31 years ago today, during Game 7 of the Western Conference Semifinals between the Houston Rockets and Phoenix Suns, Houston’s Mario Elie sank a three-pointer from the corner with 7.1 …
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Chandler Parsons did not describe playing with James Harden as complicated. He described it as easy money. Looking back on their Houston Rockets years, Parsons said Harden “doesn’t get the …
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Fred VanVleet has seen superstar life from close range. He has lived beside Kawhi Leonard during a championship run, and he has shared a locker room with Kevin Durant during …
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Steven Adams has been called the strongest player in the NBA so often that it has almost become part of his official scouting report. The problem, according to Adams, is …
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Larry Bird’s Legendary Performance In The 1981 NBA Finals: A Play For The Ages
On this day, 45 years ago, a young Larry Bird stepped onto the court for Game 1 of the 1981 NBA Finals, not merely to play but to etch his …
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Los Angeles beat Houston 98-78 at Toyota Center, ending the series with its best defensive performance when the season required it most. After two straight Rockets wins had turned tension …
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After Houston’s 99-93 Game 5 win in Los Angeles, Kendrick Perkins argued that the Lakers had wasted an opportunity veteran teams are supposed to recognize. “That was a must win …
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The Rockets did not win Game 5 with glamour. They won it with pressure. Houston beat the Lakers 99-93 at Crypto.com Arena, turning a hostile road game into a test …
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Draymond Green knows better than most how complicated Kevin Durant discourse can become. He has been Durant’s teammate, opponent, critic, defender and forever-linked co-star in one of the most dissected …
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Kendrick Perkins has never been shy about Kevin Durant, but this latest criticism cuts deeper than a hot-take argument about scoring or all-time rankings. Perkins is asking whether Durant, still …
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