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After routing Portland, Rockets storm back into 2025 NBA Cup race

When Houston lost its Emirates NBA Cup 2025 opener by double digits in San Antonio, its odds of advancing to December’s eight-team knockout rounds appeared low. But one week later, after Friday’s 24-point blowout of Portland (led by Kevin Durant, who scored 30 points and was +37 in his minutes), the Rockets are now in […]

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Seat changes are officially underway at Toyota Center

In a self-funded project (reportedly at an investment of over $10 million), the Houston Rockets are replacing the 17,000 bowl seats inside their home arena of Toyota Center. The new seats feature a black sports-weave material, which will represent a noticeable change relative to the venue’s current color scheme of red. In advance of Wednesday’s […]

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2025 NBA Cup: Rockets in difficult spot after opening loss to Spurs

Last fall, the Houston Rockets made an impressive run to the semifinals of the annual Emirates NBA Cup. That in-season tournament run concluded with a last-second home win over the Golden State Warriors in a thrilling quarterfinal and a competitive semifinal loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Las Vegas. Both were single elimination games, […]

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As Houston’s point guard, Amen Thompson draws praise from Jason Kidd for his offense

HOUSTON — Amen Thompson may not look like a traditional point guard, but he’s filling in capably for the Rockets in the absence of veteran Fred VanVleet. The Rockets (3-2) entered Monday’s home game versus Dallas (2-4) on a three-game winning streak, and their 22-year-old rising star was +77 when playing during those games. For […]

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Rockets rout Raptors as Houston becomes NBA’s No. 1 offense

With Wednesday’s 139-121 victory at Toronto, the Rockets (2-2) secured their first winning streak of the 2025-26 campaign and are now NBA’s top-rated offense of the young season. Featuring Dave Hardisty, Ben DuBose, and Paulo Alves, our “ClutchFans Live” postgame show recaps all the key storylines from that showing against the Raptors. Discussion topics include […]

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Live Show: No Tari Eason Extension with Rockets?!

The extension deadline came and went today and the Rockets did not come to a contract agreement with Tari Eason. Maybe in hindsight this should have been foreseen — the Rockets signed Jabari Smith Jr. early in the summer but never followed that with news of a locked-up Tari. Eason himself expressed what appeared to […]

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Rockets, Kevin Durant sign two-year extension at sub-max rate

Just as he suggested when training camp opened, Kevin Durant has indeed signed a contract extension to remain with the Houston Rockets. The two-year extension, which is the maximum contract length Durant can sign at 37 years old, is for $90 million and contains a player option for year two, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. While […]

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