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Rockets beef up frontcourt with eye on Yao Fri Jun 24 00:20:00 2011 EST

HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Rockets acquired point guard Jonny Flynn and Lithuanian big man Donatas Motiejunas in a trade with Minnesota during Thursday night's NBA draft and sent center Brad Miller and the 23rd pick to the Timberwolves.

Houston used its first-round pick, No. 14 overall, on Kansas forward Marcus Morris and its second-rounder, No. 38 overall, on Florida forward Chandler Parsons.

The 6-foot-9 Morris was drafted immediately after his twin older brother, Markieff, was taken by

Suns give Brooks qualifying offer Thu Jun 23 13:49:32 2011 EST
ard Aaron Brooks on Thursday. The four-year veteran was acquired by the Suns from the Rockets at the trade deadline on February 24, and in 25 games with Phoenix he averaged 9.6 points and 4.2 assists. A first-round pick, 26th overall, of the Houston Rockets in the 2007 draft, he has averaged 12.5 points and 3.6 assists over 272 games, 129 of which were starts. He garnered the NBA's Most Improved Player award for the 2009-10 season after averaging 19.6 points and 5.3 assists while starting all 8
Draft kicks off uncertain NBA offseason Thu Jun 23 11:00:02 2011 EST
Wall." Cleveland, which also possesses the fourth overall selection, will also be the first team to have two picks in the top four since the inception of the NBA Draft Lottery back in 1985. The last team to pick twice in the top four was the Houston Rockets, who landed Ralph Sampson with the No. 1 overall pick in 1983 and followed that by snaring Rodney McCray with the third selection. The 1967 Detroit Pistons, 1975 Atlanta Hawks and 1977 Milwaukee Bucks are the other three teams in the modern
Knicks enter into single affiliation partnership with Erie Wed Jun  8 14:51:16 2011 EST
the NBA's official minor league," said NBA D-League President Dan Reed. "We're excited to welcome them to the league, and look forward to an excellent partnership between these two strong organizations." New York assistant general manager Allan Houston was appointed GM of the BayHawks. The Knicks are the third NBA team to enter into a hybrid affiliation with an NBA D-League team, joining the Houston Rockets, with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, and the New Jersey Nets, with the Springfield Armor.
Rockets announce McHale as head coach Wed Jun  1 16:50:57 2011 EST
Houston, TX (Sports Network) - The Houston Rockets have named Kevin McHale their next head coach. The club announced the hiring Wednesday, though it had been reported over the weekend. The Houston Chronicle reported McHale agreed in principle to a three- year contract with a team option for a fourth year. The 53-year-old McHale replaces Rick Adelman, who was let go in April after four seasons at the helm. He takes over a Rockets team that finished the 2010-11 season with a 43-39 record and miss
Rockets tab McHale as next head coach Fri May 27 13:51:32 2011 EST
Houston, TX (Sports Network) - The Houston Rockets have reportedly settled on Kevin McHale as their next head coach. According to the Houston Chronicle, McHale has agreed in principle to a three- year contract. The deal would also include a team option for a fourth year. The 53-year-old McHale replaces Rick Adelman, who was let go in April after four seasons at the helm. More to follow...
Heat run into the NBA Finals Fri May 27 12:43:19 2011 EST
for naught, as the Big Three combined for all of Miami's 26 fourth-quarter points and there was no response for the run, as the Bulls looked more like deer caught in the headlights. With the victory, the Heat join a past champion -- the 1995 Houston Rockets -- as the only team to win a best-of-seven series after being blown out by 20 or more in the series opener. Prior to their win, 23 teams had lost Game 1s in that situation and gone on to lose the series. On to the next one. Now the Heat find
Heat say they're not looking beyond winning Game 5 Thu May 26 03:05:00 2011 EST
pride. And we have to have that same thing. Chicago is a tough place to play and we have to be ready for it.''

With one more win, the Heat will not only have a ticket to the finals, but another piece of NBA history as well.

In 1995, the Houston Rockets lost Game 1 (and Game 2, actually) of a best-of-seven series to the Phoenix Suns by more than 20 points and recovered to advance. Since then, 23 teams have lost Game 1's in that same situation, all of them going on to lose the series as well

Mavs shoot for NBA Finals berth against Thunder Wed May 25 10:31:35 2011 EST
t opportunity. "It's a bad feeling, but we've got faith," Durant said. "I'm just going to lay it all on the line." Only eight teams have overcome a 3-1 deficit in NBA playoff history and just two of those, the 1968 Boston Celtics and the '95 Houston Rockets, did it by winning twice on the road, which Oklahoma City must do. "We can still make it a series," said Brooks, a backup point guard on the '95 Rockets team. "It's always about being mentally ready for the challenge, because it is a challen
"Mocking" Kahn and the draft Wed May 18 15:10:44 2011 EST
mbo forward (6-9, 218) - A versatile guy that's a little slight but has a very advanced offensive game that includes the rare mid-range game with the ability to score both looking at and with his back to the basket. Ceiling: David West 14. - Houston Rockets - Markieff Morris (Kansas), power forward (6-10, 245) - There are no legit centers left here so Houston goes with the next best thing in Marcus' larger brother Markieff, a muscular 6-foot-10 player with an NBA- ready body. Ceiling: Drew Good
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