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The Rockets Wire retweeted
Per Udoka: Reed Sheppard is playing tonight for the #Rockets, no minutes restriction. Clint Capela is out after rolling his ankle in the last game.
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“Losing kinda rubbed us the wrong way, so we didn’t want to lose two in a row,” said Jabari Smith, whose #Rockets lost a night earlier in Dallas. “We wanted to come out here and get the job done. Back-to-backs, nobody cares. Everybody has back-to-backs. The good teams win them.”
6-1 Rockets fueled by career year (so far) from Jabari Smith Jr.
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ALT 6-1 Rockets fueled by career year (so far) from Jabari Smith Jr.
The Rockets Wire retweeted
Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka says that transition defense was the one area that the team needed to clean up during their five-game winning streak that caught up to them in their first loss on the season Friday night against the Dallas Mavericks. #Rockets #Sarge @TheRocketsWire
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The official @HoustonComets brand unveil.
There are four stars, one for each WNBA championship
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Ime Udoka says Alperen Sengun (back soreness) felt something early in Monday's game, but adrenaline helped him play through it. Noticed it more after.
"Got a little imaging done and saw a mild strain, so we’ll be cautious with that. Few games at most."
RIGHT NOW: @HoustonRockets Ime Udoka joins @SportsMT & @SportsRV to talk all things Rockets! #AllFire
Listen: sports790.com/listen
The Rockets Wire retweeted
“We are just trying to do the right thing,” said Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. about their 4-0 start. #Rockets #Sarge @TheRocketsWire
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“He is such a unique leader,” said Atlanta Hawks head coach Quinn Snyder about Houston Rockets PG Fred VanVleet. Snyder also elaborated on the difficulty in drawing up defensive schemes to stop SG Amen Thompson. #Rockets #Sarge @TheRocketsWire
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“We are playing for and with each other,” said Houston Rockets guard Reed Sheppard on the team’s 4-0 start. #Rockets #Sarge @TheRocketsWire
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Ime Udoka says Marcus Smart (forearm strain) is day to day, Rockets are hopeful that he’ll be back by the next game.
Steven Adams (right calf strain) will be out “at least a week or two”
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From @SportsTalk790 and the official @HoustonRockets radio network, here’s Mr. Texas — @SportsMT — with the call of Amen’s game-winning block of Victor Wembanyama.
“ONE OF THE BIGGEST MOMENTS OF AMEN THOMPSON’S NBA CAREER!”
The Rockets Wire retweeted
Amen is special…I don’t think Wembanyama was expecting him to jump that quickly…What a hell of a block to win the game…#Rockets #Sarge @TheRocketsWire
The Rockets Wire retweeted
“I jump pretty high,” said Rockets guard Amen Thompson with a smile when asked about his game winning block on Spurs center Victor Wembanyama without it being a goaltending violation. #Rockets #Sarge @TheRocketsWire
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"REJECTED! REJECTED BY THOMPSON! REJECTED BY THOMPSON!"
Kevin Harlan on the Rockets-Spurs call for Prime Video as Amen Thompson blocks Victor Wembanyama at the rim to save the game for Houston. 🏀🔥🎙️
The Rockets Wire retweeted
Rockets guard Reed Sheppard will not play tonight against the San Antonio Spurs per HC Ime Udoka. #Rockets #Sarge @TheRocketsWire
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Rockets injury report:
- Steven Adams remains QUESTIONABLE with right calf tightness/soreness
- Reed Sheppard added to injury report, QUESTIONABLE with left knee contusion/bone bruise.
For Spurs: Fox and K. Johnson QUESTIONABLE. Tobias Harris and Jayden Quaintance OUT.
The Rockets Wire retweeted
Tari Eason’s (HOU) Flagrant Foul 2 against P.J. Washington (DAL) at 2:47 of the 1st quarter on 10/21/26 has been downgraded to a Flagrant Foul 1 upon league office review.
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He’s back.
Excluding preseason games, Fred VanVleet will start for the Rockets for the first time since Game 7 of the 2025 playoffs.
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With Oklahoma City and San Antonio being predicted as the teams that will play in the Western Conference Finals, I asked Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant if he feels like they are the underdogs this season. #Rockets #Sarge @TheRocketsWire
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Patrick Fertitta had a great in-studio interview with @adamclanton and @AdamJWexler today.
If you're looking for reasons to be optimistic about the 2026-27 Rockets, it's a good listen (via @SportsTalk790):
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