Houston Rockets
HOUSTON, TX - MAY 03: Jeremy Lin #7 of the Houston Rockets brings the ball upcourt against Reggie Jackson #15 and Serge Ibaka #9 of the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game Six of the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at the Toyota Center on May 3, 2013 in Houston, Texas.
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With six weeks to go before Howard becomes an unrestricted free agent, the team that is said to intrigue him the most is the Houston Rockets, according to multiple people briefed on internal conversations surrounding Howard's free-agent decision ... The Rockets have a young star, James Harden, who has proved himself worthy of playing the leading role for the franchise; a budding 3-point shooting threat in Chandler Parsons; a defensive-minded coach in Kevin McHale; and Omer Asik, the kind of 7-footer Howard is believed to want next to him in the frontcourt.
Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander hired me to bring a data-driven approach to their front office and general manager Daryl Morey allowed me to flourish. I am so fortunate and grateful for the opportunities they both afforded me
He's a good player. He had a great year, a regular-season All-Star. He has helped their team get to the playoffs with all of the work he has put in ... They have some good players around him, too. Just like us, we're not a one- or two-man team. We're a good team and they're a good team. We're going to be focused on stopping all their players. It's definitely not going to be, 'How are we going to stop James?' It's always about how are we going to stop the Houston Rockets from scoring on us.More quotes »
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Heat head to Boston looking to make it 23 in a row
doing it together." Chris Bosh finished with 18 points as the Heat matched the 22 consecutive wins recorded by the 2007-08 Houston Rockets . The NBA's longest streak is 33 games, set by the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers ."I'd kind of like to see the streak go Read more »
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Today In NBA History 1995: Elie's "Kiss Of Death" Three Pointer
years ago today, Mario Elie and the Houston Rockets capped off a ridiculous comeback. HoopsVibe Very Quick Call: Phoenix dominated the regular season for two years, only to be eliminated in the playoffs by the streaking Rockets both times. Houston’s Mario 5/21/13 from Hoops Vibe Read more »
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Elgin Baylor: Important for Lakers to keep both Dwight Howard, Pau Gasol
Angeles Lakers' Dwight Howard, left, talks to Pau Gasol during the first half of an NBA game against the Houston Rockets in Los Angeles, April 17, 2013. A long 42 days remain until free agency hits, but that’s not going to stop the drumbeat regarding Dwight 5/21/13 from The Delaware County Times Read more »
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RUBINO: Warriors overachieved, but not like '76 Suns, '81 Rockets
NBA championship, something the Bay Area hasn't seen since 1975.It was all kind of reminiscent of the Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets.Talk about your overachievers.Mention of the 1975-76 Suns, even all these years later, can still evoke heartburn and heartbreak 5/21/13 from Santa Rosa Press Democrat Read more »
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NBA Draft Lottery 2013: Sacramento Kings Possibilites
14, 2013; Houston, TX, USA; Sacramento Kings logo on a wall during a game against the Houston Rockets in the third quarter at the Toyota Center. The Rockets defeated the Kings 121-100. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Wait – wait, hold up. Actual from Fansided Read more »
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Sixers Interested in Houston Rockets Assistants Chris Finch and Kelvin Sampson
as a potential successor to current Rockets coach Kevin McHale. If that's true, he could be hard to pry away from Houston if the Rockets really do value him for their future. It also means that Hinkie could indeed highly covet him for the open job in Philadelphia. from Liberty Ballers Read more »
