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Texans to hire Ravens' David Culley as next head coach
The Houston Texans are planning to hire Baltimore Ravens' assistant coach David Culley as their next head coach, per multiple reports....

Andrew Carter
Jan 27, 20212 min read
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Wall gets last laugh, Rockets lock down Wizards in win
John Wall didn't even try to hide it--he had this game circled on his calendar for a long, long time. "My mindset was to come back and...

Andrew Carter
Jan 27, 20212 min read
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Cousins, Gordon explode, Rockets thrash Mavericks in blowout win
Without Christian Wood or Victor Oladipo, and with John Wall seeing his first action in over a week in his return from injury, it was...

Andrew Carter
Jan 24, 20212 min read
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Rockets survive Pistons in wild ending to snap losing streak
The Rockets needed a win in a bad way on Friday night, but it's likely they would have preferred to win without the late-game dramatics....

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Jan 24, 20212 min read
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Rockets battle late, fall short agains Suns
The Rockets showed flashes, but there's only so much a team of relative strangers can do together with a few days of practice. Despite a...

Andrew Carter
Jan 20, 20212 min read
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Sloppy first quarter does Rockets in against Bulls
It was a pretty good night, all things considered. Eric Gordon and DeMarcus Cousins returned from injury, Victor Oladipo had a stellar...

Andrew Carter
Jan 18, 20212 min read
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Inexperience hurts Rockets, split two-game set with Spurs
It was another valiant effort for the short-handed Rockets on Saturday night, but this time, inexperience and fatigue ended up getting...

Andrew Carter
Jan 16, 20212 min read
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Wood, Rockets rally against Spurs in first game of post-Harden Era
No one would have blamed the Rockets for lying down and taking one on the chin tonight. Coming a day after the franchise-altering trade...

Andrew Carter
Jan 14, 20213 min read
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Rockets deal James Harden to Brooklyn Nets in Blockbuster trade
The Houston Rockets have traded eight-time all-star and former MVP James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets in a three-team deal that also...

Andrew Carter
Jan 13, 20211 min read
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Lakers demolish Rockets for second straight time
Well, the good news is that the Rockets won't be seeing the Lakers for a long, long while. After losing to the Lakers by 18 a mere two...

Andrew Carter
Jan 12, 20212 min read
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Davis, Lakers crush hapless Rockets in first game of doubleheader
Well, so much for revenge. In their first meeting since the second round of the N.B.A. playoffs last season, the visiting Los Angeles...

Andrew Carter
Jan 10, 20212 min read
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Rockets explode offensively, annihilate Magic at home
Professional basketball can be a very fickle thing--some nights, a team can't get anything to work, and other times, everything aimed at...

Andrew Carter
Jan 8, 20212 min read
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Rockets' surge falls short against Pacers
Another day, another close game, and unfortunately, another tight Rockets' loss to a playoff-caliber opponent. A series of Houston Rocket...

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Jan 7, 20212 min read
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Rockets drop scrappy game to Mavericks
The I-45 rivalry is never an easy game, and fans were in for yet another treat of a contest on Monday night. It was just a shame that the...

Andrew Carter
Jan 4, 20212 min read
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Texans' season comes to merciful end with last-second loss to Titans
Well, it's finally over. After 17 weeks of a mind-numbing, atrocious, and downright painful season, the Houston Texans' year is finally,...

Andrew Carter
Jan 3, 20214 min read
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Harden-less Rockets beat Kings behind lockdown second half
Normally, no James Harden for the Rockets is a cause for concern. Today, however, concerns were at an all-time low. The Houston Rockets...

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Jan 2, 20212 min read
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Rockets survive Kings for first win of season
It certainly wasn't easy but the Rockets managed to survive the Kings (and 2020) for their first win of the new season. A series of...

Andrew Carter
Dec 31, 20202 min read
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Defensive woes evident as Nuggets explode against Rockets
The good news for the Rockets is that the worst of the early season is behind them. The bad news was that it didn't end in a pretty way....

Andrew Carter
Dec 28, 20202 min read
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Shorthanded Rockets drop thriller in season opener
The Rockets' 2020-2021 season could really only start one way, and that was in the same manner their offseason had been often described...

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Dec 27, 20202 min read
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Rockets in Review: 2020 Offseason
Following one of the more hectic offseasons in franchise history, the Rockets once again saw major pieces of the team depart, and new...

Andrew Carter
Dec 12, 20208 min read
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