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Steve Nash, Brooklyn Nets excited to have James Harden. But how long will honeymoon last?

January 16, 2021 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

James Harden finally got his wish. He got traded to his preferred destination. For weeks the Houston Rockets tried to make the Harden marriage work, but in the end they had to cut the cord. The Rockets sent their superstar shooting guard to the Brooklyn Nets, joining his good friend and former teammate Kevin Durant … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, NBA Tagged: Brooklyn Nets, Houston Rockets, James Harden, Steve Nash

Mike D’Antoni’s microball experiment in Houston fails after second-round playoff exit

September 15, 2020 by Joel Huerto 1 Comment

The Houston Rockets were eliminated from the NBA playoff bubble, and it is safe to say the microball experiment was an epic failure. The Los Angeles Lakers, a team loaded with length and size, bounced the undersized Rockets in the Western Conference semifinals. The five-game series revealed what most basketball pundits wondered out loud. Could … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, NBA Tagged: Anthony Davis, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Mike D'Antoni, PJ Tucker

2017-18 NBA Western Conference predictions: Warriors are too good to fail

October 10, 2017 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

The 2017-18 NBA season can’t arrive soon enough, especially after a super-busy offseason that saw Kyrie Irving traded to Boston, Paul George and Carmelo Anthony joining forces with Russell Westbrook in Oklahoma City, and Chris Paul teaming up with James Harden in Houston. All the wheeling and dealing and activity by many teams are meant … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, NBA Tagged: Golden State, Houston Rockets, NBA Western Conference, Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs, Warriors

James Harden’s MVP-type season must be crushing OKC

January 28, 2015 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Back in 2012 the great Bill Simmons wrote a great piece on Grantland that rips Oklahoma City management for breaking up a three-headed monster in James Harden, Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant. The last line of Simmons’ article read: Oklahoma City will rue the day it traded James Harden. Fast forward to 2015. The Thunder … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, NBA Tagged: Dion Waiters, Houston Rockets, James Harden, Oklahoma City Thunder

NBA Southwest Division Preview

October 19, 2013 by Joel Huerto 1 Comment

The Spurs made it to the NBA Finals and had the Miami Heat on the ropes, but were unable to prevent LeBron James and Co. from winning their second straight title. This year, San Antonio should still be the class of the Southwest Division, but the gap is narrowing. The rest of the division is … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, San Antonio Spurs

VIDEO: Harden toys with Ibaka, lights up OKC

February 21, 2013 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

For those who still think that James Harden is not a superstar, you need to watch the Feb. 20 game between the Rockets and Thunder very closely because we just witnessed one of the best individual performances in the NBA this season. It was a game that makes second-guess the Thunder’s decision to trade the … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Houston Rockets, James Harden, Oklahoma City Thunder, Serge Ibaka

Lin lights up Knicks in return to New York

December 17, 2012 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Jeremy Lin has a lot of fond memories at New York’s Madison Square Time. It was in New York where “Linsanity” was born and Lin became the biggest story of the strike-shortened 2011-12 season. Lin parlayed his overnight success into a three-year, $25-million contract with the Houston Rockets. The Knicks didn’t feel like Lin deserved … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Houston Rockets, Jeremy Lin, New York Knicks

Rockets holding it down for grieving McHale

December 4, 2012 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

The Houston Rockets stunned the L.A. Lakers on Tuesday night, 107-105, to claim their most impressive win of the young season. The Rockets have been on an incredible roller-coaster ride ever since head coach Kevin McHale took a leave of absence because of a death in the family. Despite not having their leader, the Rockets … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Houston Rockets, James Harden, Kevin McHale, Omer Asik

Harden shows why he’s worth $80 million

November 1, 2012 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

It didn’t take long for James Harden to reward his new NBA team for signing him to the most lucrative contract of his young NBA career. Just hours after he agreed to a five-year, $80-million maximum contract with the Houston Rockets, Harden went out and absolutely dominated the Detroit Pistons. Despite having little practice and … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, James Harden

San Antonio still team to beat in Southwest

October 29, 2012 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

The Southwest Division is one of the tougher divisions in the NBA and it is still led by the San Antonio Spurs, who may be getting older, but that is just a different word for experienced. 1-SAN ANTONIO SPURS — They didn’t go out and sign any flashy free agents, but that isn’t the Spurs … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Hornets, San Antonio Spurs, Tim Duncan
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