it’s been downhill from there. They’ve dropped their last three games and are dealing with the newest […]
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There’s a tension between expectations and reality when it comes to high lottery picks. The third overall pick? Perfect. We’ve got a superstar. The first five picks in every NBA draft are superstars. It’s an unimpeachable fact. Only, it’s highly peachable. It can be peached to no end. A lot of high lottery picks don’t […]
3 months ago | 1 read
The Houston Rockets won their fourth game in a row on Monday night, getting 27 big points from Amen Thompson to lead the way at the Toyota Center. Thompson also had 5 rebounds, 4 assists, a steal and a block, while shooting 11-for-18 from the field and 1-for-3 from deep. The block was a huge […]
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Houston Rockets vs Dallas Mavericks November 3, 2025 Location: Toyota Center – Houston, Texas TV: Space City Home Network Online: Rockets App Gametime: 7pm CST Probable Starting Lineups Rockets: Amen Thompson, Josh Okogie, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun Mavs: Cooper Flagg, Klay Thompson, P.J. Washington, Naji Marshall, Daniel Gafford
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The Houston Rockets were one of the more active teams this past offseason. Not only did they pull off the blockbuster deal of the summer by adding Kevin Durant, they also extended virtually half of their roster in Fred VanVleet, Jabari Smith Jr., Aaron Holiday, Jeff Green, and Jae’Sean Tate. General Manager Rafael Stone also […]
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After the sky was falling on the 0-2 Houston Rockets, they have rattled off three straight wins (mostly in blowout fashion though Toronto hung around) and sport the league’s best point differential. They welcome a Dallas Mavericks team to Toyota Center tonight. There was definitely a not-so-quiet contingent of the NBA media that were and […]
3 months ago | 7 reads
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Rockets fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. We didn’t have a regular Rockets question this week, but Houston featured prominently in the national Reacts poll […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
What else is there to even talk about? Maybe you’re convinced that the Rockets don’t need a point guard. Sure, their 126.5 Offensive Rating leads the NBA through five games. Five games. Beating the Nets and Raptors was never the objective. The Rockets are seeking a deep playoff run. An (also) league-best 42.1 Offensive Rebounding […]
3 months ago | 7 reads
That was refreshing. The Rocket lead this game wire to wire, and never seemed in danger of losing it. The Rockets won the first quarter 37-24 and never looked back, taking 66-48 lead into half time. The Rockets managed to take the lead over 30 on several occasions, but ended up winning by only 27 […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
That was refreshing. The Rocket lead this game wire to wire, and never seemed in danger of losing it. The Rockets won the first quarter 37-24 and never looked back, taking 66-48 lead into half time. The Rockets managed to take the lead over 30 on several occasions, but ended up winning by only 27 […]
3 months ago | 1 read
Houston Rockets vs Toronto Raptors Toussaint, 2025 Location: TB Garden, Boston, MA TV: Space City Home Network Online: Rockets App Gametime: 7pm CST Probable Starting Lineups Rockets: Absolute Thompson, Josh Okogie From Muskogee, Kevin Durantula, JabSmithJr., Alpearene Shanegoon (cf Reggie Miller) Celtics: Beardo White, Payton Ptolemy Pritchard XI, Jaylen “Genius” Brown, Joshi Minotti, Pastel de […]
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This Friday was the deadline for teams to pick up team options for rookie contracts. Danielle Lerner of The Houston Chronicle announced that the Houston Rockets have exercised the team options for both third-year guard Amen Thompson and second-year guard Reed Shepard. Both players are key pieces to the Rockets’ rotation, and by exercising their […]
3 months ago | 1 read