Dwight Howard reportedly interested in the Rockets
Ken Berger of CBS Sports reports that Dwight Howard will give "strong consideration" to joining the Rockets and the Mavericks this summer, with the Rockets representing the most intriguing option.
Last Game
| Final - 5.3.2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 26 | 32 | 20 | 25 | 103 |
| Houston Rockets | 29 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 94 |
Stories
Hinkie Looks To Bridge Analytic Divide
The bridge between those who value advaned statistis and those who value traditional statistics is not all that wide. Sam Hinkie talks about how he uses advanced statistics.
Rockets East: A Smarter Sixers Offense?
Death to long twos!
Sixers: Rockets East? Also, Drugs.
The Sixers hired Sam Hinkie because Josh Harris is an absolute stud. Also a lot about things that aren't really related to the Sixers at all.
Southwest Standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Antonio
|
58 | 24 | .707 | 0 | Won 3 |
|
Memphis
|
56 | 26 | .682 | 2 | Lost 1 |
|
Houston
|
45 | 37 | .548 | 13 | Lost 1 |
|
Dallas
|
41 | 41 | .500 | 17 | Won 1 |
|
New Orleans
|
27 | 56 | .325 | 31.5 | Lost 5 |
(updated 5.19.2013 at 7:37 PM EDT)
SB Nation Monday night Playoff Open Thread
We have an exciting pair of games on Monday night. Can the Heat and the Grizzlies take a stranglehold on their series?
76ers hire Rockets' Sam Hinkie as GM
The Rockets lost a top executive today as the 76ers decided to hire Sam Hinkie to replace Tony DiLeo in a management shakeup.
Friday Game Thread and Today's Notes
Two game threes tonight in Chicago and Oakland, plus a few notes from around the league.
Glen Rice Jr. To Participate in NBA Draft Combine
Recently crowned NBA D-League champion Glen Rice Jr. is sure to have a leg up on the competition when he finds himself in the unique position of taking part in next week's NBA Draft Combine in Chicago.
Rose might be scared, and that's OK
Derrick Rose says he isn't mentally ready to play. Who are we to demand more?
That guy in the picture? His son is a candidate
Rockets assistant J.B. Bickerstaff, the 34-year-old son of longtime NBA head coach Bernie Bickerstaff, will reportedly interview for the Pistons' head coaching job.
The Power Forward Houston Needs
A quick look at the available power forwards, the incumbents at the position, how Houston's offense runs, and what criteria the Rockets will be evaluating when they're shopping this summer.
Thunder vs Rockets, a series post-mortem
It is time to sign off on Thunder vs Rockets in 2013.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| October | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| @ Detroit | Wednesday, October 31 2012 | win 105 - 96 | coverage |
| November | |||
| @ Atlanta | Friday, November 02 2012 | win 109 - 102 | coverage |
| Portland | Saturday, November 03 2012 | loss 85 - 95 | coverage |
| Denver | Wednesday, November 07 2012 | loss 87 - 93 | coverage |
| @ Memphis | Friday, November 09 2012 | loss 85 - 93 | coverage |
| Detroit | Saturday, November 10 2012 | win 96 - 82 | coverage |
| Miami | Monday, November 12 2012 | loss 110 - 113 | coverage |
| New Orleans | Wednesday, November 14 2012 | win 100 - 96 | coverage |
| @ Portland | Friday, November 16 2012 | loss 117 - 119 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Lakers | Sunday, November 18 2012 | loss 108 - 119 | coverage |
| @ Utah | Monday, November 19 2012 | loss 91 - 102 | coverage |
| Chicago | Wednesday, November 21 2012 | win 93 - 89 | coverage |
| New York | Friday, November 23 2012 | win 131 - 103 | coverage |
| Toronto | Tuesday, November 27 2012 | win 117 - 101 | coverage |
| @ Oklahoma City | Wednesday, November 28 2012 | loss 98 - 120 | coverage |
| December | |||
| Utah | Saturday, December 01 2012 | win 124 - 116 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Tuesday, December 04 2012 | win 107 - 105 | coverage |
| @ San Antonio | Friday, December 07 2012 | loss 92 - 114 | coverage |
| Dallas | Saturday, December 08 2012 | loss 109 - 116 | coverage |
| San Antonio | Monday, December 10 2012 | loss 126 - 134 | coverage |
| Washington | Wednesday, December 12 2012 | win 99 - 93 | coverage |
| Boston | Friday, December 14 2012 | win 101 - 89 | coverage |
| @ Toronto | Sunday, December 16 2012 | loss 96 - 103 | coverage |
| @ New York | Monday, December 17 2012 | win 109 - 96 | coverage |
| Philadelphia | Wednesday, December 19 2012 | win 125 - 103 | coverage |
| Memphis | Saturday, December 22 2012 | win 121 - 96 | coverage |
| @ Chicago | Tuesday, December 25 2012 | win 120 - 97 | coverage |
| @ Minnesota | Wednesday, December 26 2012 | win 87 - 84 | coverage |
| @ San Antonio | Friday, December 28 2012 | loss 116 - 122 | coverage |
| Oklahoma City | Saturday, December 29 2012 | loss 94 - 124 | coverage |
| Atlanta | Monday, December 31 2012 | win 123 - 104 | coverage |
| January | |||
| New Orleans | Wednesday, January 02 2013 | win 104 - 92 | coverage |
| @ Milwaukee | Friday, January 04 2013 | win 115 - 101 | coverage |
| @ Cleveland | Saturday, January 05 2013 | win 112 - 104 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Tuesday, January 08 2013 | win 125 - 112 | coverage |
| @ New Orleans | Wednesday, January 09 2013 | loss 79 - 88 | coverage |
| @ Boston | Friday, January 11 2013 | loss 91 - 103 | coverage |
| @ Philadelphia | Saturday, January 12 2013 | loss 100 - 107 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Tuesday, January 15 2013 | loss 109 - 117 | coverage |
| @ Dallas | Wednesday, January 16 2013 | loss 100 - 105 | coverage |
| @ Indiana | Friday, January 18 2013 | loss 95 - 105 | coverage |
| @ Minnesota | Saturday, January 19 2013 | loss 79 - 92 | coverage |
| @ Charlotte | Monday, January 21 2013 | win 100 - 94 | coverage |
| Denver | Wednesday, January 23 2013 | loss 95 - 105 | coverage |
| @ New Orleans | Friday, January 25 2013 | win 100 - 82 | coverage |
| Brooklyn | Saturday, January 26 2013 | win 119 - 106 | coverage |
| @ Utah | Monday, January 28 2013 | win 125 - 80 | coverage |
| @ Denver | Wednesday, January 30 2013 | loss 110 - 118 | coverage |
| February | |||
| Charlotte | Saturday, February 02 2013 | win 109 - 95 | coverage |
| Golden State | Tuesday, February 05 2013 | win 140 - 109 | coverage |
| @ Miami | Wednesday, February 06 2013 | loss 108 - 114 | coverage |
| Portland | Friday, February 08 2013 | win 118 - 103 | coverage |
| @ Sacramento | Sunday, February 10 2013 | loss 111 - 117 | coverage |
| @ Golden State | Tuesday, February 12 2013 | win 116 - 107 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Clippers | Wednesday, February 13 2013 | loss 96 - 106 | coverage |
| Oklahoma City | Wednesday, February 20 2013 | win 122 - 119 | coverage |
| @ Brooklyn | Friday, February 22 2013 | win 106 - 96 | coverage |
| @ Washington | Saturday, February 23 2013 | loss 103 - 105 | coverage |
| Milwaukee | Wednesday, February 27 2013 | loss 107 - 110 | coverage |
| March | |||
| @ Orlando | Friday, March 01 2013 | win 118 - 110 | coverage |
| Dallas | Sunday, March 03 2013 | win 136 - 103 | coverage |
| @ Dallas | Wednesday, March 06 2013 | loss 108 - 112 | coverage |
| @ Golden State | Friday, March 08 2013 | win 94 - 88 | coverage |
| @ Phoenix | Saturday, March 09 2013 | loss 105 - 107 | coverage |
| Phoenix | Wednesday, March 13 2013 | win 111 - 81 | coverage |
| Minnesota | Friday, March 15 2013 | win 108 - 100 | coverage |
| Golden State | Sunday, March 17 2013 | loss 78 - 108 | coverage |
| Utah | Wednesday, March 20 2013 | win 100 - 93 | coverage |
| Cleveland | Friday, March 22 2013 | win 116 - 78 | coverage |
| San Antonio | Sunday, March 24 2013 | win 96 - 95 | coverage |
| Indiana | Wednesday, March 27 2013 | loss 91 - 100 | coverage |
| @ Memphis | Friday, March 29 2013 | loss 94 - 103 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Saturday, March 30 2013 | win 98 - 81 | coverage |
| April | |||
| Orlando | Monday, April 01 2013 | win 111 - 103 | coverage |
| @ Sacramento | Wednesday, April 03 2013 | win 112 - 102 | coverage |
| @ Portland | Friday, April 05 2013 | win 116 - 98 | coverage |
| @ Denver | Saturday, April 06 2013 | loss 114 - 132 | coverage |
| Phoenix | Tuesday, April 09 2013 | win 101 - 98 | coverage |
| Memphis | Friday, April 12 2013 | loss 78 - 82 | coverage |
| Sacramento | Sunday, April 14 2013 | win 121 - 100 | coverage |
| @ Phoenix | Monday, April 15 2013 | loss 112 - 119 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Lakers | Wednesday, April 17 2013 | loss 95 - 99 | coverage |
| @ Oklahoma City | Sunday, April 21 2013 | loss 91 - 120 | coverage |
| @ Oklahoma City | Wednesday, April 24 2013 | loss 102 - 105 | coverage |
| Oklahoma City | Saturday, April 27 2013 | loss 101 - 104 | coverage |
| Oklahoma City | Monday, April 29 2013 | win 105 - 103 | coverage |
| May | |||
| @ Oklahoma City | Wednesday, May 01 2013 | win 107 - 100 | coverage |
| Oklahoma City | Friday, May 03 2013 | loss 94 - 103 | coverage |
| @ Oklahoma City | Sunday, May 05 2013 | TBA | coverage |
Roster
Houston Rockets Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College |
|---|
Stats
Houston Rockets Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| James Harden | 78 | 38.3 | 7.5 | 17.1 | 43.8 | 2.3 | 6.2 | 36.8 | 8.6 | 10.2 | 85.1 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 25.9 |
| Chandler Parsons | 76 | 36.3 | 6.0 | 12.4 | 48.6 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 38.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 72.9 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 15.5 |
| Jeremy Lin | 82 | 32.2 | 4.8 | 10.9 | 44.1 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 33.9 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 78.5 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 6.1 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 13.4 |
| Carlos Delfino | 67 | 25.2 | 3.7 | 9.3 | 40.5 | 2.4 | 6.3 | 37.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 85.7 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 10.6 |
| Omer Asik | 82 | 30.0 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 54.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 56.2 | 3.4 | 8.3 | 11.7 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 10.1 |
| Aaron Brooks | 53 | 18.8 | 2.7 | 6.0 | 45.3 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 37.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 76.9 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 7.1 |
| Greg Smith | 70 | 15.9 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 62.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 62.3 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 6.0 |
| Donatas Motiejunas | 44 | 12.2 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 45.5 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 28.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 62.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 5.7 |
| Patrick Beverley | 41 | 17.4 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 41.8 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 37.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 82.9 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 5.6 |
| Francisco Garcia | 58 | 17.7 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 39.3 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 37.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 85.7 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| Terrence Jones | 19 | 14.5 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 45.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 26.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 76.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 5.5 |
| Thomas Robinson | 70 | 15.1 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 43.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 52.3 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 4.8 |
| James Anderson | 39 | 10.3 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 41.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 35.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 85.7 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
| Tim Ohlbrecht | 3 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
