Rockets report: Kings bring out the worst in team
As the Rockets prepare to host Sacramento on Wednesday night, the team is still reeling from its two previous losses to the Kings, who aren’t going to be confused with the NBA’s elite. The Kings, who...
View ArticleRockets shore up huge weakness — but Kings-sized test to come
SACRAMENTO – After three practice days spent emphasizing nothing as much as controlling the boards and three games in which they finally did, the Rockets will likely quickly learn if that small sample...
View ArticleIsaiah Canaan works out pregame Thursday in hopes of playing Saturday
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Rockets guard Isaiah Canaan joined teammates for most of the usual pregame drills on Thursday with hopes that he could be cleared to return from his sprained ankle on Saturday....
View ArticleInjury situation has trickle-down effect on rotation in back-to-back games
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Had Rockets coach Kevin McHale had even some of the five players who missed the road trip with injuries, he would have likely tweaked his rotation to use his bench longer in the...
View ArticleKings star DeMarcus Cousins progressing back from viral meningitis
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Kings center DeMarcus Cousins missed an eighth consecutive game with viral meningitis, but he has returned to Kings practices. His involvement in the practices has been mostly...
View ArticleTerrence Jones hopeful of playing tonight vs. Sacramento
Rockets forward Terrence Jones, who suffered a partially collapsed lung on March 19, went through shootaround Wednesday morning and said he thinks he will play against Sacramento. Jones said he wasn’t...
View ArticleDwight Howard to sit out vs. Kings on Friday
The Rockets are playing the first of consecutive road games .
View ArticleRockets’ bigs come up short vs. Kings
With the Kings using small lineups through most of Tuesday’s win over the Rockets, playing Omri Casspi at power forward since center Willie Cauley-Stein’s injury, the Rockets had hoped their big men...
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