Rockets star James Harden opts out of FIBA Basketball World Cup
Houston Rockets star James Harden is opting out of the FIBA Basketball World Cup in China, the Houston Chronicle reported on Friday. Harden, speaking at a charity event, told the newspaper he wants to spend the rest of the NBA offseason preparing to play with ...
James Harden's 57 points not enough for Rockets in last-second defeat to Grizzlies
James Harden did everything he could to bring the Houston Rockets back from a big deficit in the fourth quarter. He got them to overtime, but his 57 points weren't enough. All because of a last-second free throw. Mike Conley scored 35 points and Jonas Valanciunas ...
Rockets, Raptors set for two games in Japan
Well, it's only preseason contests this time, but Japan will host NBA games for the first time in 16 years when the Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors face each other, the league announced at a Tokyo news conference on Tuesday. The teams will compete on ...
James Harden and the Houston Rockets are at their best when they are knocking down 3-pointers, getting points in the paint and racking up points to the foul line. They did all three against the Boston Celtics and it added up to a mostly easy ...
After scoring 58 points, James Harden pointed to the Houston Rockets' defense and team effort. Harden also had 10 assists and seven rebounds and the Rockets overcame a 21-point third-quarter deficit to beat the Miami Heat 121-118 on Thursday night. He fell three points short of ...
Rockets' James Harden scores franchise-record 61 points in victory over Knicks
Houston superstar James Harden continued his historic streak Wednesday night by scoring a career-high and franchise-record 61 points, but it was Eric Gordon who drained the biggest shot, a 3-pointer with nine seconds left, that gave the Rockets the lead for good in a ...
Rockets' James Harden rebounds from woeful shooting game, drops 57 on Grizzlies in rout
After scoring a season-high 57 points in Houston's win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night, James Harden was asked how he was able to put Sunday's loss to Orlando, when he went 1-for-17 from 3-point range, behind him so quickly. "I went 1-for 17? ...
LeBron James' home debut with the Los Angeles Lakers ended on a sour note Saturday as the Houston Rockets seized control late for a 124-115 win in a physical contest at Staples Center. James finished with 24 points and five assists but the Lakers couldn't ...
Third time was the charm for James Harden. The Houston Rockets star was voted the NBA's Most Valuable Player after twice being runner-up, beating out four-time winner LeBron James and Anthony Davis of the Pelicans at the NBA Awards on Monday night. Harden joined Michael Jordan ...
Klay Thompson catches fire to lead Warriors past Rockets in Game 6
An awful start followed by three quarters of utter dominance, spot-on shot-making and beautiful defense — even against one of the game's greatest and hardest to stop in James Harden. That's the way it's been for these up-and-down, uber-talented Warriors, who leave even their ...
Utah had a four-point lead in the fourth quarter on Wednesday night when Donovan Mitchell missed a jumper and sailed above three Houston Rockets to grab the rebound and finish with a nifty one-handed slam. He did it right near the Jazz bench and his ...
James Harden had just scored a career-high 56 points when he was asked if he knew he had fallen one point shy of the Houston Rockets' record. Harden shrugged and replied, "We won, right?" And they did it with Harden only playing 35 minutes in a ...
