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Houston Rockets (6-3) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (3-7)
The NBA betting action goes on Friday, November 27, 2023, with the Houston Rockets squaring off against the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA In-Season Tournament battle at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, with the tip-off at 10:30 PM ET.
Houston and LA lock horns for the first time this season. The Clippers are listed as 6-point home favorites with a total of 217.0 points, so let’s take a closer look.
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The Houston Rockets (6-3; 5-3-1 ATS) are rolling on a six-game winning streak. They are coming off Sunday’s 107-104 victory over the reigning NBA champions, the Denver Nuggets. The Rockets wrapped up a seven-game homestand in style and will try to stay on the right track during the upcoming three-game road trip.
Houston committed just nine turnovers against Denver. The Rockets shot 42.5% from the field (10-for-32 from deep), but they earned 29 free-throw attempts and made 23 of them to make it up for a 16-point deficit in the paint (58-42). Fred VanVleet led the way for Houston with 26 points and four assists, and Alperen Sengun added 23 points, eight rebounds, and five assists.
“We’re getting better,” VanVleet sa id. “We can feel the trend trending upward, we’re trying to get more things done that the coaches are asking us to do, and we’re executing at a higher and higher level each time out.”
The Rockets have allowed 104 or fewer points in five straight outings. Now, they boast the fourth-best defensive rating in the NBA (108.6 points per 100 possessions) and lead the league in opposing 3-point percentage (32.2%). On the other side of the ball, Houston scores 114.0 points per 100 possessions (11th in the NBA) on 53.5% shooting from inside the arc (18th) and 37.0% from downtown (tied-8th).
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