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I knew he could do all of the things he is doing right now, if he got the opportunity,” Amen Thompson says of Reed Sheppard’s recent surge.

Sheppard will come off the bench during Sunday's game against the Nuggets, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Sheppard chipped in 14 points (5-14 FG, 4-8 3Pt), three rebounds, five assists, one block and two steals across 41 minutes during Friday's 140-109 loss to the Lakers.

With five rotation players out in a largely meaningless game, the Rockets didn’t have much of a chance to defeat the Clippers (48-32) on the road.

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With the playoffs approaching and the No. 2 seed already locked in, the Houston Rockets are giving rookie Reed Sheppard extended ... five years in the field as a news correspondent, sports writer ...

The Houston Rockets drafted Reed Sheppard as the No. 3 overall pick in last year's draft hoping he would be the answer to the team's woes at the 3-point line. The Rockets have had a deep rotation ...

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The Houston Rockets were shorthanded on Monday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and former Kentucky star Reed Sheppard made his first NBA start. Sheppard made the most out of this ...