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Houston Rockets guard Eric Gordon said he is not having fun amid the team's inconsistent start to the NBA season. The Rockets are far from the team that came to within one game of the NBA Finals in 2017-18, posting a 11-13 record following Thursday's 118-91 defeat to the Utah Jazz. Houston enjoyed a brief five-game winning streak to get back to two games over .500, but have since dropped six of their last eight to fall two games back under. Continue to Article

December 07, 2018 9:01:pm EST

You can hear it on the court when the Rockets are on defense… or more accurately not hear it. You can see it when you look at the Rockets’ body language after their opponent makes an inevitable run — heads hang, shoulders slump, and they look defeated. It’s a game that showed just how far the Rockets have to go to get anywhere near their goals for this season. Continue to Article

December 07, 2018 8:23:pm EST

The Los Angeles Lakers have worked their way into the middle of the standings in the Western Conference and LeBron James is obviously a big reason for that. Carmelo Anthony is one superstar that has been rumored to be a target of the Lakers’ front office ever since his falling out with the Houston Rockets. Anthony has played his last game in a Rockets uniform, and rumors of his pending transfer to LA were shot down from all sides. Continue to Article

December 07, 2018 12:58:pm EST

James Harden insists he is "not concerned at all" about the Houston Rockets despite another dismal quarter in defeat to the Utah Jazz on Thursday. The Rockets were outscored 17-9 by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the fourth quarter en route to a road loss on Monday and a 12-minute spell again cost Houston in Salt Lake City, going down 38-11 in the third as the Jazz coasted to a big 118-91 win. Asked for his analysis of the decisive third quarter, he added: "[The Jazz] got off to a really good third quarter. Continue to Article

December 07, 2018 5:05:am EST

LeBron James wants his longtime friend and fellow member of the 2003 draft class Carmelo Anthony to join the Los Angeles Lakers, Joe Vardon of The Athletic reports. James has not and will not make a request to Lakers president Magic Johnson or general manger Rob Pelinka to trade for Anthony, who can't be moved by trade until Dec. 15 since he signed with the Rockets this offseason. Continue to Article

December 06, 2018 10:04:pm EST