The Houston Rockets (9-23, 5th Southwest) attempt to snap a five-game losing streak on Tuesday when paying a visit to the United Center to play the Chicago Bulls (14-18, 4th Central), winners of each of their last three. Houston was defeated by the Dallas Mavericks 112-106 on Friday night for their fifth consecutive loss, while Chicago defeated the New York Knicks 118-117 on Friday night for their third straight win. Houston will play without Jae’Sean Tate while Eric Gordon is questionable. Chicago will play without Lonzo Ball, while Alex Caruso, Javonte Green and Derrick Jones Jr. are all questionable.
Houston Rockets are 28th in the NBA in scoring with an average of 109.4 points per game. Houston has a field goal shooting percentage of 44.3% which is 30th and a 3-point shooting percentage of 33.0% which is 28th. Jalen Green is scoring a team-best 21.3 points per game while shooting 40.9% overall and 30.7% from three-point land. Second leading scorer Kevin Porter Jr is averaging 18.7 points per game and is shooting slightly better at 42.3% overall and 31.5% from behind the line. Four other players for Houston are averaging between 10.7 points and 14.6 points per game. Porter is the leader in assists with an app to 5.5 dishes per contest. Houston averages 21.5 assists and 16.5 turnovers per contest.
Houston is allowing an average of 115.3 points per game which is 21st in the NBA. Opponents are shooting 47.4% overall and 36.5% from behind the three-point line against the Houston defense. On the boards, Houston is averaging 46.8 rebounds per game of which 33.2 per game are on the defensive glass and 13.7 per game on the offensive glass. The Rockets are allowing an average of 41.7 rebounds per game. The leading rebounder for Houston is Alperen Sengun with an average of 8.7 boards per contest. Porter is the leader in steals with an average of 1.5 per contest and Jabari Smith Jr is the leader in blocked shots with an average of 1.0 swats per contest
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