Eric Gordon

NBA: Rockets beat Warriors despite missing leading scorer James Harden through illness; Jrue Holiday powers Pelicans to victory

Stephen Curry's 3 with 1:57 to play pulled the Warriors to 114-108 then his two free throws at 1:26 made it a four-point game before the Rockets came through at the line

NBA Western Conference finals: Golden State Warriors rout Houston Rockets to force decisive Game 7

Klay Thompson scored 35 points, Stephen Curry scored 29 and Kevin Durant added 23 as the Warriors rallied from a 17-point first-quarter deficit to knot the best-of-seven series at 3-3

NBA Western Conference finals: Houston Rockets stun Golden State Warriors in Game 5 to take 3-2 lead in series

The Rockets, who led the league with 65 regular-season wins, took a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference finals and with one more victory can deny the Warriors a fourth straight trip to the championship series.

NBA Western Conference Finals: James Harden inspires Houston Rockets to Game 2 victory over Golden State Warriors

Houston Rockets' MVP candidate James Harden scored 27 points while Eric Gordon added 27 off the bench on a night when five players scored in double figures for a Rockets team chastened by a series-opening defeat on their home floor.

NBA: Kemba Walker nets 46 points in Hornets' 140-79 rout of Grizzlies; Rockets beat Pistons to close in on No 1 seeding

Hornets' Walker sank a club-record 10 3-pointers and made 10 free throws, becoming only the third player in any NBA contest with so many of each.

NBA: Rockets clinch Western Conference playoff berth with win over Mavericks; Warriors and Cavaliers lose

The Houston Rockets clinched an NBA playoff berth with a rout of the Mavericks as reigning champions Golden State and the Cleveland Cavaliers both lost.

NBA: Rockets down Celtics for 15th straight win; Garry Harris helps Nuggets defeat Cavaliers

James Harden scored 26 points and Eric Gordon scored 29 off the bench as the Houston Rockets stretched their winning streak to a season-high 15 games.

NBA: Al Horford helps Celtics clinch 12th straight win; Rockets rout Pacers as James Harden scores 26 points

Al Horford scored a team-high 21 points in his return as the Boston Celtics played without Kyrie Irving but still managed to hang on for their 12th straight win.

NBA: Rockets' James Harden scores career high 56 points to seal win over Jazz; Hawks defeat Cavaliers

Harden missed his final four shot attempts in pursuit of the franchise mark before leaving the game for good.

Houston Rockets donate $4 million to help victims of Tropical Storm Harvey

Recently acquired Rockets point guard Chris Paul donated $50,000 to a fund created by Houston Texans star JJ Watt.