X’s and O’s. Previously at The Athletic, LockedOnRockets. @RocketsFilmRoom. Contributors: @Faraz3V @AdamKermally
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Why does James Harden stand to the side at halfcourt?
I talked to players and coaches and got the answer. theathletic.com/1523460/2020…
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Tyson Chandler clearly heartbroken. Not sure how these players are able to focus on the game. #Rockets
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James Harden addresses the comments Giannis made during the All-Star draft about assists: "I average more assists him than him, I think....I don't see what the joke is."
Later: "But I wish I could just run and be 7 feet and just dunk." piped.video/watch?v=tUCf4p-M…
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Russell Westbrook on his interaction with a fan before alley-oop: “Before the oop, the guy was telling me ‘Shoot the 3, shoot the 3, Gobert is the best defensive player in the league’. I said ‘Okay, okay, okay’...While he was talking, I just went backdoor”
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James Harden: "I love this city. I've literally done everything I can. This situation is crazy. I don't think it can be fixed. Thanks."
He left the podium.
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Rockets win...
Astros win....
Andre Johnson retires as a Texan...
Houston:
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Demarcus Cousins: "Other 14 the guys in the locker room have done nothing to him. For us to be on the receiving end of disrespectful comments and antics...it's unfair to the rest of the guys in the locker room.
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THE HOUSTON #ROCKETS ARE ONE WIN AWAY FROM THE NBA FINALS!!!!!!! vine.co/v/i7UZvgrnYIM
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Jabari Smith: "I'm happy to be where I'm wanted. I'm glad they took a chance on me. I'm ready to get in there and show them they made the right decision." #Rockets
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P.J. Tucker has never been selected to an NBA All-Defensive Team.
Absolutely ridiculous.
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Goodness. This angle. Such a dirty fake by James Harden. #Rockets
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James Harden said he and Russell Westbrook spent some time together last night figuring out ways they both could be better. #Rockets
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Clint Capela reunited with James Harden and Gerald Green. #Rockets
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Lu Dort posted this on his Instagram about he and James Harden: “Idols become your rivals 🔱”
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Imagine driving down 59 and seeing Harden and Lil Baby next to you 😂 nitter.app/BleacherReport/status/…
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James Harden makes a behind-the-back bounce pass to Robert Covington on the roll and screams "He's Baaack!" (via @dmorey) instagram.com/p/CCuDoAaB0wp/
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James Harden in 2017 talked about his relationship with Kobe Bryant
- On Kobe choosing Harden as one current NBA player he'd build around
- Kobe being Harden's favorite player growing up
- Their relationship as "really good friends"
- Kobe hitting a game winner over Harden
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James Harden on helping Houstonians after winter storm: "I'm on phone calls all day trying to impact the city because they've shown me so much love and respect...I call Houston home."
"It won't stop because there's so many people that have been effected. I can't stop [helping]."
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Here is P.J. Tucker mic’d up during Team USA training camp in Las Vegas.
FYI this is exactly how P.J. is during practice or a game. #Rockets
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Kyrie Irving built a Paani solar center in Sindh, Pakistan with his K.A.I. Family Foundation. This center is providing over 1000 villagers access to clean healthy water.
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James Harden on Westbrook trade: "When I left OKC I was sad. Then Houston made a home for me. Rockets is my home. And now an opportunity came available where Russ wasn't happy. Now we're back. It's going to be a lot of fun this year, I guarantee you that.“
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Austin Rivers: "James [Harden] came up to me during the game and said this is what we need. We need you to continue to push yourself...James is the best player on our team. He's also the hardest working guy on our team...I just try to reflect what he's doing." #Rockets
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James Harden yesterday: “This year I'm going to come up with something more creative, that's gonna look like it’s a travel but it's not.”
What if he’s referring to this? #Rockets
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The Houston #Rockets play basketball tonight.
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James Harden and Russell Westbrook were directly behind home plate when Jose Altuve sent the Astros to the World Series.
They’ll remember this moment and look to the same starting Thursday.
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Russell Westbrook and Chris Paul met in a room. The meeting lasted for about 10 minutes. You can see Russell Westbrook and Steven Adams leave the arena. #Rockets
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Peep the bench. The #Rockets are having fun again.
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James Harden and Russell Westbrook and teammates celebrated the start of 2020 together last night
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The Nuggets observe a moment of silence prior to the #Rockets game.
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This is why you trade for Robert Covington.
He is in position to both contest the 3-pointer one pass away and still help on the post-up. Blocks Anthony Davis. Credit P.J. Tucker as well from forcing him to fade away from the rim. #Rockets
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Kevin Porter Jr. on Stephen Silas: "He means everything to me, and we mean everything to him."
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James Harden: “...I was in a really good place in Houston. Obviously, we didn’t have a chance to win the championship, but I was comfortable....But I’m happy for the organization in what they got back. They got some really good pieces.” #Rockets
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P.J. Tucker on his IG live from the locker room shared his love for his Houston fans. #Rockets
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James Harden and Russel Westbrook were each other’s rebounders while they put up shots at practice nitter.app/HoustonRockets/status/…
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The Baseballers
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Draymond Green: “Does James Harden get penalized for the numbers that he’s putting up now? Is everybody just used to it and that’s what you expect, and so now no one gives him the credit that he’s deserving? I think I see a little bit of that.” #Rockets
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Clint Capela took to Instagram to write out a birthday message for James Harden (via @ccapela15 / Instagram) #Rockets
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James Harden smacks the ball in frustration and it bounces back and hits him in the face. #Rockets
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NEW: President Biden signs executive order to outlaw national sports media from using the phrase “Houston, we have a problem”
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The Houston #Rockets and the Harris County Clerk office today announced that Toyota Center will serve as a Vote Center for the 2020 Presidential General Election.
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I was PJ Tucker after the Texas win over Oklahoma. (Via @IB4T_12 IG) #HookEm
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James Harden is back with the one-legged threes. Off his right foot. #Rockets (H/t @normantanaka)
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A lot of credit goes to Draymond Green for the stop, but GP2 also deserves credit for disallowing Van Vleet to set a quality enough screen to force the switch or defensive decision.
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Hakeem Olajuwon: "So they make it seem like, 'Oh he retired for two years'. And those two years we won. Like he wasn't there? He was there that second year. They lost. And for Michael, you have to give a lot of credit, he came back stronger..." #Rockets piped.video/watch?v=Oq0ZT1Ud…
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James Harden on joining the #Dynamo: “It was time. I’m invested. This is my city and I’m here to stay. I know I need to bring a championship in basketball and I will. That’s coming very, very soon....I’m a part of this city and I’m here forever.” #Rockets nitter.app/HoustonDynamo/status/1…
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Austin Rivers on Kyrie Irving, restarting the season: "I love Kyrie's passion towards helping this movement...I'm with it...but in the right way & not at the cost of the whole NBA & players careers. We can do both. We can play & we can help change the way black lives are lived."
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James Harden is in the 95th percentile in post-up defense. Opposing players are shooting 26.8% against him on post-ups. He's always been a good post-up defender, so don't understand this strategy. If you want to "take advantage" of Harden defensively, posting him up isn't optimal
Giannis says the team to take advantage of James Harden on defense.
Giannis also noted the team was trying to run the offense through Siakam and Embiid.
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I asked James Harden what happened: "I was just trying to make a quick decision. Once I got in the paint, they did a good job of using their high hands...I think it was P.J. on the block. If he crept in, he would've had a layup...I'll watch the film and get better at it."
here’s how the final play went down, with Harden throwing ball away and looking displeased with something and/or somebody.
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With one game remaining, James Harden is the NBA’s LEADING SCORER THIS DECADE (beginning with calendar year of 2010) with 19,543 points, edging out LeBron James who finished with 19,372 points (Kevin Durant is 3rd with 18,534 and Russell Westbrook is 4th with 17,762). #Rockets
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Meek Mill with the 🔥🔥🔥
Including this line: “Back then when we was broke we was all together, now we balling like James Harden and Chris Paul together”
BIG LIVE FREE!
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Kevin Porter Jr. on the #Rockets: "We're gonna turn it around. I promise you. I promise you."
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BACK TO THE WORLD SERIES vine.co/v/i7UZvgrnYIM
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Footage of James Harden working out at Toyota Center #Rockets
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James Harden: "We're so good that teams gotta throw in traps or throw in zones so we just gotta do what we do...Guys around me and Russ are gonna have more shot opportunities...We watched film on the traps and zones, ways we can attack it. Tomorrow we'll be better at it."
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Chris Paul was asked today about his tenure in Houston: "It's tough. I enjoyed my 2 years there. It was amazing. I had some unbelievable opportunities. Made some great relationships. But it's business. Things happen. I wish them nothing but the best." #Rockets (via @TheOklahoman)
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James Harden is in the 92nd percentile in post-up defense. Opposing players are shooting 28/88 (~32%) against him this season, and Harden forces turnovers on 13% of possessions.
Friday, per NBA Stats, Harden held Kristaps Porzingis to 1/7 shooting, primarily all post-up attempts
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From #Rockets PR: Jae’Sean Tate has tallied 672 points, 324 rebounds, 141 assists, 78 steals, 34 blocks and 48 3- pointers made this season... the only other rookie to have posted those numbers through the first 61 games of a season was LeBron James in 2003-04.
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The Basketball Africa League (BAL) today unveiled its official logo
The logo sure looks like a #Rockets Legend....
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LeBron James spoke more than 7 minutes about KPJ's game-winning shot and the Wizards announcer controversy.
"I can't let that ride on behalf of a kid that looks up to me. Kevin Porter Jr. looks up to me, and it's my obligation to make sure that he knows that I have his back."
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The Las Vegas Raiders used "James Harden" as an audible on offense. It was a running play. nitter.app/NotScTop10plays/status…
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James Harden, including tonight’s 61 points vs. the Knicks, has scored 261 POINTS in his last 5 games. All of these points were UNASSISTED. He also racked up 21 assists total in this stretch. Absolutely remarkable. #Rockets
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Stop it. Stop it. James Harden is absurd. Absolutely ridiculous. And people slander this dude?
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Jalen Green has a message for #Rockets fans in regards to the rebuild: "We're a young team...No matter if it's 2 year, 3 years, next year, I just want every fan to be patient with us. We're working. We're in the lab. We're going to make sure this happens as soon as possible."
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Russell Westbrook was very exciting postgame. Hyping up both Eric Gordon and Austin Rivers during their postgame TV interviews.
“You tell em how we do it” #Rockets
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This hesitation move by James Harden was ridiculous nitter.app/HoustonRockets/status/…
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Danuel House: "Last year I felt like I let people down, including myself. So this year I came in with a new mindset and a new mentality."
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.@Kevinporterjr with the game-winning block and dunk nitter.app/NBATV/status/137998054…
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Coach D’Antoni: “They (Referees) came at halftime and said they missed it. That’s what they told me. They missed four of them. That’s 12 foul shots.” #Rockets
95.7 The Game
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Carlos Correa pulled his inner Lebron on his Instagram story. This video brought a huge smile to my face. HOUSTON WE ARE CHAMPIONS.
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James Harden in Miami working out with Javair Gillett from the #Rockets and Michael Beasley
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The Houston #Rockets play (regular season) basketball tonight!
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