Josh Smith was traded back to the Rockets and is hopeful to play on Friday after clearing his physical. Smith was a late-round value at times last season for the Rockets as he shot the…
Dwight Howard leaves game with ankle injury
Dwight Howard left Wednesday's game against the Pistons due to an ankle injury and did not return. Howard was supposed to return after getting taped up and this highlights the touch-and-go nature of Howard's durability…
Dwight Howard goes to locker room after collision
Dwight Howard collided with Andre Drummond in Wednesday's game against the Pistons and had to go to the locker room. Howard had his ankle re-taped and returned to the game shortly after that. We'll let…
Patrick Beverley (ankle) out; Ty Lawson to start
Patrick Beverley will miss Wednesday's game against the Pistons due to his ankle injury and Ty Lawson will start in his place. Lawson isn't going to magically shake the impact of James Harden stealing away…
Trevor Ariza back up to speed after hard…
Trevor Ariza scored 16 points on 6-of-12 shooting (including four threes) with five rebounds, four assists and three steals in Monday's loss to the Nuggets. Ariza is still hitting just 37.7 percent of his field…
Clint Capela misses game with food poisoning
Clint Capela did not play on Monday against the Nuggets due to food poisoning. It's a tough break for owners that probably would have used him in a four-game week. He has been a solid…
Motiejunas hits the fantasy radar with 19 points
Donatas Motiejunas scored a season-high 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting with three treys, two boards and two assists in 22 minutes off the bench on Monday. Terrence Jones played just 13 minutes due to another…
Thornton survives, Brewer doesn’t on Monday
Marcus Thornton scored 13 points off the bench on Monday, hitting 4-of-8 shots (including three treys) with one rebound and two assists in 21 minutes. Thornton had a small window while Trevor Ariza was at…
Terrence Jones leaves game after getting eye poked
Terrence Jones left Monday's game in the second quarter after getting his eye poked and returned in the second half, but then left the game again and did not return. This is getting sort of…
James Harden breaks the pinball machine in win
James Harden scored 42 points on 13-of-23 shooting (5-of-9 3PTs, 11-of-12 FTs) with nine rebounds, seven assists, two steals, two blocks and seven turnovers in the Rockets' road win over the Wizards on Wednesday. For…
Patrick Beverley still getting it done for owners
Patrick Beverley scored 14 points on 5-of-12 shooting with four rebounds, four assists and four treys in Wednesday's win over the Wizards. Beverley has been solid since taking over the starting point guard position, and…
Motiejunas plays nine minutes on Wednesday
Donatas Motiejunas played nine minutes on Wednesday as he gets back to speed following a major back injury. Motie had two points, three boards and three turnovers but that's basically irrelevant. If he can get…
Terrence Jones very quiet in Rockets’ win over…
Terrence Jones produced just four points with three rebounds and one block in 20 minutes of action off the bench on Wednesday against the Wizards. The Rockets won and Jones certainly hasn't been a major…
Brewer, not Thornton the winner with Ariza out
Corey Brewer scored 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting (including a three) with seven rebounds, three assists and one steal in a start for injured Trevor Ariza (bruised back) on Wednesday against the Wizards. We thought…
Trevor Ariza out on Wednesday against Wizards
Trevor Ariza (bruised lower back) is out for Wednesday's game against the Wizards. The Rockets have called K.J. McDaniels up from the D-League and it was a pretty rough tumble he took on Tuesday so…