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PLAYER OF THE GAME Luis Scola took over the game when the Rockets trailed by four in the first half, scoring six points in an 8-0 run, and continued to produce throughout.

Aside from the Minnesota announcers who kept confusing Carl Landry and Chuck Hayes, the fourth quarter looked nearly perfect for the Rockets.

Three months ago, if someone had told you, and by you I mean me, that watching the Rockets sans Yao and McGrady play the Kevin Martin-less Sacramento Kings in late November would be a highly competitive, tightly contested, back and forth affair, you would have chucked a crumpled up Rockets 2009-10 Season Preview at them and kept wallowing in ...

They don't show it in the championship highlight videos, but the Lakers have seen this act before.

The Rockets are fully amidst the playoff picture in the Western Conference, something many analysts, and so called "experts," claimed wouldn't be the case.

Luis Scola poured in 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, as the Houston Rockets used a 14-3 run late in the fourth quarter to take down the Sacramento Kings, 113-106, at Toyota Center.

Purdue basketball coach Matt Painter said Milwaukee's Carl Landry was a challenge for him as a coach.

Josh Smith soared through the lane to drop in a missed shot with 0.7 seconds remaining and the Atlanta Hawks won their seventh in a row, beating the Houston Rockets 105-103 Friday night to maintain the NBA's best record.

The Houston Rockets roared past the Los Angeles Lakers 101-91 Sunday night at Staples Center.

Amare Stoudemire and the high-scoring Phoenix Suns turned to their defense to pick up another victory in Houston.

The Rockets played with their usual heart, energy and unselfishness. Those things may be their trademark.

The Minnesota Timberwolves hope the possible return of Al Jefferson will help them put an end to a 10-game losing streak tonight, as they welcome the Houston Rockets to the Target Center.

Amare Stoudemire scored 23 points, Steve Nash had 16 assists and the Phoenix Suns recovered from a slow start to beat the Houston Rockets 111-105 on Tuesday night.

You have to be impressed with the Rockets bouncing back from a loss at Sacramento and playing some real defense for one of the few times this season to beat the Lakers.

Trevor Ariza got his NBA championship ring and his Houston Rockets got the win. Aaron Brooks saw the ring dripping with diamonds and suddenly he was off on a career night.

The Sixth Man of the Year Award has always intrigued me. On its surface, it seems like an award given to the player most willing to sacrifice his own personal accolades for the betterment of his team.

We're not even 10 games into the season, and a few Rockets fans are getting a little jumpy.

With a pair of moves Friday made for very different reasons, one surprising and one expected, the undersized Rockets trimmed two big men from their roster, sending center Joey Dorsey to the NBA Development League and waiving forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu. With Dorsey unable to get playing time and the Rio Grande Valley Vipers beginning their first ...

When/where: 9 p.m.; Arco Arena. TV/radio: FSH; 610 AM, 850 AM . Key players: Andres Nocioni was stuck on the bench to begin the season, but after injuries to leading scorer Kevin Martin and Francisco Garcia, the former Bull is at his natural position of small forward.

Luis Scola had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and Carl Landry scored 20 points in the Houston Rockets' 104-79 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.