Tag: Ime Udoka
Alperen Sengun, Ime Udoka question Deandre Ayton ejection as Rockets stay alive
The ejection stole the spotlight. The reactions kept it there.
The Rockets stayed alive with a 115-96 Game 4 win, though the Lakers still lead...
Ime Udoka calls out Rockets after brutal loss to Lakers: ‘Grow up’
The Rockets had it. Game in hand. Series momentum, too.
Then it slipped. Fast.
Leading by six with under 30 seconds left, Houston unraveled and fell...
Rockets running into same issues that ended their season last year
The Rockets made their big swing last summer, acquiring Kevin Durant in hopes of fixing an offense that sputtered in the 2025 playoffs.
So far,...
Rockets’ Kevin Durant remains questionable for Game 2
The Rockets may be getting a lift for Game 2, though it is far from certain.
Kevin Durant missed Houston’s Game 1 loss to the...
West Notes: Rockets, Fred VanVleet, Mavericks, Ryan Nembhard, Spurs
Rockets
The feeling around the Rockets is starting to shift. And not in the way Fred VanVleet was hoping.
Per Varun Shankar of the Houston Chronicle,...
West Notes: Spurs, Victor Wembanyama, Lakers, LeBron James, Rockets
Spurs
Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama made his own Most Valuable Player case following a locker room conversation that began with teammate Keldon Johnson, per...
Rockets’ Ime Udoka on Heat’s Bam Adebayo scoring 83: ‘The Washington Wizards’
Plenty of people around the NBA had something to say after Bam Adebayo recorded 83 points in the Heat’s 150-129 win over the Wizards.
Rockets...
NBA Notes: Rockets, Jabari Smith Jr, Pelicans, Mavericks, Naji Marshall
Rockets
The Rockets won again Thursday — four victories in five games since the break — but they may have taken a hit late.
Forward Jabari...
NBA Notes: Rockets, Kevin Durant, Lakers, Jake LaRavia, Raptors
Rockets
Coach Ime Udoka didn’t mince words after a recent loss, calling out the Rockets’ dependence on Kevin Durant and the drop-off that follows when...
NBA Notes: Pelicans, Zion Williamson, Rockets, Tari Eason, Clippers
Pelicans
Zion Williamson has found his scoring touch again. The wins for the Pelicans, not so much.
After coming off the bench in his first seven...
NBA Notes: Rockets, Dillon Brooks, Kings, Doug Christie, Warriors
Rockets
Dillon Brooks got his first shot at the Rockets since Houston traded him to Phoenix this summer, and the reunion played out exactly the...
NBA Notes: Pelicans, Zion Williamson, Rockets, Reed Sheppard, Grizzlies
Pelicans
The Pelicans got a pretty loud reminder of what life is like with Zion Williamson… and without him.
New Orleans managed just 98 points on...
NBA Notes: Rockets, Kevin Durant, Sixers, Tyrese Maxey, Nets
Rockets
Houston still doesn’t have Fred VanVleet, but you wouldn’t know it by watching the offense. The Rockets are sitting atop the league in offensive...
NBA Notes: Cavs, Donovan Mitchell, Rockets, Tari Eason, Pacers
Cavaliers
Donovan Mitchell isn’t sweating the standings. Cleveland pushed for the top seed last season and still fell short of the Finals, so Mitchell told...
