January 28th, 2010 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in All the quality teams in the NBA find ways to win games when their marquee player is out for whatever reason. The Denver Nuggets are no different in that respect. The Nuggets, prior to their game Wednesday night against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center, had to survive without the services of Carmelo Anthony, who’s [...]
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Melo-less Nuggets Extend Win Streak To Eight, Beat Rockets 97-92
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Suns Rally From Double-Digit Deficit, Burn Rockets 118-110
Wednesday night’s game between the Houston Rockets and Phoenix Suns had to be arguably the best game of the night during a heavy NBA schedule. While rallying from double-digit leads is nearly commonplace during the season, it is rare that two players on the losing team have career nights. Despite career highs in scoring from [...]
Melo Helps Nuggets Beat Rockets 111-101, Billups Hurt
The Denver Nuggets, despite their 19-7 record prior to hosting the Houston Rockets, as of late seem to be relying a bit too much on Carmelo Anthony’s offense to realize success; they had to lean on him a bit more as they lost Chauncey Billups to a groin injury during the second half. For at [...]
Brooks Free Throws Help Rockets Edge Warriors 111-109
Thursday’s game between the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors could best be compared to a roller coaster ride as there were lots of ups and downs for both teams throughout the 48 minutes; Aaron Brooks put the matter to rest as he converted a pair of free throws with 2.1 seconds left, allowing Houston to [...]
Scola, Late Defense Helps Rockets Crown Kings 113-106
The Houston Rockets, thanks to injuries to star players Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, have to find their offense wherever they can. Saturday night’s game against the Sacramento Kings at Toyota Center would be no different in that respect. In a game that was relatively close for 36 minutes or so, it would take some [...]
Kings Win 4th Straight, Defuse Rockets 109-100
An interesting team the Sacramento Kings is. They’re relatively young, rather green and have a new coach in Paul Westphal. Yet here they are, prior to their game against the Houston Rockets on Friday night, right at the .500 mark. Rather heady territory for a team with low expectations. One of the reasons for their [...]
Ariza Rockets To Houston Via Free Agency
The Cavaliers have once again lost out on a free agent they were taking a hard look at, as the LA Times among other sources report that Lakers free agent Trevor Ariza has made a verbal commitment with the Houston Rockets. It’s an interesting twist, as the Rockets lost Ron Artest (another player the Cavaliers [...]
The Good, Bad And Ugly
I will admit, the season is what? One week old (give or take a day)? Yet even after that length of time, there is a window pane to glance out of in reference to how some players are doing. Some are doing real well and some…let’s just say that they’re stinking up the arena which [...]