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By Tennie Sumague EBC New York Bureau BOSTON (Eagle News) — In the eyes of Boston Celtics fans and to all NBA fans worldwide, Kyrie Irving is the team’s Most Valuable Player, but in Thursday night’s game against the Houston Rockets, that honor belonged to teammates Al Horford and Marcus Smart. Horford scored the game’s winning basket with 3.7 seconds left as Smart’s defense overwhelmed James Harden in the final seconds to help […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Point guard Chris Paul’s return wasn’t enough to boost the Houston Rockets, who endured a fifth straight NBA defeat on Friday, 121-103 to the Washington Wizards. Otto Porter scored 26 points and Bradley Beal added 21 for the Wizards, who seized the early advantage and were never seriously threatened. Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter for the Wizards, who led by nine going […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Houston Rockets guard Chris Paul will miss Friday’s scheduled NBA game against his former club, the Los Angeles Clippers, due to a sore thigh, the NBA win-leading Rockets announced Thursday. Paul suffered the adductor muscle injury in the fourth quarter of a 122-116 home loss Wednesday to the Los Angeles Lakers, a defeat that snapped Houston’s 14-game win streak. It was the first loss in a Rockets’ uniform for […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Houston Rockets, fueled by 29 points from James Harden, posted their eighth straight NBA victory on Thursday, 112-101 over the Utah Jazz. Ryan Anderson scored 23 points and Chris Paul added 18 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds for Houston, the Western Conference leaders who have now won 14 of their last 15 games. The Jazz coughed up eight turnovers in the first half, leading to 13 points […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — James Harden finished one point shy of Houston’s franchise record, pouring in a career-high 56 points as the Rockets routed the Utah Jazz 137-110 on Sunday. Harden had 13 assists and made 19 of 25 shots from the field as he finished just off the team record of 57 set by Hall of Fame guard Calvin Murphy during the 1977-78 NBA season. The 28-year-old American missed his final four […]
BROOKLYN, NY – The Houston Rockets took advantage of the Brooklyn Nets’ non-existent defense behind Eric Gordon’s 24 points off the bench and James Harden’s 12th triple-double of the season as the Rockets rout the Nets 137-112 Sunday evening snapping their two-game losing streak. A sold out crowd of 17,732 were in attendance at the Barclay’s Center to watch the Nets lose their tenth straight game on Taiwanese Heritage Night, where the first 10,000 fans […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A 36-point display from James Harden and a towering defensive performance from Trevor Ariza helped Houston edge past Brooklyn 122-118 on Monday to hand the Rockets a seventh straight win. Harden contributed eight rebounds and 11 assists while Eric Gordon added 24 points off the bench as Houston improved to 18-7 at the Toyota Center. But while Harden finished as top-scorer, it was the eye-catching performance of Ariza that […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — James Harden showed his versatility by making a smooth transition from shooting to point guard with his second double-double in as many nights as the Houston Rockets beat the New York Knicks 118-99 on Wednesday. Filling in for Patrick Beverley, who is recovering from knee surgery, Harden was spectacular in his new role. He tallied 30 points and 15 assists to lead the Rockets at Madison Square Garden. Harden […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki and Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard will become NBA free agents on July 1 after opting out of contracts Tuesday. German star Nowitzki, who turned 38 on Sunday, had a $8.7 million offer for next season to stay with the Mavericks, with whom he won the NBA title in 2011. Howard informed the Rockets he will decline a $23.2 million player option. The 30-year-old […]
OAKLAND , United States (AFP) — The Golden State Warriors shrugged off the injury absence of Stephen Curry to crush the Houston Rockets 114-81 and book their place in the next round of the Western Conference playoffs on Wednesday. The Warriors season has been plunged into uncertainty after Curry suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament during Game Four against Houston on Sunday. However the reigning NBA champions dispelled the gloom with an emphatic rout of […]
MIAMI,United States (AFP) — James Harden drained the game winner on a turnaround jumper with two seconds left as the Houston Rockets clipped the Stephen Curry-less Golden State Warriors 97-96 in a first-round NBA playoff contest. Harden’s clutch basket Thursday allowed the Rockets to cut the Warriors series lead in the Western Conference tussle to two games to one. “The last shot was typical of what James does,” coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. “The move, we’ve […]
BEIJING, China (Reuters) – Yao Ming,Shaquille O’Neal and Allen Iverson headline the 2016 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class announced Monday (APRIL 4). Longtime Chicago Bulls owner and chairman Jerry Reinsdorf will be enshrined and posthumous inductees are NBA referee Darrell Garretson, John McLendon, the first African-American coach in professional basketball, and former stars Zelmo Beaty and Cumberland Posey. O’Neal was an unstoppable force as a 7-foot-1 dunking machine who was named a 15-time […]
