Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Super Bowl
This Friday, the (13-42) Houston Rockets will travel to Miami, FL to take on the (30-25) Miami Heat. Tipoff will be at 8:00 PM EST inside the Miami-Dade Arena. This will be the second meeting between these two teams this regular season, as the Heat won the last matchup, 111-108.
The Houston Rockets are entering this one after falling to the Sacramento Kings, 130-128. They led for the majority of that game but collapsed in the fourth quarter. They will have to play for a full 48 minutes if they want to challenge the Heat on the road.
The Miami Heat are coming into this game after taking down the Indiana Pacers, 116-111. They looked great on the offensive end of the floor, as they will have to stay efficient in this one if they want to take care of business at home.
This game was written/publis hed before last night's results.
The Houston Rockets are currently in last place in the Western Conference standings, as they are 25 games back from the Denver Nuggets. On offense, they are scoring 110.4 points per game and they have shot 45.4% from the floor. This is the 29th most points scored per contest and the 26th-highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Rockets have the lowest adjusted offensive rating in the NBA. Jalen Green continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as he is scoring 21.6 points per game on 41.1% shooting from the field. The Houston Rockets have also shown that they struggle to consistently knock down shots from the outside. They have only shot 33% from behind the arc, which is the second-lowest three-point shooting percentage in the league. Unfortunately, Houston has struggled at the charity stripe as well. They have only cashed in 75.3% of their shots at the line, which is the 24th-highest free-thro w shooting percentage in the league.
On the defensive end of the court, the Rockets are surrendering 118.2 points per game and they have allowed their opponents to shoot 47.6% from the floor. This is the 25th most points allowed per game and the 19th-highest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Rockets have the 28th-lowest adjusted defensive rating in the NBA. They have continued to contest shots near the rim, but their perimeter defense has lacked. Houston is allowing their opponents to shoot 37% from deep, which is the 26th-highest three-point shooting percentage allowed. Luckily, the Rockets have snatched 46.6 rebounds per game, which is the fourth most. They will have to crash the offensive and defensive glass if they want to stay competitive in these games.
Injury Report: Garrison Mathews SG (Toe) is questionable. Kevin Porter Jr. SG (Foot) is out.
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