The Houston Rockets had themselves an eventful week, which featured them moving on from a key star in surprising fashion, but also getting back on track on the floor. First, the Rockets announced that they would be parting ways with Carmelo Anthony this week, this after the star had played just 10 games with the team. ESPN reports say that the team has no initial plans of putting the 10-time All-Star on waivers soon, but they did confirm that he has played his final game with them. Anthony's representatives have already begun looking in to other teams to pick the forward up this season. In the 10 games with the Rockets, Anthony averaged 13.4 points off the bench. The 34-year-old is not eligible to be traded until after December 15th, which puts a hold on any trade talks. He left the team last Friday when they seemingly worked him out of their plans in favor of rookie Gary Clark.
The Rockets' move to work Anthony out of their plans this season were met with plenty of questionable responses, but they may have pushed those aside for now with their performance on Thursday night. Houston was led by James Harden's 27 points, as they blew past the short-handed Golden State Warriors, 107-86, on their home floor. The win for Houston was just their second in six games at the Toyota Center, but did get them back to .500 at 7-7 on the season.
The Rockets have now won three in a row and six of their past eight games, this after starting the season 1-5. They are at .500 for the first time since they were 1-1, as they took advantage of the Warriors playing without Steph Currry, who has already been ruled out for the next 10 days with a groin injury. Golden State did get Draymond Green back from suspension, but he left with a toe injury that has him out for the next two games for the two-time defending champs.
Houston led by 13 after three quarters, and then kicked off the fourth quarter with a 12-2 run to pull away for good, sending the Warriors to 12-4 on the season. Three of the Warriors' four losses have come on the road, but they still hold the best record in the Western Conference. Kevin Durant led Golden State with 20 points in the loss, as they shot just 4-of-18 from three-point range without Curry.
The Warriors will stay on the road in Texas for Saturday night's game against the Dallas Mavericks, while the Rockets will visit the Chicago Bulls that same night.
The Rockets' move to work Anthony out of their plans this season were met with plenty of questionable responses, but they may have pushed those aside for now with their performance on Thursday night. Houston was led by James Harden's 27 points, as they blew past the short-handed Golden State Warriors, 107-86, on their home floor. The win for Houston was just their second in six games at the Toyota Center, but did get them back to .500 at 7-7 on the season.
The Rockets have now won three in a row and six of their past eight games, this after starting the season 1-5. They are at .500 for the first time since they were 1-1, as they took advantage of the Warriors playing without Steph Currry, who has already been ruled out for the next 10 days with a groin injury. Golden State did get Draymond Green back from suspension, but he left with a toe injury that has him out for the next two games for the two-time defending champs.
Houston led by 13 after three quarters, and then kicked off the fourth quarter with a 12-2 run to pull away for good, sending the Warriors to 12-4 on the season. Three of the Warriors' four losses have come on the road, but they still hold the best record in the Western Conference. Kevin Durant led Golden State with 20 points in the loss, as they shot just 4-of-18 from three-point range without Curry.
The Warriors will stay on the road in Texas for Saturday night's game against the Dallas Mavericks, while the Rockets will visit the Chicago Bulls that same night.
