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02/06 01:04 CST Houston faces Oklahoma City, looks for 4th straight road win
Houston faces Oklahoma City, looks for 4th straight road win
By The Associated Press
Houston Rockets (31-19, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City
Thunder (40-12, first in the Western Conference)
Oklahoma City; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Houston hits the road against Oklahoma City looking to prolong its
three-game road winning streak.
The Thunder are 30-8 against Western Conference opponents. Oklahoma City
averages 120.2 points and has outscored opponents by 12.3 points per game.
The Rockets have gone 17-15 against Western Conference opponents. Houston
scores 115.2 points while outscoring opponents by 5.1 points per game.
The Thunder make 48.8% of their shots from the field this season, which is 2.9
percentage points higher than the Rockets have allowed to their opponents
(45.9%). The Rockets are shooting 47.2% from the field, 4.0% higher than the
43.2% the Thunder's opponents have shot this season.
The teams square off for the third time this season. The Thunder won the last
matchup 111-91 on Jan. 16. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 points to help
lead the Thunder to the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Chet Holmgren is averaging 17.7 points, 8.6 rebounds and two
blocks for the Thunder. Isaiah Joe is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the
last 10 games.
Kevin Durant is averaging 26 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.4 assists for the
Rockets. Alperen Sengun is averaging 18.5 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Thunder: 5-5, averaging 116.3 points, 43.0 rebounds, 25.2
assists, 8.4 steals and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.4% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 108.5 points per game.
Rockets: 6-4, averaging 107.6 points, 48.1 rebounds, 25.2 assists, 10.2 steals
and 6.8 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 107.8 points.
INJURIES: Thunder: Luguentz Dort: day to day (knee), Ajay Mitchell: day to day
(abdominal), Nikola Topic: out (groin), Alex Caruso: day to day (injury
management), Jalen Williams: out (thigh), Isaiah Hartenstein: day to day (eye),
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: out (abdominal), Thomas Sorber: out for season (knee).
Rockets: Jae'Sean Tate: day to day (wrist), Fred VanVleet: out for season
(acl), Tari Eason: day to day (injury management), Steven Adams: out for season
(ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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