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Houston appeared to be cleared for takeoff after winning the top seed in the Western Conference in 2017-18, but the Rockets are pulling a first to worst to start for the 2018-19 season. Tonight, it was like we were pretty good defensively for most of the game, but offensively, we weren't calm and didn't have that poise and just didn't hit anything for a while." The Rockets have lost four home games by 17 points. A 19-point defeat at the hands of the Portland Trail Blazers -- the Rockets had only 36 points at halftime -- on Tuesday dropped Houston into a tie with the Phoenix Suns for the worst record in the Western Conference. Continue to Article

October 31, 2018 11:16:am EST

1) Rockets “lost our swagger,” build a brick house with shots on the way to a fourth straight loss. The Rockets keep repeating the mantra, but they also know last season it was almost Christmas before they lost their fifth game (Dec. 20) and they had won 25 games by then. This year the fifth loss came before Halloween. Continue to Article

October 31, 2018 7:44:am EST

On the bright side, the Houston Rockets’ revamped defense was less bad against the Portland Trail Blazers Tuesday, only giving up 104 points (106.1 per 100 possessions pace, which is 7.3 better than their season average). James Harden was out with a hamstring injury, but this is still a team with Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, Eric Gordon, and plenty of prolific scorers — the Rockets should be better. Houston is now 1-5 on the season with a bottom seven in the league offense and defense. Continue to Article

October 30, 2018 11:58:pm EST

Which players is Houston sending out to match salary? Apparently the answer to the first question is Brandon Knight and Marquese Chriss, who salaries can be aggregated Wednesday (two months after being acquired from the Suns). Minnesota is showing no inclination to move on Houston offer of two injured players and four first-rounders for Jimmy Butler, per sources. Continue to Article

October 26, 2018 3:40:pm EST

Here's the reason why Daryl Morey and the Houston Rockets are willing to trade four first-round draft picks for Jimmy Butler. Continue to Article

October 26, 2018 12:29:pm EST