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01/14 01:03 CST Houston takes on Oklahoma City, looks for 8th straight home win
Houston takes on Oklahoma City, looks for 8th straight home win
By The Associated Press
Oklahoma City Thunder (34-7, first in the Western Conference) vs. Houston
Rockets (23-14, sixth in the Western Conference)
Houston; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Houston will try to keep its seven-game home win streak intact
when the Rockets play Oklahoma City.
The Rockets are 12-13 in Western Conference games. Houston is the NBA leader
with 16.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Steven Adams averaging 4.5.
The Thunder are 27-6 against Western Conference opponents. Oklahoma City is
second in the Western Conference scoring 121.3 points per game and is shooting
49.0%.
The Rockets average 11.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.2 fewer makes
per game than the Thunder allow (14.6). The Thunder average 10.5 more points
per game (121.3) than the Rockets allow (110.8).
The two teams play for the second time this season. The Thunder defeated the
Rockets 125-124 in overtime in their last meeting on Oct. 21. Shai
Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 35 points, and Alperen Sengun led the
Rockets with 39 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Amen Thompson is averaging 18.8 points, 7.6 rebounds and 5.1
assists for the Rockets. Kevin Durant is averaging 28.5 points over the last 10
games.
Chet Holmgren is averaging 17.9 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.9 blocks for the
Thunder. Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 28.1 points and 2.9 rebounds while
shooting 52.5% over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rockets: 6-4, averaging 111.0 points, 50.3 rebounds, 23.2
assists, 7.7 steals and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 105.6 points per game.
Thunder: 8-2, averaging 121.5 points, 41.4 rebounds, 25.4 assists, 10.4 steals
and 7.2 blocks per game while shooting 48.9% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 110.5 points.
INJURIES: Rockets: Dorian Finney-Smith: day to day (ankle), Fred VanVleet: out
for season (acl), Tari Eason: day to day (ankle).
Thunder: Nikola Topic: out (groin), Luguentz Dort: day to day (foot), Thomas
Sorber: out for season (knee), Isaiah Hartenstein: day to day (calf).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
