Team
Latest Sporzzio coverage, playoff reads, and explainers about the Houston Rockets.
Explainer
Mike D’Antoni reached the Basketball Hall of Fame without an NBA championship because his teams helped establish the pace, spacing, pick-and-roll play and three-point volume that now define modern offense.
Explainer
The 2026-27 NBA season begins October 20 with an NBC and Peacock tripleheader and ends April 11. Here are the biggest games, broadcast details and the reason each team initially has only 80 assigned matchups.
Explainer
The 2026 NBA Cup begins October 30, sends eight teams to single-elimination play and ends December 11 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Here are the groups, national TV schedule, tiebreakers and impact on the 82-game season.
Team Pulse
Houston kept Tari Eason because the Rockets valued a trusted rotation wing more than reopening the question in restricted free agency.
Debate
The Lakers still lead Houston 3-1, but Game 4 turned the next debate into something specific: can Los Angeles control the ball before the Rockets turn mistakes into speed?