...would also play host to Game 7 on Thursday. They're trying to join the 1988 and 2010 Los Angeles Lakers and 1994 Houston Rockets as the only teams to rally from 3-2 down by winning the final two on their home floor since the NBA Finals went to...

...2007-12) working as an assistant under Stan Van Gundy in Orlando. He was also as an assistant coach with the Houston Rockets for four years and with the New York Knicks for three.This will be his first NBA head coaching job.TRAIL BLAZERS...

...Associated Press that Philadelphia has hired Sam Hinkie as team president and general manager.Hinkie, a former Houston Rockets assistant general manager, was the top choice by owner Joshua Harris to oversee the rebuilding of the beleaguered...

...points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder recovered after squandering a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter to beat the Houston Rockets 105-102 on Wednesday night and take a 2-0 series lead.Durant hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:28 to play...

...everyone needs to step up," said Battier, who was part of a 32-game winning streak at Duke, a 22-gamer with the Houston Rockets and now played a role in this epic Heat run.There were times when even the Heat themselves didn't know how long...

...weeks from my guys," Miami forward Shane Battier, who was part of a 32-game win streak at Duke, 22 with the Houston Rockets and now 27 with the Heat, wrote on Twitter early Thursday. "The focus and effort (and luck) was phenomenal...

HOUSTON - Jeremy Lin, Chandler Parsons and Francisco Garcia scored 15 points apiece to lead the Houston Rockets to a 98-81 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night.Houston was playing without shooting guard and leading scorer...

HOUSTON - The Houston Rockets escaped playoff elimination with a 105-103 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night.Chandler Parsons scored 27 points...

...didn't stop the Harvard community from celebrating the victory."They did a good job, man, I'm happy for them," Houston Rockets point guard Jeremy Lin, the biggest basketball star to come out of Harvard, said Friday. "It's a great win...

...added 26 as the Oklahoma City Thunder built a big lead in the second quarter and rolled to a 124-94 win over the Houston Rockets on Saturday night.Durant scored 11 points during a 16-0 run by the Thunder to end the first half and extend the...