Yao Ming and the Houston Rockets beat Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers 100-92 on Monday night to take game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.

“I think we were hungry to win the first game, like we had in the first game of the last (series),” Yao said. Read the rest of this entry »

For the first time since 1997 the Houston Rockets will reach the 2nd round of the NBA playoffs after they beat the Portland Trail Blazers 92-76 on Thursday night. Read the rest of this entry »

The Portland Trail Blazers won their first playoff game in 6 years after beating the Houston Rockets 107-103 on Tuesday night to even the series 1-1. Read the rest of this entry »

Houston Rockets Tracy McGrady makes a nice steal and is about to get an easy 2 points but he doesn’t jump high enough and blocks his own dunk.

Houston Rockets guard Von Wafer gets stuffed by the rim when he tried to make a dunk. Well, that’s one guy who won’t be invited to participate in this years Slam Dunk contest.

Houston Rockets star Yao Ming wishes the Rockets wouldn’t have traded for Ron Artest.

“We worry about the new attitude to the team. We are adding talent to the team and we need that, but building team chemistry is important. This is not bad. I don’t mean he is not welcome to Houston. But a new player always needs some time. Read the rest of this entry »

The Sacramento Kings have agreed to trade Ron Artest to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Houston’s 1st round draft pick in 2009, former king Bobby Jackson and the draft rights to Donte Greene. In addition the Kings will receive more than $1 million in cash. Read the rest of this entry »