The Oklahoma City Thunder (24-27, 15-11 Home) play host to the Houston Rockets (13-39, 5-21 Away) Saturday at Paycom Center. Oklahoma City is meeting Houston for the second consecutive game. The Rockets topped the Thunder 112-106 at Toyota Center on Wednesday and fourth straight defeat head-to-head.
Eric Gordon led the Rockets with 25 points, while Tari Eason played a key role with 20 points and 13 rebounds. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 24 points and eight rebounds in the losing effort. The Thunder are the 12th seed in the Western Conference.
Houston is playing on back-to-back days after getting beaten by the Toronto Raptors 117-111 at Toyota Center yesterday. Gordon led the way in the losing effort with 28 points. The Rockets are the 15th seed in the Western Conference.
Houston is undefeated in the season series against Oklahoma City, taking both of their matchups. The Rockets have been led this season by Jalen Green and Kevin Porter Jr., who are averaging 21.7 and 19.2 points per game, respectively. Porter Jr. also has dished 5.6 assists per game.
Meanwhile, Alperen Sengun is grabbing 8.9 rebounds per game. Gilgeous-Alexander (30.8 ppg) has supplied much of the Thunder’s offense. He has the fifth-best scoring average in the league. Josh Giddey is posting 8.0 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game.
The Thunder have had the advantage in the last 10 clashes between the teams at Paycom Center, winning six. Meanwhile, the Rockets are 1-7 when playing two days in a row this season and 0-4 with a rest disadvantage.
The Thunder are 3-7 with a rest advantage. Houston is 3-7 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -5.8 (111.0-116.8). Oklahoma City has gone 6-4 over the last 10, scoring 117.9 points per game on average while holding opponents to 112.6 (+5.3 margin).
ROCKETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Eric Gordon: 28.5 | 18.0 | +10.5
Jalen Green: 19.5 | 29.5 | -10.0
Points per game:
Eric Gordon: 21.5 | 13.1 | +8.4
Jalen Green: 12.5 | 21.7 | -9.2
Rebounds per game:
Tari Eason: 8.2 | 5.7 | +2.5
Assists per game:
Alperen Sengun: 6.3 | 3.6 | +2.7
THUNDER HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Kenrich Williams: 19.4 | 14.7 | +4.7
Points per game:
Luguentz Dort: 9.5 | 14.1 | -4.6
Rebounds per game:
Kenrich Williams: 6.8 | 5.0 | +1.8
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
OKC Thunder -10.5 (-105)
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