Houston Rockets

Good lord, the NBA playoff picture is a mess. Last week’s power rankings aren’t irrelevant, but they kind of are. The top- and bottom-most teams tend to stay put, but it’s the other 20 or so teams sandwiched in-between them that keep moving up and down, then up, then down, the ladder. In the Western Conference, [...]

James Harden just proved to the league why many people believe he may win the MVP award this year during their game against the visiting Denver Nuggets. Simply put, the Nuggets couldn’t stop Harden from wreaking havoc as he finished the night with a career-high of 50 points, along with 10 rebounds and 4 dimes [...]

Fuhgettabout March Madness. The NBA playoffs are almost here. Sure, you could watch college kids, some of them highly touted Association prospects, soak up late-winter, early spring spotlight as they sap 30 seconds off the 35-second shot clock trying to score, only to usually not score, en route to securing or losing a national championship [...]

On Sunday night, Clippers power forward Blake Griffin made his return after a long 15-game absence in repairing a staph infection that required surgery. However, his return would be spoiled by the visiting Houston Rockets, who were able to get a much needed road victory at their expense (100-98). James Harden was marvelous as always—with [...]

Looking to identity and subsequently acquire what’s missing in your life? You’ve come to the right place. NBA power rankings are here. Before we begin, there is one housekeeping note: What follows is not the direct result of records alone. There will be lottery teams ranked higher than playoff teams and everything in between. Power [...]

It was a thrilling Wednesday night, between two of the best teams in the western conference, as the Rockets visited the Blazers. Both teams played with a sense of purpose all throughout, however, the Blazers managed to hold the Rockets off at the very end to come out with a 105-100 victory. LaMarcus Aldridge led [...]

Thou shall fear no evil, because the NBA power rankings are here to save the day. It’s been forever since we last saw each other. Like, a whole week or something. A lot has happened since then. The Warriors are clearly tanking, trying to avoid a first-round dance with the Thunder; the Nuggets fired Brian [...]

James Harden kicked LeBron James in his special place, and now he’s going to pay. The league suspended Harden following the Houston Rockets’ overtime victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night for kicking LeBron in the king jewels. Marc J. Spears of Yahoo Sports has the confirmation: [tweet https://twitter.com/SpearsNBAYahoo/status/572540428039286784] Video of the incident can [...]

After taking care of the Los Angeles Clippers, 90-87, last Monday night, the Memphis Grizzlies had quietly recorded the 3rd best record in the NBA this season at 42-16 (72.4%), just behind the 47-12 Atlanta Hawks and the 45-11 Golden State Warriors. In that hotly contested game, Chris Paul powered the Clippers on both ends [...]

Goodbye, All-Star discussion and NBA trade deadline. Hello, playoff race. It’s that time of year again. The focus is on the playoffs and various position-jockeying that’s going on. This week we have a lot of movement to cover, from the Blazers’ slump, to the Spurs’ mounting cankers, to the Thunder’s improbable surge, to the Sixers [...]