Houston Rockets

The Houston Rockets will look to bounce back tonight against the Los Angeles Lakers. In Game 1, Houston was definitely off their game without Kevin Durant. The injury clearly happened late in the week and threw the Rockets off their game. It added immediate pressure to a series in which Houston is favored thanks to […]

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The Lakers used a big Deandre Ayton performance to beat the Rockets in Game 1, which is hopefully the first of many.

Kevin Durant missed the first game of the Rockets‘ series vs. the Lakers – a 107-98 loss – due to a knee injury. He is listed as questionable for Game 2 on Tuesday after going through a portion of the team’s practice on Monday, per The Athletic’s Will Guillory (Twitter link). ESPN’s Shams Charania provided […]

The Lakers look to protect homecourt in Game 2 against the Rockets on Tuesday.

JJ Redick speaks on the Rockets' desperation ahead of Game 2 of the Lakers' first-round series against them.

Tipoff is at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

As Lakers coach JJ Redick addressed his team inside their locker room after Saturday’s Game 1 win over the Rockets, the focus was already turning to Tuesday’s Game 2 of the best-of-seven first round playoff series.

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers welcomed a familiar face back to practice on Monday in Luka Doncic. Doncic had been absent from practice last week leading up to Game 1 of the Lakers’ opening round series of the NBA playoffs against the Houston Rockets as he was in Spain seeking additional treatment on […] The post JJ Redick pokes fun at Luka Doncic’s role amid hamstring injury appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The NBA's injury insider, Dr. Evan Jeffries, gives his opinion on Kevin Durant's injury following the latest update on the Rockets star's status for Game 2.

A potential trade featuring Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo seems to be gaining plenty of interest. Sengun is going through his second playoff appearance while Antetokounmpo is watching from home after Milwaukee failed to qualify for the postseason. However, Houston suffered a Game 1 upset loss to the Los […] The post Alperen Sengun for Giannis Antetokounmpo chatter grows as Rockets sputter appeared first on ClutchPoints.

As LeBron James led the Los Angeles Lakers to a Game 1 win over the Houston Rockets in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, there could be some more excitement from the fanbase on the team’s chances. Helped by a monster performance for the Lakers from Luke Kennard, analyst Bill Simmons would troll fans […] The post Bill Simmons trolling Lakers fans’ false hope for playoff run appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Houston Rockets are hopeful for a bounce-back Game 2 performance after a very disappointing Game 1 against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. In particular, the Rockets need much more from All-Star center Alperen Sengun. In a Game 1 that saw Kevin Durant sidelined due to a bruised right knee, Sengun finished with […] The post Alperen Sengun reacts to viral LeBron James video from Game 1 vs. Lakers appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Los Angeles Lakers announced that star guards Luka Doncic (left hamstring strain) and Austin Reaves (left oblique muscle strain) remain out for Game 2 of their first round playoff series against the Houston Rockets. Meanwhile, Rockets star Kevin Durant (right knee contusion) is questionable for the contest. Durant was injured in Rockets practice ahead […]

As Lakers coach JJ Redick addressed his team inside their locker room after Saturday’s Game 1 win over the Rockets, the focus was already turning to Tuesday’s Game 2 of the best-of-seven first round playoff series.

Joel Embiid won't be back on the court on Tuesday night to help the Philadelphia 76ers when they attempt to bounce back from a 123-91 loss to the Boston Celtics in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. The 76ers had no answers for the second-seeded Celtics in Sunday's Game 1 as Boston rolled to its largest victory margin in a playoff opener. The 76ers said Monday that Embiid, the 2023 NBA MVP, is just starting his strength and conditioning program as he continues to recover fol...

The Los Angeles Lakers surprised most by taking down the Houston Rockets in Game 1 of their first round NBA playoff series despite playing without superstar Luka Doncic and star guard Austin Reaves. Even without superstar Kevin Durant in the Rockets lineup, LeBron James was his usual, dominant self via his all-around capabilities, but it […] The post JJ Redick reveals strategy behind Luke Kennard’s monster Game 1 performance vs. Rockets appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Los Angeles Lakers are gonna need some big performances to take down the Houston Rockets in the first round of the NBA Playoffs and they got that in a big way in Game 1. Luke Kennard has stepped up in a big way ever since Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves went down due to […]

Rockets star Kevin Durant went through about half of Houston's practice Monday and will be a game-time decision for Game 2 on Tuesday.