Rockets

Chris Paul isn’t shy about his opinion of the Houston Rockets. The point guard is expected to be in the team’s starting lineup when it faces the Phoenix Suns on Thursday, marking just the second time he will suit up for his new digs all season. He hasn’t played since a bruised left knee forced [...]

Chris Paul hasn’t played since the Houston Rockets’ opening-night victory over the Golden State Warriors, and though he’s expected to return sometime this week, the team isn’t making any promises. From the Houston Chronicle‘s Jonathan Feigen: With the Rockets hoping to have guard Chris Paul ready to play Thursday in Phoenix, Paul ramped up his workouts [...]

James Harden is about to get his superstar partner. Or so Mike D’Antoni thinks. As the Houston Rockets’ head coach told USA Today‘s Sam Amick: “Now he’s getting back on the floor, where he’s now shooting foul shots, shooting a little bit. He’s been working his butt off. He’s been boxing all the time, and doing [...]

James Harden destroyed the Utah Jazz on Sunday night. In 35 minutes of action, The Beard dropped 56 points and 13 assists on a scintillating 19-of-25 shooting. He was 7-of-8 from downtown and 11-of-12 at the charity stripe. His 56-burger, it turns out, left him one point shy of the Houston Rockets’ scoring record, which [...]

So much for the Houston Rockets being able to limit James Harden’s minutes. Part of what made Chris Paul’s arrival so appealing is what it meant for the team’s floor balance. Harden looked gassed by the end of Houston’s second-round loss to the San Antonio Spurs last year. Teaming up with Paul meant he wouldn’t [...]

Chris Paul is just like you—provided, of course, you also enjoy watching James Harden play. The Houston Rockets’ new point guard, who missed the team’s win over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday with a knee bruise, continues to revel in seeing Harden operate, almost to a fault, per ESPN.com’s Tim MacMahon: “One of the biggest [...]

Okay, so let’s all get caught up on this beef between James Harden and former Houston Rockets head coach Kevin McHale. McHale, who coached Harden for three seasons and change, doesn’t think the runner-up MVP is a leader. Harden, by comparison, disagrees. The end. (We jest.) Here’s what McHale initially said about Harden during an [...]

So much for Chris Paul struggling to adjust as a member of the Houston Rockets, mainly as a sidekick to James Harden. This isn’t to say the transition will be entirely wrinkle-free. Pairings of this magnitude are always subject to taking a little bit of time. But anyone who thought it’d take Paul a while, [...]

Carmelo Anthony might be starting to have eyes for a team other than the Houston Rockets. According to Fox Sports 1’s Jason McIntyre, while the New York Knicks star’s preference is to end up beside James Harden and Chris Paul, the Portland Trail Blazers are beginning to register on his radar: [tweet https://twitter.com/jasonrmcintyre/status/910908788986716160] This report comes on [...]

The Carmelo Anthony trade drama has seemingly been going on since the beginning of time. At this point it is opaquely clear that the organization and Anthony are headed in different directions and need to part ways. They have been separated for at least a year now and it is time to finalize their divorce. [...]