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Video: Rockets’ James Harden hits game-winner to beat Spurs
By Ben Golliver The Rockets moved five games clear of the No. 9 seed in the Western Conference playoff race on Sunday and they have James Harden to thank for it. Houston’s All-Star guard hit a...
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Rockets’ Royce White to rejoin D-League affiliate after announcing departure
Royce White’s rookie season isn’t over yet. (Fernando Medina/Getty Images) By Ben Golliver Rockets forward Royce White’s rookie season is taking another swing on the pendulum. Just days after...
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Rockets’ Omer Asik fined $5,000 for second flop
By Ben Golliver The NBA has fined Rockets center Omer Asik $5,000 for his second violation of the league’s anti-flopping policy on Thursday. Asik’s first violation came on Dec. 11. Asik is the fifth...
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Most anticipated potential matchups in first round of playoffs
Brandon Jennings (left) said the Bucks would prefer to play Mario Chalmers and the Heat instead of the Knicks in the first round. (Jim Prisching/AP) By Ben Golliver With two weeks remaining in the...
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Rockets’ Jeremy Lin says race was ‘barrier’ to interest from colleges
By Ben Golliver Jeremy Lin is 24, a global superstar, a full-time starter for the Rockets, and the recipient of a three-year contract worth more than $25 million last summer. That success on and off...
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Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman reaches 1,000 career wins
Rick Adelman, center, secured his 1,000th career win on Saturday. (David Sherman/Getty Images) By Ben Golliver Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman won the 1,000th regular season game of his 22-year career...
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Rockets’ James Harden hits game-winner thanks to goaltend by Suns’ Jermaine...
The Suns lost to the Rockets 101-98 at the Toyota Center in Houston on Tuesday after Jermaine O’Neal was called for goaltending a last-second three-point attempt by James Harden. Yes, you read that...
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Court Vision: Kobe Bryant would have 'smacked the hell' out of Mike Rice
• Lakers guard Kobe Bryant said in an interview with Jim Rome on Showtime that he would have met violence from former Rutgers coach Mike Rice with violence of his own. ”I would have smacked the hell...
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Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Rockets among biggest surprises of NBA season
The Rockets are headed to the playoffs — perhaps a year ahead of schedule. (Scott Halleran/Getty Images) The Point Forward has already revealed the most spectacular offensive performances, the best...
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NBA playoff picture 2013: Lakers try to widen lead for No. 8; Rockets look to...
Dwight Howard and the Lakers are looking to grab a two-game lead over the Jazz in the West. (Jeff Gross/Getty Images) Here’s what’s at stake for playoff-contending teams on a busy Friday night: Western...
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NBA regular-season grades for all 30 teams
Avery Bradley (left) and Kevin Garnett (right) have anchored another stout Boston defense, but the Celtics have struggled on offense. (Brandon Wade/AP) Before turning our full attention to the playoffs...
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Ranking NBA first-round playoff series by entertainment value
Denver’s Ty Lawson (left) and Golden State’s Stephen Curry will lead their teams in a stirring first-round series. (USA Today Sports; Landov) How does the first round look based purely on entertainment...
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Why your team will (or won't) win the NBA title
Chris Bosh (right) and the Heat are big favorites to defend their title. (Lynne Sladky/AP) The start of the playoffs brings a sense of open possibility. Records are wiped clean, and though there are...
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NBA playoff primer: Western Conference
James Harden and the Rockets don’t have the defensive chops to hang with Kevin Durant and the Thunder. (Scott Halleran/Getty Images). The interlude between the conclusion of the NBA regular season and...
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Video: Thunder fan hits half-court shot for $20,000 during Game 1 against...
For the third time in less than two months, a fan at a Thunder game in Oklahoma City hit a half-court shot to win $20,000. Between the third and fourth quarter of Game 1 against the Rockets, the fan,...
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Three-Pointers: Thunder mop the floor with Rockets in Game 1
Russell Westbrook cruised to 19 points in Game 1 against the Rockets. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images) The Thunder clobbered the Rockets 120-91 on Sunday night in Oklahoma City in Game 1 of a Western...
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Russell Westbrook, Patrick Beverley are ready for more after tense exchanges...
Russell Westbrook and Patrick Beverley went at each other on Wednesday. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images) Rockets guard Patrick Beverley had his postseason coming out party in Game 2 against the...
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Russell Westbrook of Oklahoma City Thunder to undergo knee surgery, out...
Russell Westbrook will undergo surgery to repair a lateral meniscus tear in his right knee, the Thunder announced on Friday. The team said it would not set a timetable for his return until after the...
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Thunder, Rockets react to Russell Westbrook knee surgery news
The Thunder will be without Russell Westbrook as they continue their playoff series with the Rockets on Saturday. (Greg Nelson/SI) The Western Conference first-round playoff series between Oklahoma...
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Previewing Saturday's NBA playoff games
Having Joakim Noah for fewer minutes hasn’t hurt Chicago too much so far. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/Getty Images) Here are a few of the takeaways from the first week of playoff action leading into...
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