Rockets Depth Proves Important In Playoffs
Without players like Josh Smith, Corey Brewer and Pablo Prigioni, the Rockets probably wouldn't be in the Western Conference finals for the first time since 1997.
Watch CBS News
Without players like Josh Smith, Corey Brewer and Pablo Prigioni, 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 Rockets reeled off three straight wins to complete an improbable comeback over the Clippers on Sunday.
With a 19-point lead in the second half, the Clippers were cruising toward clinching the franchise's first Western Conference finals berth. But the Rockets would not be denied.
James Harden had 26 points, Dwight Howard added 20 points, and the Rockets bounced back from two lopsided losses with a 124-103 win over the Clippers on Tuesday night.
Clippers center DeAndre Jordan set an NBA record by taking 28 free throws in the first half of Sunday's Game 4 against Houston.
DeAndre Jordan scored 26 points, and the Clippers won 128-95 on Sunday night to take a 3-1 series lead over Houston.
James Harden scored 16 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter to lift the Rockets to a 115-109 victory over the Clippers on Wednesday night that evened their series 1-1.
Blake Griffin had his second straight triple-double to lift the Clippers to a 117-101 victory over the Rockets on Monday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.
After an inspired performance at home in Game 4, the Mavericks lose to the Rockets 103-94 in Houston.
The Dallas Mavericks proved too proud to suffer a four-game sweep against one of their in-state rivals, though a cold shooting night from the Houston Rockets certainly helped.
As usual, Dirk Nowitzki stayed on the practice court long after the rest of the Dallas players, shooting jumper after jumper on a day between first-round playoff games against Houston. Never mind that the Mavericks trailed 3-0 in the series.
Center Tyson Chandler will not be suspended for Tuesday's Game 5 of his Mavs vs.Rockets series in Houston.
Monta Ellis scored 31 points, J.J. Barea had 17 points and 13 assists and the Mavericks avoided elimination with a 121-109 victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night.
Dwight Howard had little problem dominating Dallas on Friday night in Game 3. Mavericks' head coach Rick Carlisle has a problem with how he did it.
James Harden led the Houston Rockets with 42 points as Houston escaped Dallas with a 130-128 win at the American Airlines Center on Friday night.
Point guard Rajon Rondo has played his last game with the Dallas Mavericks -- at least according to head coach Rick Carlisle.
The opening round of the NBA Playoffs has not been kind to the Dallas Mavericks. Here are five statistics that tell the story of Mavericks vs Rockets.
Rajon Rondo of Dallas got into foul trouble early, and didn't play after picking up his fourth with more than 11 minutes left in the third quarter. He finished with just four points.
It was two completely different sides of the coin Tuesday night as the Dallas Mavericks lost to the Houston Rockets 111-99.
The NBA Playoffs arrive in Dallas on Friday with the tip coming at an earlier than usual 6 p.m. Need to leave work early? Mark Cuban officially gives you permission to do so.
Seven Rockets scored in double figures in a 118-108 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of their Western Conference series.
Our "friends" in Houston at SportsRadio 610 joined Shan & RJ Friday morning to talk Mavs-Rockets ahead of Saturday's opening round game.
You would expect there to be a huge divide between the No. 2 and No. 7 seeds in the NBA playoffs. But in the wildly competitive Western Conference, that's simply not true.
Dallas won its 50th game on Wednesday night for the first time since their title season of 2011. Their reward? The 7-seed and a first round matchup with the in-state Houston Rockets.
