March 8th, 2011 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in The Houston Rockets, prior to their game against the Sacramento Kings Monday night from Power Balance Pavilion, were three games behind the Memphis Grizzlies for the #8 seed in the Western Conference playoff chase. That in and of itself tells you everything there is to know in terms of Houston’s sense of urgency to arrive at [...]
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Rockets Shoot 53 Percent, Blasts Kings 123-101
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Trade Rumors/Buzz Around The NBA
Here is the latest on possible trade scenarios around the NBA, courtesy of Adrian Wojnarowski and Marc J. Spears over at Yahoo! Sports: With Rudy Gay out for the next five weeks or so, the Memphis Grizzlies are in hot talks wth the Houston Rockets about the availability of Shane Battier, a former Grizzlies player. [...]
Bulls Courting Courtney … Lee
The Chicago Bulls, as good as their roster seems to be, are putting their fingers in the trade waters as they, as they have ben doing for awhile, are looking to acquire Courtney Lee from the Houston Rockets, according to sorces; Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports first reported the trade rumor. Chicago is offering a first-round [...]
Rockets Bench Looms Large In 121-102 Pasting Of Nuggets
The Houston Rockets, whether they admit it publicly or not, are in desperation mode as they were six games behind the Denver Nuggets for the #8 seed in the Western Conference playoff chase as of Monday morning. Coincidentally or not, these same Nuggets were the opposition of the Rockets on Monday night at Toyota Center. The way [...]
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 [...]
Suns Win Ninth Straight, Burn Nets 116-105
With the possibility of having the NBA’s worst record erased from their memories, the New Jersey Nets had the dubious responsibility of hosting the Phoenix Suns and hoping to defeat them. Because this is the Nets, I think we know what the end result here is going to be. Nonetheless, Steve Nash and Jason Richardson [...]
Nets News And Notes
Both good and bad news came from the New Jersey Nets’ practice on Monday, according to Andy McCullough of the Newark Star-Ledger; I’ll start with the bad first. During Monday’s team practice, center Brook Lopez sprained his right ankle while contesting a shot; he spent the rest of the practice getting treatment as X-rays were [...]
Let’s Play Make A Deal!
Battier Would Be An Ideal Back-up For Pierce, Replacement for Daniels Win-Win Trades Happen In The NBA: Allowing Role Playing Veterans To Pursue Titles On Contending Clubs That Need To Reload For The Playoffs, While Helping Non-Playoff Teams Rebuild Through Young Talent And Stockpile Their Roster Via Future Draft Picks Shane Battier traded from Houston [...]