Houston Rockets (23-12, second within the Western Convention) in opposition to Washington Wizards (6-27, fifteenth within the Jap Convention)
Washington; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Houston will attempt to hold its three-game highway successful streak going when the Rockets tackle Washington.
The Wizards went 5-14 at dwelling. Washington permits 121.8 factors and has been outscored by 12.9 factors per sport.
The Rockets are 10-6 on the highway. Houston is the worst group within the Western Convention with simply 21.7 assists per sport led by Fred VanVleet averaging 5.8.
The Wizards are scoring 108.9 factors per sport, 2.2 factors greater than the 106.7 allowed by the Rockets. The Rockets have averaged 11.8 3-pointers per sport this season, which is 2.7 fewer pictures on common than the 14.5 per sport allowed by the Wizards.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jordan Poole is averaging 21.8 factors, 5 assists and 1.6 steals for the Wizards.
Alperen Sengun is averaging 18.8 factors, 10.4 rebounds and 5 assists for the Rockets.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wizards: 3-7, averaging 112.1 factors, 47.0 rebounds, 27.1 assists, 7.4 steals and 5.3 blocks per sport whereas taking pictures 45.6% for the reason that land. Their opponents common 118.2 factors per sport.
Rockets: 6-4, averaging 111.2 factors, 47.8 rebounds, 19.8 assists, 7.5 steals and 4.8 blocks per sport whereas taking pictures 44.8% from the sector. Their opponents common 108.6 factors.
INJURIES: Wizards: Saddiq Bey: out (knee), Jordan Poole: out (hip), Marvin Bagley III: out (knee), Bilal Coulibaly: out (sickness).
Rockets: Jae’Sean Tate: day-to-day (sickness), Tari Eason: day-to-day (relaxation), Jabari Smith Jr.: out (hand).
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The Related Press created this story utilizing know-how supplied by Knowledge Skrive and information from Sportradar.
