April 3rd, 2011 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in As long as San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan has been in the National Basketball Association (14 years), he has not been through a losing streak like the one that his team has experienced; the Spurs, prior to their game against the Phoenix Suns Sunday, were going through a season-worst five-game skid. Naturally, the Spurs wanted [...]
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Spurs End 6-Game Skid, Cool Off Suns 114-97
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Magic Eclipse Suns 111-88, Howard Reaches Milestone
December 18, 2010. That was the date that saw the Phoenix Suns and Orlando Magic consummate a trade which sent Jason Richardson, Hedo Turkoglu and Earl Clark from the Suns to the Magic for Vince Carter, Mickael Pietrus and Marcin Gortat. It just so happened that Sunday, March 12, 2011 was a date these two [...]
Thunder Snaps Houston Jinx, Beat Rockets 118-112
As good as the Oklahoma City Thunder is, there was a time when they were owned by the Houston Rockets. Prior to the Rockets hosting the Thunder Wednesday night, Houston had defeated Oklahoma City in 11 consecutive games at The Toyota Center. The game at the Houston venue had all the makings of loss #12 as [...]
Reckless Rockets Tower Over Timberwolves, Dominate In 120-94 Performance
Yao, Rockets Aggressive Play Was Rewarded In The Form Of 47 Free Throw Attempts The Elias Sports Bureau: The Timberwolves have been outscored by 130 points during their 5-game losing streak. That is the worst negative point differential any NBA team has had over a 5-game stretch since the 76ers were outscored by 155 points [...]
Sensational Spurs Prevail, Trump Reeling Rockets In Overtime, 124-121
DeJuan Blair Dunking Home Two Of His Team’s 42 Points In The Paint “I don’t know if it’s right or not.” Rockets coach Rick Adelman, on saving Yao for the second night of a back-to-back against the Timberwolves on Sunday Misery loves company. Right now, the only thing accompanying the Rockets is more of their [...]
The five most puzzling questions concerning the Houston Rockets
Can Brooks keep up with the elite PG’s in the NBA like the Spurs Tony Parker? Can Martin hang with the top shooting guards in the Association like San Antonio’s Manu Ginboli “I think the West is as good as it’s ever been. Our goal is to make the playoffs. I don’t think it’s gotten any [...]
Gasol Helps Lakers Soar Past Undermanned Rockets 109-101
While it appears that the Los Angeles Lakers will maintain the #1 seed in the Western Conference chase, they had to get over their loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder Friday night. To do that, they had to defeat a Houston Rockets team that was minus Kevin Martin and Shane Battier. Mission was accomplished as [...]
Brooks’ Late Jumper Caps Rockets Rally, Edges Nuggets 125-123
The Houston Rockets are hanging on for dear life, in terms of grabbing a playoff berth. Because of their precarious position, they obviously need to win the majority of their games just to go to the next level. Their opponent on Monday night, the Denver Nuggets, are trying to keep their spot at the top [...]
