Local News: Ashburn, VA 

 | 

Sign Up

 | 

Sign In

Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets News Editors

News Widget

Display the Houston Rockets news headlines on your website.

Get the Topix Headlines Widget

Share & bookmark

RSS icon mobile icon

Houston Rockets News

Houston Rockets news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

10 min ago | Boston.com

Chalmers breaks out of slump sparks Heat in Game 6

Mario Chalmers broke out of a shooting slump to score 10 points, lifting the Miami Heat to a 27-25 lead over the San Antonio Spurs after one quarter of Game 6 in the NBA Finals on Tuesday night.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, Miami Heat, NBA Basketball, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Mario Chalmers, Shane Battier, NBA Players, Mike Miller, Memphis Grizzlies

10 min ago | Nanaimo Daily News

AAA109-618_2013_212854_high.jpg

Mario Chalmers broke out of a shooting slump to score 10 points, lifting the Miami Heat to a 27-25 lead over the San Antonio Spurs after one quarter of Game 6 in the NBA Finals on Tuesday night.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, Miami Heat, NBA Basketball, Mario Chalmers, NBA Players, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Shane Battier, Mike Miller, Memphis Grizzlies

10 min ago | CBS Local

Heat Fight For Survival In Game 6

The Miami Heat had no more mulligans left to play Tuesday night when Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals tipped off.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, Miami Heat, NBA Basketball, NBA Players, Mike Miller, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Mario Chalmers, Shane Battier, Memphis Grizzlies

1 hr ago | Wiz of Awes

NBA Draft 2013: Keep the 2nd Round Picks

May 16, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; Peyton Siva, who the Wizards reportedly express interest in, is a second round prospect.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, Washington Wizards, NBA Basketball, Shelvin Mack, John Wall, NBA Players, A.J. Price, Bradley Beal, Indiana Pacers

5 hrs ago | Rant Sports

What Now For Doc Rivers, Boston Celtics?

The deal between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Clippers is off. The two teams couldn't reach an agreement to send coach Doc Rivers and Kevin Garnett over to L.A. Now that this is dead, what happens to Rivers? Can he return to Boston and lead this team? Danny Ainge has said that the Celtics will welcome Rivers back with open arms, but is ... (more)

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, NBA Basketball, Boston Celtics, Rajon Rondo, Jason Terry, Dallas Mavericks, Courtney Lee, NBA Players, Kevin Garnett

9 hrs ago | The Dream Shake

Examining efficiency and assists to see how wings score in the NBA

Using graphs and numbers to group your NBA wings. Who were the best shot creators? Who were the complementary shooters? Who was straight up terrible ? Every time I find a new tool, I always feel the need to show it off and mess with it.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, NBA Basketball, Chandler Parsons, Milwaukee Bucks, Carlos Delfino, Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA Players, James Harden

13 hrs ago | BleacherReport

Cost-Effective Moves the Houston Rockets Could Make in Free Agency

In search of another star-caliber player to pair alongside James Harden, Houston general manager Daryl Morey doesn't have too much money to throw around.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, NBA Basketball, Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA Players, James Harden, Chandler Parsons, Milwaukee Bucks, Greg Smith, Miami Heat, Carlos Delfino, Patrick Beverley

15 hrs ago | BleacherReport

Cost Effective Moves the OKC Thunder Can Make in Free Agency

Though the Oklahoma City Thunder have the cornerstones of their organization locked in with long-term contracts, this also creates little to no wiggle room to make big splashes in the free-agent field.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA Basketball, Kevin Martin, NBA Players, Kendrick Perkins, Boston Celtics, James Harden

19 hrs ago | BleacherReport

Power Ranking Every Toronto Raptors Player Still on Roster

One of the major factors the Toronto Raptors have going for them is the roster continuity they'll have heading into the 2013-14 NBA season.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, Toronto Raptors, NBA Basketball, Kyle Lowry, Jose Calderon, NBA Players, New Orleans Hornets, Alan Anderson, Aaron Gray, Andrea Bargnani

Mon Jun 17, 2013

BleacherReport

Would Chris Paul and Dwight Howard Make Houston Rockets NBA's Elite Team?

As All-Star NBA center Dwight Howard enters free agency - after a vastly disappointing season with the Los Angeles Lakers - the upstart Houston Rockets seem to be Lakerland's biggest competition in terms of signing the talented enigma of a big man.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, NBA Basketball, Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA Players, James Harden, Chandler Parsons, New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors, Jeremy Lin, Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic

Daily-Jeff.com

Ticket prices heating up for final games in Miami

The online ticket resale site StubHub showed just about 3,000 tickets were available for purchase on the secondary markets in Miami for Game 6 of the NBA Finals between the Heat and the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, Miami Heat, NBA Basketball, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks

The Dream Shake

Houston Rockets arena music falls flat at the Toyota Center

The Rockets have replaced the classics with pop music, and it's not a good development for the arena atmosphere.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, NBA Basketball

BleacherReport

NBA Rumors: Latest Rumblings From Around the League

Offseason speculation surrounds once again Dwight Howard . He's able to leave the Los Angeles Lakers this summer as an unrestricted free agent.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA Basketball, Los Angeles Clippers, Boston Celtics, Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic, NBA Players, Pau Gasol

Houston Chronicle

Rockets owner ready to ante up for big playoff run

Leslie Alexander presided over championship teams in his first two seasons as Rockets owner, but his sideline view has been much less fulfilling since.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, NBA Basketball, Yao Ming, Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA Players, James Harden

Houston Press

Rockets on the Right Path With or Without Dwight Howard, But Landing Him Would Be Huge

In three straight drafts, the former Seattle Sonics and eventual Oklahoma City Thunder completely altered the trajectory of their franchise and became the envy of the entire NBA, save perhaps Miami.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, NBA Basketball, Orlando Magic, Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors, Omer Asik, Jeremy Lin, Chicago Bulls, NBA Players, New York Knicks, James Harden

Boston Herald

Celtics: Many questions, few answers

The Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers apparently turned Father's Day into Go No Further Day, choosing to leave their stalled trade talks in the same ditch into which they were driven Saturday.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, NBA Basketball, Boston Celtics, Jason Terry, Dallas Mavericks, Courtney Lee, NBA Players, Kevin Garnett, Los Angeles Clippers, DeAndre Jordan

Sun Jun 16, 2013

BleacherReport

How History Books Will Remember 2012-13 NBA Season

Jeff Gross/Getty Images It's difficult at this point to see the 2012-2013 NBA season from a distance.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA Basketball, Boston Celtics, San Antonio Spurs, New York Knicks

Saving the Skyhook

The Finals MVP Power Rankings

I'm going into this post with the belief that the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award goes to the player who, as the name of the award would suggest, played the best during the NBA Finals series, and that series alone.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, Miami Heat, NBA Basketball, San Antonio Spurs, NBA Players, Gary Neal, Tony Parker, Danny Green

BleacherReport

Knicks Rumors: Can Center Jerome Jordan Help Solidify New York's Frontcourt?

The New York Knicks are going to need some extra help in the frontcourt next season, but with their financial restraints, they'll need to get creative to add to the team.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, NBA Basketball, New York Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers, Chris Copeland, Dallas Mavericks, Tyson Chandler, NBA Players, Marcus Camby

MSNBC

Which Heat will show?

Which Miami Heat team will be on the bus to the AT&T Center for Sunday night's key Game 5? We know what names will be there - LeBron James , Dwyane Wade , Chris Bosh , etc.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, Miami Heat, NBA Basketball, LeBron James, NBA Players, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Shane Battier, Memphis Grizzlies