Morey: ‘We’re the best option’ for Dwight Howard to win
LOS ANGELES — And now, they all wait. After five meetings squeezed into 48 hours, from the Rockets’ opening pitch to the Lakers’ closing appeal, Dwight Howard left his agent’s office Tuesday afternoon,...
View ArticleIt’s H-town for Howard
Complete coverage on the Dwight Howard chase The Rockets on Friday finally hooked the biggest fish in the NBA’s free-agent pond. The challenge remained pulling him in, but after several agonizing...
View ArticleRockets have increased odds to win NBA Finals after landing Howard
More Dwight Howard coverage After the biggest NBA free agent development of the offseason, the oddsmakers at sports betting website Bovada.lv released new odds for the 2014 championship. The Rockets,...
View ArticleLakers players, fans express disappointment at Dwight’s choice
Only one fanbase and franchise would be truly satisfied once former free agent center Dwight Howard made his decision.
View ArticleAbdul-Jabbar gives his take on Dwight Howard
The biggest free agent move of the summer still has the NBA community talking. Former Lakers center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar took to his Facebook page to offer his opinion on Dwight Howard’s choice to join...
View ArticleShaq thinks Howard took easy route by choosing Houston
It turns out that long-time Houston resident Shaquille O’Neal has noticed that Houston is large. Before a question could even be asked on a conference call interview Wednesday, O’Neal jumped in to say...
View ArticleKerr says Rockets are still work in progress
While optimism blooms locally in the wake of the Rockets’ strong star, Steve Kerr, who will call the Houston-Lakers game Wednesday night with Marv Albert on TNT, thinks the real Rockets have yet to...
View ArticleWith Howard in hand, Rockets set to reignite storied rivalry with Lakers
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View ArticleSteve Blake ruins Rockets’ comeback bid with dagger in closing seconds
A game that began with the Rockets unable to defend the 3-point line, ended that way, too. For all the free throws Dwight Howard missed and all the 3-pointers the Lakers made, the Rockets had done just...
View ArticleLakers and their fans rub in win over Rockets
Lakers fans aren’t known for being subtle. Rockets center Dwight Howard insisted Thursday night’s matchup with his former team was ‘just another game,’ but it had a significant meaning for the Lakers...
View ArticleESPN drops Rockets-Lakers game on Jan. 8
The Rockets will have one less nationally televised game than originally scheduled this season. ESPN has bumped the Jan. 8 meeting between the Rockets and the Lakers from its lineup. That game will be...
View ArticleJonathan Feigen’s NBA power rankings 3.0
With the NBA season in its third month, our Rockets writer takes the pulse of the league and ranks the teams from 1 to 30.
View ArticleRockets hope to learn from first loss to Lakers
As they prepare to host the Lakers on Wednesday, the Rockets say they still remember clearly the last time the teams played. “I remember it like yesterday,” guard Jeremy Lin said of the Lakers’ 99-98...
View ArticleScouting report: At L.A. Lakers
Three things to watch in Wednesday night’s game: 1. Dwight night: While Lakers fans are certain to boo Dwight Howard relentlessly, L.A. coach Mike D’Antoni’s plans might be harder to predict. The...
View ArticleCorporate logos on NBA jerseys? 30 dream team sponsorships
New NBA commissioner Adam Silver said earlier this week that corporate logos on NBA jerseys were inevitable, and that fans should see widespread adoption within five years. The move could mean an extra...
View ArticleScouting report: Rockets vs. Lakers
Scouting report for Saturday night's game against the Lakers.
View ArticleRockets torch Lakers in first win of the season with a double-digit deficit
Fans chanted Kobe Bryant’s name and kept their cell phone cameras ready and focused as if the Pope and American Pharoah were coming down the stretch. Many wore their purple and gold, carried signs and...
View ArticleThe Sports Update: Rockets 126, Lakers 97
The Rockets beat the Lakers 126-97 to get back to a .500 record.
View ArticleRockets look to regroup as they head to West Coast
The Rockets’ blowout loss to the Cavaliers was a clear step backwards, but with the Rockets heading to a back-to-back against the Lakers and Clippers in Staples Center, they said they won’t view it as...
View ArticlePat Beverley, Dwight Howard listed as questionable for game against Lakers
Rockets guard Pat Beverley was listed as questionable to play against the Lakers with a sprained left ankle, but did not seem concerned it was a significant problem.
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