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Now we know why Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey was trying to trade into the upper reaches of the draft on Thursday night and buying second-round picks after he couldn't get a spot in the lottery level: The Rockets need healthy players.

With the 0'8-09' NBA Season finished up, Rockets fans everywhere are looking at this season as sort of bittersweet, emphasis on bitter... by John Warner 149 reads Preview/Prediction With the 0'8-09' NBA Season finished up, Rockets fans everywhere are looking at this season as sort of bittersweet, emphasis on bitter.

Jodie Meeks made the right choice. He followed his heart. Oh, sure, the senior-to-be could have pleased Kentucky fans and those of us who would have enjoyed his deep threes another basketball season.

It was time to move on to another playoff series, one in which he would make a bigger impact if the Lakers and their center get their wish.

AARON BROOKS The skinny: age 24; the Seattle native plans to get married this summer; at 161 pounds , he's the lightest player in the NBA Share Resources Assembled from various corners of the world, the cast of characters that forms the Houston Rockets has come together to display unity at its best.

The Rockets have left a mark on the NBA world this year, And Rick Adelman's boys have given Houston fans a reason to cheer.

On a lazy Sunday in the ATX, I couldn't think of any better way to spend the day than hanging out with fellow Austinites whose thirst for suds is outweighed only by their love of a good sports story.

We've buried miraculous, killed off amazing and gotten bored with stunning. The Rockets never believed that stuff anyway, but they played along because it served their purpose.

Kobe Bryant fights off Shane Battier of the Houston Rockets during Game 7 action in Los Angeles.

The most tenured healthy Rockets - Chuck Hayes and Shane Battier - had often heard the label "Clutch City" but never about the game that sent the franchise on its way to earning the title 15 years ago Wednesday.

What was expected to be a climactic game 7 of the Western Conference semi-final on Sunday between the Houston Rockets and LA Lakers proved to be something of a disappointment, at least if you were a Rockets fan.

It's do or die time for Houston Rockets and fans have rallied once again in support of the hometown team.

The Rockets are walking around before Game 7 the same way they were walking around before a road trip in January.

Thirty-seven million of the Rockets' approximately $70 million payroll sits on the bench in luxury suits instead of basketball uniforms.

The Houston Rockets have played their best this season when everything seems ready to fall apart.

He stepped on the court for the final 10 seconds of a first round dog fight at Toyota Center.

Angel Garza has a haircut that has people talking. It also has him out of school, but tonight the 12-year-old is in with the Rockets.

With news that Yao Ming was going to be out for the remainder of the postseason, everybody, including myself, had written the Rockets off.

The Los Angeles Lakers came into Game 5 with some obvious plans: pound the Houston Rockets inside, contain Aaron Brooks more with their bigs on ball screens, defend the weak side better and play with a lot more focus.