Tom ‘Thibs’ Thibodeau, ex-head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Chicago Bulls, is on the short-list for several NBA teams seeking a new head coach, including the Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, and Houston Rockets. Thibodeau coached 598 games in the NBA with a 352-246 record. In seven full seasons, […]
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Rudy Tomjanovich Heading to Basketball Hall of Fame
Rudy Tomjanovich, a five-time NBA All-Star player and a two-time NBA champion as head coach of the Houston Rockets, earned an induction into the 2020 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Tomjanovich won two NBA titles in the mid-1990s with Hakeem Olajuwon. Tomjanovich spent 34 seasons with the Rockets as a […]
NBA Weekend: Nuggets/Thunder, Celtics/Lakers, Rockets/Jazz
Two of the best teams in the Western Conference square off when the Denver Nuggets (38-17) visit the Oklahoma City Thunder (33-22) on Friday evening. On Saturday, the Utah Jazz (36-18) and Houston Rockets (35-20) meet in a potential preview of a postseason series between the #4 and #5 seeds. […]
NBA MLK Weekend: LeBron and Lakers at Houston and Boston, OKC/Houston Showdown
This holiday weekend in the NBA includes Martin Luther King, Jr. Day games for your viewing and betting entertainment. The LA Lakers are on the road for two tough games against James Harden and the Houston Rockets, and then Kemba Walker and the Boston Celtics. The Oklahoma City Thunder host […]
Trae Young and James Harden Make NBA History with 40-Point Triple-Doubles in Same Game
During a Houston Rockets 122-115 victory over the Atlanta Hawks, both James Harden and Trae Young each unleashed a 40-point triple-double. Harden has been no stranger to the history books the last couple of seasons, while Young has quickly become one of the most exciting young scorers in the NBA. […]
Rockets Nuke Hawks, James Harden Drops 60 in 47-Point Blowout
The Atlanta Hawks (4-16) were smoked by the Houston Rockets (13-6) from the opening tip off all the way to the game-ending buzzer. James Harden dropped 60 points for the Rockets in a 158-111 decimation of the Hawks. The Hawks were on the second night of back-to-back road games. They […]
NBA Weekend: Houston Rockets Battle the LA Clippers and Dallas Mavericks
This weekend’s NBA action includes a highly anticipated matchup between the Houston Rockets and LA Clippers featuring James Harden and Russell Westbrook against Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. On Sunday, the Rockets host the up-and-coming Dallas Mavericks, but all eyes will be on a Harden and Luka Doncic shootout. The […]
Hot Start for James Harden and the High-Octane Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets superstar, James Harden is averaging a career-high 39.2 points per game, helping the highest-scoring offense in the NBA generate 119.5 points per game. The addition of his old teammate, Russell Westbrook, has paid off early dividends for both Harden and the Rockets. With an 11-3 record, the Rockets […]
NBA Southwest Preview: Here Comes Zion, Westbrook Harden Reunion
Russell Westbrook and James Harden are reunited in Houston after the Oklahoma City Thunder broke up their team and decided to rebuild from scratch. It’s funny how a team from one division could alter the trajectory of another division. But you’ll see how that narrative played itself out for the […]
NBA Alpha Males Fight: Chris Paul and James Harden
Why aren’t two stars players able to set aside their differences to achieve the goal they both seek — an NBA title? Neither Chris Paul nor James Harden can say exactly why they can’t cooperate on the court to win it all. But more than likely the Houston Rockets will […]