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Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers Game 2 preview.

Lakers stun Rockets in Game 1 despite injuries to Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, as LeBron James leads a balanced effort while Houston seeks a stronger response.

Jaxson Hayes' recent altercation clip with Jabari Smith Jr. has gone viral on social media.

The postseason always sharpens the spotlight, and Kevin Durant’s situation turned into one of the night’s biggest talking points before Game 1 even settled in.After a week of optimism and buildup, the Rockets were suddenly forced to adjust on the fly, and the tone around Durant’s injury shifted from concern to full-on drama. What happened […] The post Rockets’ Kevin Durant Injury Drama Takes a Bigger Turn After Game 1 appeared first on Heavy Sports.

The Houston Rockets stumbled in their first playoffs game this season. The Los Angeles Lakers handed them a 107-98 loss in Game 1 of the first round of the playoffs. Without Kevin Durant in the lineup, Houston’s young stars, including Jabari Smith Jr., had to take much pressure on their shoulders to tackle LeBron James’ …

The Philadelphia 76ers face a red-hot Houston Rockets team in a matchup with major playoff implications on both sides.

Draymond Green shared what went wrong between him and Jabari Smith Jr during the heated exchange.

Draymond Green had a confrontation with Jabari Smith Jr. after Green threw the ball at Smith to regain possession

The Golden State Warriors got a major boost on Sunday, with two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry returning to action after a 27-game absence. But Curry’s night against the Houston Rockets at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., did not have the ideal ending for the Warriors, as he missed a potential game-winning attempt … The post Draymond Green was visibly irate with Brandin Podziemski after Warriors-Rockets game appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.

Stephen Curry returned to the Warriors lineup on Sunday against the Houston Rockets, but the Warriors ultimately lost the game, 116-117.

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry made his much-awaited return from a knee injury on Sunday, but it was Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun who had a heroic moment. Sengun sank the game-winning bucket with 11.1 seconds left to lift the Rockets past the Warriors, 117-116, at Chase Center and notch their sixth straight victory. […] The post Rockets fans erupt with reactions to wild ending in win vs. Warriors appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Golden State Warriors welcomed back Stephen Curry on Sunday against the Houston Rockets at Chase Center. Curry missed two months due to a knee injury. He might be relieved to know that, aside from their woeful record, nothing much has changed for the Warriors, particularly with Draymond Green, who got into a scuffle with […] The post Draymond Green gets into it with Jabari Smith Jr. in heated moment in Warriors-Rockets appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Mark the calendar for an exciting game as the Houston Rockets face the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on April 5

A Minnesota Timberwolves fan went too far in his mockery of the Houston Rockets players near the tunnel. The Wolves fan even flipped Kevin Durant off.

Jabari Smith Jr. says Kevin Durant should definitely be in the MVP race: "You kind of get oblivious to it" Basketball Network
