The Houston Rockets just completed a two-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers, the NBA's top team, at least record-wise. The Rockets are the only team to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Cavaliers this season.
Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. Josue got his start as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com. He grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media, where he is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.
Houston (29-14, No. 2 in West) is the only team with wins this season over both the Thunder and Cavaliers, who are tied for the NBA’s best record.
While regular season games can begin to feel monotonous during an 82-game NBA season, Oklahoma City is using each opportunity to improve.
To Amen Thompson's surprise, with five seconds left in a tied midseason game against the defending NBA champions, Houston Rockets coach Ime Udoka called a play for the second-year forward. "I liked the matchup,
The good news for the Suns and their fans is that the Rockets currently possess a handful of picks belonging to Phoenix. If the Suns wanted to pursue a rebuild, there are few better trade partners to link up with than the Rockets.
The Houston Rockets are riding high, coming off two-straight wins against the previously NBA-best Cleveland Cavaliers. Prior to the two team’s run-in last week, the Cavs were the top team in the league record-wise at 36-7,
In 10 home games at Toyota Center versus the NBA’s other top teams, the Rockets are 9-1. Players such as Fred VanVleet are noticing.
The Houston Rockets are off to their best start in the last seven seasons. At 28-14, they're still holding onto second place in the Western Conference, despite
As of Sunday night, the Rockets are sixth in the league in net rating at +6.1. Their defense is third in the league with a defensive rating of 107.3. But the offense has now crept all the way up to eleventh league-wide with an offensive rating of 113.4. Houston is inching closer to having both a top 10 defense and offense.
Blazers center Robert Williams III is the center of attention in trade rumors, especially with Ime Udoka and the Rockets interested.