Harden Loses Ball At End Of Rockets' 99-98 Loss To Warriors [VIDEO]
The Houston Rockets couldn't have scripted it any better.
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The Houston Rockets couldn't have scripted it any better.
But without role players like Josh Smith, Corey Brewer and even 38-year-old Pablo Prigioni, who spent most of his career overseas, the Rockets probably wouldn't be in the Western Conference finals for the first time since 1997.
Down 3-1 in the series and on the brink of elimination, the Houston Rockets reeled off three straight wins to complete an improbable comeback over the Los Angeles Clippers and return to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 1997.
With a 19-point lead in the second half, the Los Angeles Clippers were cruising toward clinching the franchise's first Western Conference finals berth.
James Harden received an IV Tuesday afternoon, his answers to postgame questions were peppered with coughs and he sniffled repeatedly between queries.
Stuck on the bench with four fouls for most of the third quarter, James Harden knew he would have to make up for lost time when he got back on the floor.
The Los Angeles Clippers knew no one player could make up for Chris Paul's absence.
James Harden has been putting up MVP-caliber numbers all season for the Houston Rockets.
James Harden focused on getting his teammates involved until he got himself going.
Once the interview was concluded Howard did a very odd gesture and grabbed his teammate Isaiah Canaan's crotch.
"All these guys who run these organizations who talk about analytics, they have one thing in common -- they're a bunch of guys who have never played the game, and they never got the girls in high school, and they just want to get in the game."
D.J. Augustin and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope both scored 28 points as the Detroit Pistons held off former teammate Josh Smith and the Houston Rockets 114-101 on Saturday night.
Kevin Garnett has been ejected from Brooklyn's game against Houston after head-butting Dwight Howard and throwing the ball at him.
76ers rookie Nerlens Noel, who would have been a rookie last year if it wasn't for his brutal knee injury, decided to show the league he is a force to reckon with around the rim.
Here's a quick and easy guide to Houston, the nation's fourth largest city and the largest city in Texas.
Houston's attempts at landing a third offensive threat this NBA offseason finally paid off in the return of forward Trevor Ariza.
Fights at sporting events are awesome. Female fights at a sporting event are pretty much about as good as it gets.
Philadelphia coach Brett Brown was grasping for positives after his team tied an NBA record for futility by dropping its 26th straight game on Thursday night.
Rodney Stuckey had 23 points on 10 of 17 shooting off the bench, and Josh Smith added 21 points for the Pistons, who dropped their fourth straight and seventh in eight games.
When "Clutch the Bear" is in a room...be afraid, be VERY afraid.
Dwight Howard had 35 points and 19 rebounds, leading the short-handed Houston Rockets to a 114-97 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night.
Emboldened by their pursuit of free agent Dwight Howard, the Rockets have called several teams and made Omer Asik and Jeremy Lin available in potential trades, league sources told CBSSports.com.
