ROCKETS IN FLIGHT?

Watch out, the Houston Rockets may surprise some next season. Read more

NBA ROUNDUP: 7/25 - 7/31

The best news for the Los Angeles Lakers this week is that Lamar Odom will be back to help defend the championship. It was a long drawn out contract negotiation but now that things are finalized he will be a huge boon for the team. The Lakers are still the best team in the league and looks like they have a superb opportunity to repeat.
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SUPERSTARS WHO MAY GET SHUT OUT

The ’90s were dominated by Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. During Jordan’s reign of terror, countless future Hall of Famers had their chances to win a championship ring foiled. Only during Jordan’s brief retirement did Hakeem Olajuwon and the Houston Rockets win two titles. Among the greats that had their hearts broken by Jordan were Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Reggie Miller and Karl Malone. Read more

LAKERS AND ROCKETS PLAYOFF PREVIEW

The Los Angeles Lakers will play the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference Semifinals in this long awaited battle. During the regular season, the Lakers dominated the match-up 4-0 with Bryant averaging 28.3 points a game. Things won’t be as rosy this time around, with the Lakers struggling of late to hold big leads. Read more

TOP NBA GAMES: 3/30 - 4/05

In the blink of an eye, a once dominant sports franchise can fall into mediocrity. It happened to two teams this season, one from the Eastern Conference and one from the Western Conference. I’m talking, of course, about the Detroit Pistons and the Phoenix Suns. It’s kind of sad actually, that up until just a year ago, these two teams were always mentioned as championship contenders. Age, changing systems, and departing point guards have all led to the rapid decline of these once-proud franchises. Seeing this, you really can’t give enough credit to the San Antonio Spurs organization, who has basically kept the same team for the past 10 years and somehow maintained their championship caliber level of play.

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STREET FIGHTER 4 AND NBA SUPERSTARS

This week marked the return of classic. No, I’m not talking about the sudden reunion of the Kobe-Shaq duo. Street Fighter made a comeback in its fourth (official) iteration. In honor of the storied franchise, let’s take a look at which characters translate into NBA superstars. Read more

PRETTY GAME, UGLY MUGS

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but for some NBA players, that holder has to be really generous. Read more

NBA HOLLYWOOD

Basketball has its hierarchy of players. You’ve got your legends, your superstars, stars, role players and scrubs. It’s like Hollywood, where you’ve got your A-listers, B-listers and barely registers. So if the NBA constellation were moved in line with the Hollywood stars, who would play which role? Here’s a few suggestions for the who’s who row of merged NBA-Hollywood superstars. Read more

WHAT TO DO WITH T-MAC?

Remember when the Houston Rockets were the pre-season favorite to challenge the Los Angeles Lakers? Yeah, that seems like an eon ago now. Injuries have plagued the team, and once against Tracy McGrady finds himself too banged up to play. HoopsHype.com’s Mark Heisler says Houston fans shouldn’t be hopeful of a recovery, rather, they should see him as the biggest problem with the Rockets. His body is breaking down, and no one knows how bad it will get. As a result, he’s constantly “shutting down” a game or two to rest up. Now, his teammates are fuming at him, Heisler says. Even Yao Ming reportedly wants him traded.

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WHERE HAVE ALL THE BIG MEN GONE?

When you talk about the most dominant players in the league today, rarely do you talk about the big men. Read more

YI VS YAO

The matchup between fellow Chinese players New Jersey Nets Yi Jianlian and Houston Rockets Yao Ming was a snooze as the Rockets blew out the Nets 114-91. Still, the game meant a lot to the NBA. Bringing in an global audience, this game was televised live on China’s largest television network.

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