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After watching the postseason play out, Houston Rockets boy wonder general manager Daryl Morey boldly "tweeted" that his club was the second-best team in the NBA.

Summer league was supposed to be Joey Dorsey's time. He could grab rebounds and bend rims.

Daryl Morey is using the personal touch to lure free-agent Orlando centre Marcin Gortat .

Now we know why Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey was trying to trade into the upper reaches of the draft on Thursday night and buying second-round picks after he couldn't get a spot in the lottery level: The Rockets need healthy players.

They say that at some point, life stops giving you things and starts taking them away.

Chinese star Yao Ming left for the United States on Monday to have his left foot re-examined, having stayed at home in Shanghai for almost a month after his injury recurred in May.

TONY DILEO and Courtney Witte shrug and say they hear the same thing every year: Why don't the 76ers draft or sign European players? Well, why don't they? The truth is, they haven't done a whole lot of either, but certainly not for lack of trying.

They dazzled the faithful sea of red from late-October until mid-May. They restored life in a city blemished by heavy winds emanating from a hurricane considered the third most destructive sea storm of its kind in United States history... by Jim McCurdy 62 reads Sports They dazzled the faithful sea of red from late-October until mid-May. They ...

RoCkEtS' NBA Mock Draft First 10 Picks 1. Los Angeles Clippers - PF - Blake Griffin - Oklahoma He is the No.

Great Conference Finals. Both series. Stars. Drama. Last-minute finishes. It's been terrific.

The Rockets season ended in a 19-point rout last week at the Staples Center. Seven days after the fuel jets iced over and the shuttle crashed, here is a player-by-player grade report and a list of questions the team must address to advance in the playoffs by Robert Kleeman 90 reads Opinion The Rockets season ended in a 19-point rout last week at ...

It's been an eventful few weeks in Los Angeles. The Rockets upset the Lakers in Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals.

For a basketball lover, that is a hard thing to admit. Very hard. Because the National Basketball Association is still the best place to see the game played at its highest level by the most staggering athletes in the world... by Andrew Nuschler 21 312 reads Opinion For a basketball lover, that is a hard thing to admit.

AARON BROOKS The skinny: age 24; the Seattle native plans to get married this summer; at 161 pounds , he's the lightest player in the NBA Share Resources HEDY HEREYY Luis Scola The skinny: Age 29 .

There is an easy way to proceed should the Rockets choose it. Still feeling the rush of getting within one game of the Western Conference finals and the dissatisfaction of failing to make their run last beyond the first minutes of Sunday's Game 7, the Rockets could understandably consider the roster decisions to come with an urge to stand pat.

Before the second round series against Houston kicked off, Rockets center Dikembe Mutombo's career had already reached an unfortunate end after an in-game knee injury during the previous round against Portland .

Conflicted feelings pervaded the Rockets ' locker room after their 89-70 loss to the Lakers in Game 7 that ended Houston's adversity-laced run.

Jimmy Chitwood's "Picket Fence", foolz! The little team that could just needed to believe in themselves and have one guy who could shoot the ball.

The banged-up Houston Rockets will be playing with house money this afternoon when they meet the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers in the deciding Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinals series.

Houston Rockets center Dikembe Mutombo was overwhelmed Friday when he received a Federal Express package that contained a personal letter from former President Bill Clinton congratulating him on his career.