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2022 NBA draft lottery race: April 7 update for Rockets, Nets picks

The Knicks blew a 21-point lead in Wednesday’s second half versus Brooklyn, allowing the Nets to move closer to a home game in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament for the playoffs.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 7, 2022

John Wall to opt in (as expected)

Michael Scotto: As expected, John Wall is going to exercise his $47.4 million player option for next season, I'm told. After that, the Rockets will have time to look for a trade to move Wall. If Houston can't find a trade partner for Wall, his ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 7, 2022

Jae’Sean Tate a long-term piece for Rockets?

Michael Scotto: Houston is trying to preserve as much cap space as possible for 2023. With that in mind, Jae'Sean Tate is up for an extension around the corner. From what I've heard, he's currently viewed as a potential long-term piece for the ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 7, 2022

Kyrie Irving pours in 42 in Nets' much-needed win vs. Rockets

NEW YORK — All he needed was a little bit of rest.

Tribune News Service · Apr 6, 2022

Rockets rookie Jalen Green extends historic 30-point streak to five games

Rockets rookie Jalen Green has now joined Allen Iverson (1997) as the only rookies in modern NBA history to score 30 or more points in five straight games.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 6, 2022

2022 NBA draft lottery race: April 6 update for Rockets, Nets picks

Between Houston’s loss and Orlando’s upset win over Cleveland, the Rockets are now solely in the pole position of the 2022 NBA draft race. The Pistons and Thunder are no longer factors.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 6, 2022

Stephen Silas excited for young Rockets to learn versus Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving

Stephen Silas expects his young Rockets to learn after playing the Nets: “Playing against two of the best players who have ever laced them up, it's important for our group to feel that.”

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 5, 2022

Rockets at Nets: Prediction, point spread, odds, over/under, betting picks (April 5)

Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant’s Nets enter Tuesday’s game versus Houston (+17,5) with a clear sense of urgency, having fallen to No. 10 in the Eastern Conference standings.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 5, 2022

Rockets at Nets: Tuesday’s lineups, injury reports, broadcast and stream info

Tuesday’s matchup between the Rockets and Nets is fascinating from a 2022 NBA draft perspective, since either result brings a benefit to Houston (which owns Brooklyn’s first-round pick).

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 5, 2022

Alperen Sengun embracing challenge of defending elite bigs for Rockets

Stephen Silas on Houston’s defensive improvement Sunday: “We stopped doubling Towns quite as much. Alpi (Sengun) said, ‘I want to guard him,’ and I said ‘Ok, you want him, you got him.’”

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 4, 2022