February 23rd, 2010
The general consensus was that Charlotte improved itself with its moves at the trade deadline, but last night’s loss to the Clippers showed how the Bobcats weakened themselves, too. The Cats eviscerated their wing depth in order to add some frontcourt help in the form of Tyrus Thomas, and we saw the results in L.A. Without Flip Murray to bring in, Larry Brown was terrified to go to his bench
February 21st, 2010
Behind a game-high 27 points from forward David West, the New Orleans hornets held off a fourth-quarter Houston Rockets rally to take a 102-94 victory Sunday night in New Orleaqns Arena. Chase Buddinger came off the bench to lead the Rockets…
February 19th, 2010
Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Sport Talk to you next summer, captain. After the madness of trade season, several teams have lined themselves up to be in position — or very close — to sign a maximum-salary player this summer. Calculating exactly how much money each team has to spend is a tricky exercise.

February 18th, 2010
The Houston Rockets have unexpectedly emerged from their long-running efforts to trade Tracy McGrady with an agreement in place to acquire coveted guard Kevin Martin from the Sacramento Kings, ESPN.com has learned. Multiple sources told ESPN.com that the Rockets and Kings will spend Thursday trying to make this a three-way deal that lands McGrady with the New York Knicks, who have been McGrady’s preferred destination ever since he and the Rockets mutually agreed in late December to find the 30-year-old a new team via trade

February 15th, 2010
Donnie Walsh Monday night denied a report that the Knicks and Rockets were close to a trade. Yahoo! Sports reported that the Knicks were set to acquire Tracy McGrady and his $23 million expiring contract in a complicated multiplayer transaction.
February 11th, 2010
Lisa Blumenfeld / NBAE via Getty Images Could a team with this tandem give the All-Star squads a game? The All-Star Game is a collection of the best basketball talent in the world, but it rarely produces anything resembling the best basketball. Counter-intuitive as that might seem, the reasons for this annual letdown are fairly obvious.

February 9th, 2010
MIAMI ( AP ) — Desperate to snap a five-game losing streak, the Miami Heat raced to their largest halftime lead of the season and beat the short-handed Houston Rockets 99-66 on Tuesday night.
February 7th, 2010
Reserve Thaddeus Young scored 17 points, Willie Green added 15, and the Philadelphia 76ers overcame a 13-point deficit to beat the Houston Rockets 102-95 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory.
February 5th, 2010
On the radio yesterday, Jazz broadcaster David Locke asked me to tell him which eight teams would make the playoffs in the West, and in what order. It was a total ambush.
February 4th, 2010
HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Rockets have recalled guard Jermaine Taylor from their developmental league affiliate.