2006 — Kobe Bryant scores a staggering 81 points — the second-highest total in NBA history — and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors 122-104.

1973 — George Foreman knocks out Joe Frazier in the second round in Kingston, Jamaica, to win the world heavyweight title. 1983 — Houston becomes the first NBA team not to score a point in overtime.

The Houston Rockets come into Martin Luther King Day at No. 2 in the Western Conference. Something most people people at the start of the season would not have thought possible. At 28-13 ...

The Houston Rockets are off to their best start in the last seven seasons. At 28-14, they're still holding onto second place in the Western Conference, despite their latest loss to the Detroit ...

The Houston Rockets had been on a roll of late until they ran into the Detroit Pistons on Monday. Despite the loss, Houston is still sitting pretty at No. 2 in the Western Conference and 14 games over ...

Houston Rockets forward Tari Eason sat out a sixth consecutive game Sunday due to injury management, but coach Ime Udoka said that Eason's health is "going in the right direction" despite his ...

The Houston Rockets are not necessarily a team in desperate need of going star-hunting, although they've been linked to plenty of big names over the last six months or so. From Jimmy Butler to ...

Family, friends, and dignitaries gathered to honor the legacy of the late boxing icon Joe Frazier on what would have been his 81st birthday on Sunday. The Frazier family placed a Philadelphia ...

There are six games scheduled for Sunday, including the LA Lakers vs Houston Rockets matchup. It's the first meeting of the season between the teams, with the Lakers and Rockets splitting last ...

With less than one minute remaining Sunday in the Houston Rockets' 104-100 loss to the Miami Heat at Toyota Center, Amen Thompson decided to turn the clock back a couple decades. After triggering ...

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