Shane Battier News

Southwest Division rivals meet in south Texas Friday as the San Antonio Spurs shoot for their first road win of the season against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center.

Jason Terry scored 27 points and Jason Kidd climbed into second place on the league's all-time list for assists as Dallas blew out Houston, 130-99, at the Toyota Center.

The Dallas Mavericks will have a tough time trying to get back into the win column this evening, when they open a three-game road trip against the Southwest Division-rival Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center.

Tracy McGrady marked the occasion of his "target date" to return to the court by getting in uniform after his customary pregame workout.

I know we're only 12 games into the NBA season, but the Houston Rockets continue to amaze me.

Kings update: If Sacramento can take care of the ball, it has a chance to beat the Rockets again.

The rebound was up for grabs, but no one was in position to grab it. The Lakers' Lamar Odom got a hand on the ball.

We're not even 10 games into the season, and a few Rockets fans are getting a little jumpy.

Back in February Michael Lewis , author of Moneyball and The Blind Side , wrote a special piece for the New York Times entitled "The No-Stats All-Star" . The title wasn't a knock on the player it featured, former Duke star and ACC player of the Year Shane Battier , rather it was a compliment to his impact on the franchises he's played for despite ...

Al Jefferson crumpled to the court in pain, the victim of an inadvertent kick to the head by Houston's Carl Landry in the fourth quarter.

Amare Stoudemire and the high-scoring Phoenix Suns turned to their defence to pick up another victory in Houston.

You have to be impressed with the Rockets bouncing back from a loss at Sacramento and playing some real defense for one of the few times this season to beat the Lakers.

The defending champion Los Angeles Lakers will welcome a familiar face back to Hollywood this evening, when the Houston Rockets pay a visit to Staples Center.

Jason Thompson had a career-high 27 points and added 11 rebounds for the Sacramento Kings, who won their fourth straight game, defeating the Houston Rockets 109-100 on Friday night.

A few days of public conjecture about when Tracy McGrady would return did not seem to draw his teammates' notice.

THE Dallas Mavericks recovered from a slow start to defeat their Texas rivals the Houston Rockets 121-103 on Tuesday.

Jason Terry scored 24 points, Erick Dampier had 14 points and 20 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks overcame an early 17-point deficit to beat the Houston Rockets 121-103 on Tuesday night.

For Houston Rockets fans, the L.A. Lakers couldna TMt choose a better time to visit Toyota Center.

How's that for an opening sentence? Good one, huh? Don't believe me? Let's check in at Toyota Center and run it past some people who should know.

Somebody forgot to tell the Houston Rockets they weren't supposed to be this good.