The Houston Rockets (11-36, 7-15 Home) host the Washington Wizards (21-26, 9-16 Away), who will be out to build on their winning run, on Wednesday. Washington is playing on back-to-back days after squeaking by the Dallas Mavericks 127-126 at American Airlines Center yesterday, their third win in a row.
Kyle Kuzma was the scoring leader with 30 points. Deni Avdija added 15 points and 10 rebounds. The Wizards are the 11th seed in the Eastern Conference.
Houston found victory on Monday at Toyota Center, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 119-114. Jalen Green had 42 points, carrying the team.
The Rockets are the 15th seed in the Western Conference.The teams are meeting for the first time this season. Houston won both games between the teams last season, the last of which was a 115-97 triumph at Toyota Center in March 2022.
Christian Wood led the Rockets with 39 points and 10 rebounds. Kristaps Porzingis had 22 points, 13 rebounds, and five blocks in defeat. Porzingis and Kuzma, averaging 22.1 and 22.0 points per game, respectively, are leading the Wizards in scoring this season. Porzingis also has grabbed 8.8 rebounds per game.
Meanwhile, Monte Morris is dishing 5.4 assists per game.Green and Kevin Porter Jr. have powered the Rockets on offense, averaging 22.1 and 19.2 points per game, respectively. Porter Jr. also has recorded 5.6 assists per game. Alperen Sengun has posted 8.9 rebounds per game.
The Wizards have struggled in recent visits to Toyota Center, losing eight of the last 10. Meanwhile, the Wizards are 5-3 when playing the second of a back-to-back this season and 3-3 with a rest disadvantage. The Rockets are 2-3 with a rest advantage.
Washington is 5-5 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -0.2 (116.0-116.2). Houston has gone 1-9 over the last 10, allowing 123.8 points per game on average while scoring only 111.9 (-11.9 margin). The Rockets are averaging 109.9 ppg for the full season while allowing 117.4.
WIZARDS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Kyle Kuzma: 27.6 | 22.0 | +5.6
Rebounds per game:
Kristaps Porzingis: 6.5 | 8.8 | -2.3
ROCKETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Alperen Sengun: 40.4 | 27.7 | +12.7
Usman Garuba: 5.4 | 8.6 | -3.2
Points per game:
Alperen Sengun: 22.4 | 15.4 | +7.0
Rebounds per game:
Alperen Sengun: 11.6 | 8.9 | +2.7
Jabari Smith Jr.: 4.7 | 6.9 | -2.3
Assists per game:
Alperen Sengun: 6.4 | 3.3 | +3.1
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Washington Wizards (-150)
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