Dwight Howard update: Warriors pitch includes workout with Stephen Curry
The Warriors are considered to be a long-shot in the competition to sign Dwight Howard, if for no other reason than the complicated sign-and-trade scenarios that Golden State would have to go through...
View ArticleDwight Howard tweets he’s going to … China
Dwight Howard tweeted for the first time since congratulating the Heat for their win over the Spurs on June 20. But other than promoting an upcoming trip to China with NBA, it didn’t give any...
View ArticleBig Bang Friday: Waiting on Dwight Howard, hearing from Jim Parsons
More Dwight Howard coverage It’s Friday, a day many had speculated that free-agent center Dwight Howard would make his decision. Stay with the Lakers? Head to Houston where Rockets GM Daryl Morey has...
View ArticleWarriors land a big one: Andre Iguodala
The Warriors have made a big free agent move, although it’s not Dwight Howard. Golden State has agreed to a four-year, $48-million deal with Andre Iguodala, Yahoo! Sports Adrian Wojnarowski is...
View ArticleMavericks out of Howard sweepstakes
The Dwight Howard chase took another turn on Friday with the report from espn.com that the Mavericks are out. “We gave it a shot and it didn’t work out,” Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said via e-mail to...
View ArticleJason Terry: Atlanta ranks at top of NBA with Golden State
Rockets guard Jason Terry knows the Warriors are one of the league’s top teams. He just isn’t sure they are the absolute best. “I think Atlanta would have something to say about that,” Terry said....
View ArticleJames Harden mellows ‘ain’t that good’ stance on Warriors
Though Warriors players made a great deal of a video of James Harden’s comments in a pregame huddle last week when he said to teammates “they ain’t that good” before the Rockets took the court, Harden...
View ArticleJosh Smith isn’t ready for time with Rockets to end
Josh Smith didn’t want to make it more complicated than it was. After all the pep talks, all the scouting reports, all the video, he just wanted another chance to play and another chance to do whatever...
View ArticlePat Beverley’s absence shows his value to Rockets
The pain that began that night in Pat Beverley’s left forearm never ceased, but it has changed. The injury itself no longer agonizes, but Beverley has ached every night as the Rockets play without him,...
View ArticleRockets 128, Warriors 115: Five things we learned
Rockets 128, Warriors 115: The Rockets could not explain why they so often need the situation to be so dire for them to be their best, but that has become their way. There was a lesson to be taken,...
View ArticleDwight Howard could be suspended one game if flagrant foul is upgraded
A day after Rockets center Dwight Howard hit the Warriors’ Andrew Bogut and was hit with a flagrant foul, category-1 on the play, the Rockets waited to learn if the hits would keep coming. The NBA...
View ArticleSteve Kerr comfortable with letting Steph Curry back in game
Warriors coach Steve Kerr said he felt comfortable playing Steph Curry in the second half off Game 4 on Monday night after the guard had a scary fall early in the game. On Tuesday morning, Kerr said he...
View ArticleDwight Howard cleared to play in Game 5; category-1 flagrant foul vs. Bogut...
By Jonathan Feigen and Jenny Dial Creech Rockets center Dwight Howard was cleared to play in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals after the NBA ruled that his flagrant foul in Game 3 would not be...
View ArticleRockets ready to ‘come out swinging’ for Game 5
SAN FRANCISCO – Heading into tonight’s Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals against the Warriors, the Rockets are confident that they can extend the series and take it back to Houston. There’s no...
View ArticleSteph Curry may be bruised but won’t change style for Game 5
OAKLAND — Steph Curry said he had a bruise on the entire right side of his body as a reminder of his fall in Game 4. Curry, who returned in Game 4 after suffering a “head contusion” when he fell hard,...
View ArticleTerrence Jones puts new role in perspective
SAN FRANCISCO – On Wednesday morning, Terrence Jones put up shot after shot in the gym at the Olympic Club in downtown San Francisco. He worked on layups, free throws and midrange jumpers while he...
View ArticleWarriors 104, Rockets 90: Five things we learned from Game 5
Warriors 104, Rockets 90 The Rockets so often could go only as far as James Harden could take them, and in the end, he could take them no further than their Game 4 win when he had his best game of the...
View ArticleDwight Howard happy to be able to play vs. Warriors
Rockets center Dwight Howard is ready for tonight’s game against the Warriors, who knocked them out of the Western Conference finals last season. Howard missed the first game of the season, a 105-85...
View ArticleTy Lawson has his own playoff score to settle with Warriors
It doesn’t matter that Rockets guard Ty Lawson wasn’t on the team when it lost to Golden State in the Western Conference finals last season. He knows the feeling. The last time Lawson played in the...
View ArticleWarriors starting on road to repeat
When the Rockets hosted Golden State on Friday night, the Warriors looked a lot like they have the last several times the two team have met. With the 112-92 win, the Warriors improved to 1-9 over the...
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