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Anonymous NBA Scout: What Will Change for Rockets After They Were ‘Way Too Reliant’ on Kevin Durant

The Rockets were ousted in the first round last season. Fred VanVleet’s return should lessen Houston’s reliance on Kevin Durant, an anonymous NBA scout told SI.

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How Rockets’ Alperen Şengün Can Rebound From Most Overrated Player Rating

The center finished with 12.3% of the vote in The Athletic's anonymous player poll.

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Rockets Offseason Preview: Could Kevin Durant Get a New Co-Star to Aid Title Push?

A look at an interesting offseason ahead for the Houston Rockets after their first-round exit at the hands of the Lakers.

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Lakers Let 3–0 Lead Slip Away As Rockets Seize Momentum of First-Round Playoff Series

Los Angeles had a chance to close out the game and advance to the next round, but cold shooting and turnovers let Houston’s young core take control.

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Lakers Upset With Ridiculous Ejections, While Rockets Admit Calls Were ‘Soft’

The Rockets staved off elimination on Sunday night with a 115-96 win over the Lakers in Game 4 of their Western Conference first round series.

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Four NBA Stars Who Must Bounce Back After Terrible Game 1 Performances

A look at the players who will need to play a lot better to save their teams from an 0–2 first-round hole.

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SI:AM | Timberwolves’ Historic Comeback Caps One of This Season’s Best NBA Games

Minnesota beat the Rockets in a game that had everything.

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NBA Championship Power Rankings: Lakers Make a Push to Avoid Elimination

The latest edition of SI’s championship power rankings features a rising Lakers team, as well as the elimination of another Western Conference contender.

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Lakers Expose Rockets’ Biggest Weakness As Kevin Durant Takes Ownership for Late-Game Collapse

Kevin Durant took full accountability for Houston’s offensive collapse against Los Angeles, but the Rockets’ problems run far deeper than KD.

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Mannix’s NBA Notes: Anthony Davis’s Wizards Fit, Dillon Brooks Should Be an All-Star

Plus, Jayson Tatum’s latest hint that he’s pushing for an in-season return and whether Mark Cuban has a real play at buying back the Mavericks.

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Adam Silver Names Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's All-Star Game Replacement for Team World

Rockets big man Alperen Şengün will join in his place.

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Chris Mannix’s NBA All-Star Game Reserves Projections

LeBron James’s case to earn his record 22nd straight selection, plus which players are locks to make the field vs. tough calls in each conference.

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Mannix Sources: Two Trade Destinations Emerge for Ja Morant

Plus, Anthony Davis’s evolving injury timeline and whether he’s still likely to be traded and a look at whether the Rockets are in real trouble.

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SI:AM | Kevin Durant Takes the Blame for Rockets’ Loss in His Debut

Houston fell to the Thunder in double overtime, and Durant said it was his fault.

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Kevin Durant and the Rockets Both Had a Plan. Here’s How the NBA’s Perfect Fit Finally Came Together.

After flailing in Phoenix, KD wanted to join a title contender that wouldn’t gut its roster to get him. Houston offered exactly that.

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Germany crowned EuroBasket champions, beating Turkey to win their first title since 1993

Rallying with captain Dennis Schröder, Germany scored the final six points after Turkey had led for most of the game.

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Kevin Durant Trade Update: How Houston Can Afford Kevin Durant Without Breaking the Rockets Core Lineup

Houston lands Kevin Durant without breaking their young core. Here's how savvy cap management and strategic planning made the blockbuster trade happen.

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How Ime Udoka resurrected the Houston Rockets from NBA poverty to contender

After a headline-making fall in Boston, Ime Udoka has staged a comeback with the Houston Rockets that has him leading the pack for the NBA’s coach of the year

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Report: Rockets unlikely to offer max contracts in 2024 to Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun

Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun are unlikely to receive maximum-salary contract extension offers in 2024, the Houston Chronicle reports.

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Rockets’ Alperen Şengün Diagnosed With Sprained Ankle, Bruised Knee, per Report

The Houston center was wheeled off the court on Sunday.

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Rockets’ Alperen Şengün Exits Court in Wheelchair After Suffering Leg Injury

Şengün suffered an injury with less than one minute remaining in Sunday’s game against the Kings.

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After close win, Clippers stars impressed by improving Rockets

Kawhi Leonard on the Rockets: “Very good and very confident. Ime [Udoka] is putting them in the right position to succeed, and they are just getting better and better.”

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NBA Power Rankings: Lakers Quickly Losing Contender Status

The Celtics and Nuggets had winning streaks snapped, but there isn’t cause for concern yet.

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Takeaways: Jabari Smith Jr. excels, but Chet Holmgren rallies Thunder past Rockets

In a battle of top 2022 draft picks, Jabari Smith Jr. had another 20-15 game, but Chet Holmgren scored 19 points in the fourth quarter and rallied the Thunder to a win.

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Takeaways: Jabari Smith Jr., Amen Thompson show grit as Rockets rally past Suns

One night after struggling massively in the paint, Jabari Smith Jr. (22 points, 16 rebounds) and the Rockets flipped the script in Friday’s gritty win over Phoenix.

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