Tag: Houston Rockets
Russell Westbrook wasn’t the reason the Houston Rockets lost on Thursday, but his late-game shooting struggles point to a bigger, problematic picture. Jack Winters writes.
Drew Maresca and the Basketball Insiders team offer their annual 50 predictions for the NBA season.
A familiar name headlines the likely contenders to be named the NBA’s best bench player, but Lou Williams may have stiffer challenges than usual in the race to be the Sixth Man of the Year.
Young point guards are the theme in the Southwest Division and whichever one breaks out this season could determine the West’s eighth seed, writes Douglas Farmer.
With a week of NBA Training Camps in the books, David Weissman dives into potential candidates to win the NBA’s Most Valuable Player Award.
Each year there are several players fighting for roster spots across the league during training camp. David Yapkowitz covers some of the players who have a good shot of landing these coveted spots.
Each year there are many worthy candidates vying for the MVP award, but no player is perfect. A quick examination of each superstar reveals what may ultimately doom their dreams of hoisting the award at season’s end. Chad Smith dives in.
The Houston Rockets stayed true to their plan and remained aggressive in trying to construct a title winner, not just a quasi-contender. The question is will the combination of Russell Westbrook and James Harden get them to the promised land? Basketball Insiders takes a look at the Houston Rockets in this 2019-20 NBA Season Preview
Over the course of an NBA season, certain statistical trends will reveal themselves and could provide clues as to why a team achieved or fell short of their goals, writes Quinn Davis.
This could be Russell Westbrook’s final chance to not only win, but to change his legacy. He better take advantage, writes Drew Mays.
