
Thunder beat Rockets 103-94 to advance
The Oklahoma City Thunder were unhappy about coming back to Houston for Game 6. They left town in a much better mood. Kevin Durant scored 27 points ...

Durant, Thunder struggling to close out Rockets
Without All-Star Russell Westbrook running the point, Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder are struggling to close out the Houston Rockets.

Harden powers past illness, lifts Rockets 107-100
James Harden lacked the energy to get through a morning shoot-around. Then he found the strength to fill the Houston Rockets with life in a playoff ...

Rockets heat up from 3, force Game 5 vs. Thunder
The Houston Rockets are heating up from 3-point range, just in time to avoid playoff elimination and create some drama in their first-round series ...

Rockets extend series with Game 4 win over Thunder
The Houston Rockets know the odds are stacked against them in their playoff series with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Still, they believe momentum is on ...

Rockets survive with 105-103 win over OKC
The Houston Rockets finally found a way to close out a game in their playoff series with the Oklahoma City Thunder. And it allowed them to escape ...

Thunder take 3-0 series lead with 104-101 win
Kevin Durant was in uncharted territory on Saturday night, playing in his first game without friend and teammate Russell Westbrook. Durant knew it ...

Rockets' Lin day to day for Game 3 vs Thunder
Houston point guard Jeremy Lin is listed as day to day with a bruised right chest muscle he sustained in a Game 2 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Rockets up intensity, but lose 105-102 to Thunder
Russell Westbrook slammed his hand on the scorer's table in anger. He had been slowing down to call a timeout when rookie Patrick Beverley came ...

Thunder respond to Houston rally, win 105-102
Russell Westbrook relishes the moments when an opponent challenges him and his Oklahoma City Thunder teammates and it becomes time to respond.

Lin draws tough playoff debut against Westbrook
Jeremy Lin's introduction to the playoffs couldn't be a much tougher one. After sparking the Linsanity craze last season while going from sleeping on ...

Thunder blast Rockets 120-91 in Game 1
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 ...

Lakers hold off Rockets, take West's 7th seed
Dwight Howard had a simple message for the Lakers after Chandler Parsons' 34-foot, line-drive 3-pointer at the regulation buzzer added five more ...

Harvard's 1st NCAA win brings 'unexpected pride'
Michael Lesley crisscrossed Harvard Yard, looking up from his copy of David Hume's "The Natural History of Religion" only to avoid the tourists that ...
Rockets make 6-player trade with Kings
The Houston Rockets acquired No. 5 pick Thomas Robinson and forwards Francisco Garcia and Tyler Honeycutt from Sacramento on Wednesday for forward ...

Harden scores 46, Rockets rally past Thunder
James Harden finally beat his former team on Wednesday night. It took the best game of his career to get it done. Harden scored a career-high 46 ...

Ross beats Evans in dunk contest
Terrence Ross had to settle his nerves at the start of the All-Star dunk contest. By the end, he was calming down a ball boy he needed as a prop for ...

Portland's Lillard wins Skills competition
Portland rookie Damian Lillard beat Philadelphia guard Jrue Holiday in the final round to win the Skills Competition during All-Star Saturday night.

Yao talks animal rights at zoo visit
Yao Ming fed a giraffe, petted a rhino and watched an elephant do a headstand during a visit to the Houston Zoo on Thursday. The former Houston ...

Clippers beat Rockets 106-96 for 3rd straight win
Caron Butler scored 17 of his 19 points in the opening quarter when the Clippers shot 77 percent and Los Angeles led all the way in beating the ...

While James sizzles Wade generates Heat
Dwyane Wade got the ball on the left wing, darted toward the basket, leaped to avoid Dwight Howard and dunked from the right side of the rim. A year ...

Rockets tie NBA record for 3s against Warriors
The Houston fans knew the Rockets were on the verge of history against Golden State on Tuesday night, needing one more 3-pointer to set an NBA record.

Harden gets triple-double as Rockets beat Bobcats
James Harden never had a game like this, and he never saw a player hurt the way Charlotte's Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was on Saturday night. Harden had ...

Rockets hand Jazz worst home loss, 125-80
The Houston Rockets had plenty of trouble getting to Salt Lake City as a blizzard left them grounded for a while in western Colorado. Once they ...

Rockets return home after rugged road swing
It's been an ugly new year so far for the Houston Rockets. They snapped a seven-game losing streak with an ugly win in Charlotte on Monday and were ...