Police say Houston Rockets forward Terrence Jones has been arrested in Portland, Ore., and accused of stomping on a homeless man’s leg. …read more
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Cops: Rockets' Jones injured homeless man
By Associated Press Police say Houston Rockets forward Terrence Jones has been arrested in Portland, Ore., and accused of stomping on a homeless man’s leg. …read more
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Howard's move still puzzles Lakers' D'Antoni
By Dave McMenamin It’s been nearly a month since Dwight Howard spurned the Los Angeles Lakers for the Houston Rockets and Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni is still puzzled by the center’s decision. …read more
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Mavs hire Colombian native as new GM
The Dallas Mavericks have hired Houston Rockets executive Gersson Rosas as general manager, filling a spot that technically had been vacant since Don Nelson left the franchise eight years ago. …read more
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Rockets GM: No more major moves needed
By ESPN.com news services Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey says there’s one reason he’ll be keeping the core of the team intact despite adding a new centerpiece in Dwight Howard.
According to Morey, it’s what the new franchise cornerstones want. …read more
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76ers acquire troubled White from Rockets
By Associated Press The Philadelphia 76ers have acquired the rights to Royce White and Furkan Aldemir from the Houston Rockets for future draft considerations. …read more
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Rockets deal forward White to Sixers
The Philadelphia 76ers have acquired the rights to Royce White and Furkan Aldemir from the Houston Rockets for future draft considerations. …read more
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Source: Asik doesn't want to play with Howard
By Brian Windhorst Omer Asik, the Houston Rockets resident starting center, may want out with Dwight Howard reportedly choosing to join the team in free agency. …read more
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Lakers’ Gasol (knees) out Tuesday vs. Rockets
Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol will not play Tuesday against the Houston Rockets because of tendinitis in both knees.
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Durant enjoying increased ball-handling duties
Kevin Durant felt strange playing without injured All-Star Russell Westbrook for the first time in Game 3 against the Houston Rockets.
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Notebook: Thunder 104, Rockets 101
THE FACTS: The Oklahoma City Thunder took a rollercoaster ride to victory in their first game without All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook. The Thunder squandered a 26-point second-quarter lead before Kevin Durant received a friendly bounce on a critical 3-point attempt in the final minute of regulation to help lift Oklahoma City to a 104-101 win over the Houston Rockets in Game 3 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series Saturday at Toyota Center.
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Lin (bruised chest muscle) starts Game 3
By ESPN.com news services Houston Rockets point guard Jeremy Lin started in Game 3 against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night.
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OKC ball boy probed for Beverley death threats
By Associated Press Police are investigating after a ball boy for the Oklahoma City Thunder tweeted death threats to Houston Rockets guard Patrick Beverley.
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Police investigate threat against Rockets' Beverley
Police are investigating after a ball boy for the Oklahoma City Thunder tweeted death threats to Houston Rockets guard Patrick Beverley.
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Lin (bruised chest muscle) to play Game 3
By ESPN.com news services Houston Rockets point guard Jeremy Lin will play in Game 3 against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night.
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Notebook: Thunder 120, Rockets 91
THE FACTS: The Oklahoma City Thunder took a little while to get rolling but once they got going the Houston Rockets could not get out of the way of an avalanche and were buried 120-91 in Game 1 of their first round Western Conference playoff series.
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Thunder Rout Rockets 120-91 In Game 1 Of Playoff Series
By The Huffington Post News Editors
OKLAHOMA CITY — As awkward as he felt going up against his former teammate, Kevin Durant didn’t have a problem quite literally standing in James Harden‘s way in the NBA playoffs.
Durant scored 24 points and drew a rare offensive charging foul, and the Oklahoma City Thunder routed Harden and the Houston Rockets 120-91 on Sunday night in Game 1 of their playoff series.
From: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/22/thunder-rockets-120-91-game-1-nba-playoffs_n_3129624.html
Top seed Thunder throttle Rockets in opener
By Associated Press Kevin Durant scored 24 points, Russell Westbrook made a run at a triple-double in three quarters and the Oklahoma City Thunder routed ex-teammate James Harden and the Houston Rockets 120-91 on Sunday night in Game 1 of their playoff series.
D'Antoni will remain Lakers coach, GM says
By Ramona Shelburne After the Los Angeles Lakers rallied to beat the Houston Rockets 99-95 in overtime to clinch the seventh seed in the Western Conference playoffs, Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak confirmed that head coach Mike D’Antoni will return next season.
Lakers nip Rockets in battle for West 7-seed
By Associated Press Steve Blake scored 24 points, Pau Gasol added his seventh career triple-double, and the Los Angeles Lakers secured the seventh playoff seed in the Western Conference with a 99-95 overtime victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.