Houston's Harden Named NBA MVP Over James & Davis
Rockets star James Harden was named the NBA's MVP after being runner-up twice, beating out LeBron James and Anthony Davis at the NBA Awards on Monday night.
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Rockets star James Harden was named the NBA's MVP after being runner-up twice, beating out LeBron James and Anthony Davis at the NBA Awards on Monday night.
The Rockets were up by 14 points in the second quarter against the Warriors when they started missing from 3-point range. They shot themselves to the end of a solid season.
Without their star point guard, Chris Paul, the Rockets couldn't push through a cold streak that left them trailing the Warriors in game 7.
The Warriors shook off a terrible first half in Game 7 on Monday to rally for a 101-92 win that made them the fifth team in NBA history to advance to the finals in four straight seasons.
The Rockets on Monday will again try to punch their ticket to NBA Finals for the first time since winning back-to-back titles in 1994-95. But they'll have to stop the Warriors in Game 7.
Golden State rallied from an early 17-point deficit to stave off elimination with a 115-86 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday night to force a deciding Game 7.
The Houston Rockets will be without star guard Chris Paul for Game 6 because of a strained hamstring, a huge blow for a team trying to close out the Golden State Warriors.
When the Houston Rockets suit up for Thursday night's Western Conference finals game, they'll carry onto the court a remembrance of the 10 people who lost their lives in last week's Texas school shooting.
The Rockets, playing a dominant Warriors team in maybe the NBA's most hostile environment, evened the series at two games each.
The Rockets also will honor first responders on the court. Proceeds from Thursday night's charity raffle will go to the Santa Fe Strong Memorial Fund.
Houston handled the defending champion Warriors in their home arena, getting 30 points from James Harden to even the series at two games apiece with a 95-92 win on Tuesday night.
The big question heading into Game 4 between the Rockets and the Warriors on Tuesday night is which team has the edge if both are clicking.
The Golden State Warriors made a second-half statement to beat the Rockets 126-85 on Sunday night for a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.
On and off the court, Houston Rockets player P.J. Tucker defies the norm. He's spent years curating a wardrobe that has helped his style ascend to the upper echelons of fashion.
The Rockets were the best team in the NBA during the regular season and they played like it Wednesday night, routing the Warriors by a score of 127-105 to even the West finals at one game each.
James Harden, LeBron James and Anthony Davis are the finalists for the NBA's MVP award. The three finalists were announced on Wednesday. The winners will be announced on June 25.
The two biggest moves of the 2017 NBA offseason helped set the stage for this year's Eastern and Western Conference Finals match-ups.
The Rockets have plenty of things to fix after squandering their home-court advantage. Some sound like the Rockets will have to play almost perfect beat the Warriors.
Kevin Durant scored 37 points on Monday night to lead the Warriors to a 119-106 win in the long-awaited showdown with the Rockets in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.
The three most important Rockets -- James Harden, Chris Paul, and Mike D'Antoni -- need to prove they're more than playoff poseurs.
The franchise with the most titles. The best player of this generation. The reigning champions. The probable MVP. The NBA has its Final Four. It certainly does not disappoint.
Chris Paul's jaw-dropping display of basketball genius Tuesday night helped put the Rockets in the Conference Finals. But he's not done.
Chris Paul had a dominant performance on Tuesday, including a playoff career-high 41 points, as the Rockets got a 112-102 victory in Game 5 that eliminated the Jazz from the NBA Playoffs.
Chris Paul had 27 points and 12 rebounds while James Harden scored 24 points to power the Houston Rockets to a 100-87 win over the Utah Jazz.
James Harden scored 41 points and the Houston Rockets raced out to a huge lead and sailed to a 110-96 win over the Utah Jazz in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals on Sunday.
