Houston Rockets (20-10, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (10-20, 13th in the Eastern Conference)
New York; Thursday 6:00 pm EST.
BOTTOM LINE: Houston will look to extend its three-game winning streak with a win over Brooklyn.
The Nets lost 4-12 at home. Brooklyn ranks ninth in the NBA, scoring just 113.9 points per game while holding opponents to 48.3 percent shooting.
The Rockets are 10-8 in road games. Houston has a 1-4 record in one-possession games.
The Nets allow 109.7 points per game, which is 2.3 points less than the Rockets' 112.0 points. The Rockets are scoring 6.6 more points per game (120.5) than the Nets are allowing (113.9).
The two teams are facing off for the second time this season. The Rockets defeated the Nets 137–109 in their last game on October 28. Tari Eason led the Rockets with 22 points and Terence Mann led the Nets with 21 points.
TOP PERFORMANCE: Michael Porter Jr. is shooting 49.6 percent and averaging 25.8 points for the Nets. Egor Demin is averaging 7.0 three-pointers over the last 10 games.
Alperen Sengun is averaging 22.7 points, 9.4 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.5 steals for the Rockets. Jabari Smith Jr. is averaging 3.0 three-pointers over his last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nets: 6-4, averaging 111.5 points, 42.6 rebounds, 27.8 assists, 8.6 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents averaged 104.8 points per game.
Rockets: 5-5, averaging 118.6 points, 47.7 rebounds, 25.9 assists, 7.6 steals and 6.0 blocks per game while shooting 50.2% from the field. Their opponents averaged 116.5 points.
INJURIES: Nets: Haywood Highsmith: out (knee).
Rockets: Alperen Sengun: day to day (calf), Fred VanVleet: out of season (ACL), Steven Adams: day to day (ankle).
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The Associated Press generated this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
