G League Ignite’s first wave nets trio of NBA draft picks
Jalen Green, Jonathan Kuminga and Isaiah Todd all bet that bypassing college basketball to get the jump on an NBA career was the right call. The three teenagers will soon find out how well their preps-to-pros path – being paid to play on a G League team designed to develop elite prospects – has prepared […]
Houston Rockets take Green with No. 2 pick in NBA draft
HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Rockets selected Jalen Green with the second overall pick in Thursday night’s NBA draft. Green joins a team that is rebuilding after sinking to an NBA-worst 17-55 last season after James Harden forced a trade to Brooklyn to end a streak of eight consecutive playoff trips. Green is Houston’s first […]
2021 NBA Draft Selections
Thursday FIRST ROUND 1. Detroit, Cade Cunningham, g, Oklahoma State. 2. Houston, Jalen Green, g, NBA G League Ignite. 3. Cleveland, Evan Mobley, c, USC. 4. Toronto, Scottie Barnes, f, Florida State. 5. Orlando, Jalen Suggs, g, Gonzaga. 6. Oklahoma City, Josh Giddey, g, Adelaide (Australia). 7. Golden State (from Minnesota), Johnathan Kuminga, f, NBA […]
PODCAST: From Deep – Magic in Milwaukee
BVM Sports’ Lucas Semb tells Scott Procter “told ya so!” and then the duo discusses the Western Conference Finals, previews the Eastern Conference Finals, predicts the first few picks of the NBA Draft and more.
Hawks head to playoffs after 124-95 rout of woeful Rockets
ATLANTA (AP) — Rookie Onyeka Okongwu set career highs with 21 points and 14 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks headed to the playoffs on a roll with a 124-95 rout of the woeful Houston Rockets in the regular-season finale Sunday night. The Hawks went with a makeshift lineup after their Eastern Conference playoff spot was […]
Rockets get 122-115 win with Clippers resting stars
HOUSTON (AP) — Kelly Olynyk scored 20 points and fell a rebound shy of a triple-double as the Houston Rockets snapped a seven-game skid with a 122-115 victory over a Los Angeles Clippers team that rested several starters Friday night. Olynyk had 11 assists and nine rebounds to help the Rockets win for the first […]
Lillard, Blazers score 50 in first, blast Rockets 140-129
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard had 34 points and nine rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers raced to a 140-129 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday night. The Blazers scored 50 points in the first quarter, setting a franchise record for scoring in a period, and tied an NBA record for 3-pointers made […]
NBA-leading Jazz beat Rockets 124-116 for 50th victory
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Georges Niang tied a career high with 24 points and the NBA-leading Utah Jazz beat the short-handed Houston Rockets 124-116 on Saturday night to reach 50 victories. Jordan Clarkson scored 21 points, and Bojan Bogdanovic added 20 — his seventh straight 20-point performance — for the Jazz. The Jazz finished […]
Bucks beat Rockets 141-133, tie Nets for 2nd place in East
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brook Lopez had 24 points and Khris Middleton scored 21 of his 23 in the second half to help the Milwaukee Bucks beat the short-handed Houston Rockets 141-133 on Friday night for their fifth consecutive victory. The Bucks (43-24) tied Brooklyn for second place in the Eastern Conference standings. The Bucks also […]
Joel Embiid has 34 points in 3 quarters, 76ers beat Rockets
HOUSTON (AP) — Joel Embiid had 34 points in just 25 minutes and the Philadelphia 76ers extended their winning streak to six games with a 135-115 victory over the short-handed Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. The Eastern Conference leaders were up by double figures for most of the night and their starters barely had to […]