Oklahoma City Thunder (13-6, second in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (8-9, 10th in the Western Conference)
Houston; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Thunder -1.5; over/under is 225.5
BOTTOM LINE: Houston will try to keep its eight-game home win streak alive when the Rockets play Oklahoma City.
The Rockets are 7-8 in conference games. Houston averages 110.1 points and has outscored opponents by 2.9 points per game.
The Thunder are 7-5 against Western Conference opponents. Oklahoma City ranks fifth in the Western Conference allowing just 111.4 points while holding opponents to 43.4% shooting.
The Rockets make 47.0% of their shots from the field this season, which is 3.6 percentage points higher than the Thunder have allowed to their opponents (43.4%). The Thunder are shooting 49.2% from the field, 4.8% higher than the 44.4% the Rockets' opponents have shot this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Alperen Sengun is averaging 21 points, 9.2 rebounds and 5.5 assists for the Rockets. Jalen Green is averaging 18.6 points over the last 10 games for Houston.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 29.9 points, 5.7 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 2.4 steals for the Thunder. Chet Holmgren is averaging 18.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocks over the past 10 games for Oklahoma City.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rockets: 4-6, averaging 108.3 points, 44.3 rebounds, 25.8 assists, 6.0 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.6 points per game.
Thunder: 8-2, averaging 122.7 points, 42.2 rebounds, 27.0 assists, 8.6 steals and 5.7 blocks per game while shooting 49.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.4 points.
INJURIES: Rockets: Victor Oladipo: out (knee), Amen Thompson: out (ankle).
Thunder: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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