Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Super Bowl
This Monday, the (13-43) Houston Rockets will travel to Philadelphia, PA to take on the (36-19) Philadelphia 76ers. Tipoff will be at 7:00 PM EST inside the Wells Fargo Center. This will be the second meeting between these two teams this regular season, as the Rockets won the last battle, 132-123.
The Rockets are coming into this one after falling to the Miami Heat, 97-95. They struggled on the offensive end of the court, as they will have to be more efficient in this one if they want to take down the Sixers on the road.
The Philadelphia 76ers are entering this game after taking down the Brooklyn Nets, 101-98. They looked great on the defensive end of the court, as they will have to apply constant pressure if they want to take care of business at home.
This game was written/published before last night's results.
The Houston Rockets are currently in last place in the Western Conference standings, as they are 25.5 games back from the first-place Denver Nuggets. On offense, they are scoring 110.1 points per game and they have shot 45.3% from the floor. This is the 29th most points scored per game and the 27th-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 floor, as he is scoring 21.8 points per game on 41.3% shooting from the floor. Unfortunately, the Rocket's shooting struggles have continued from deep, as they have only shot 32.8% from behind the arc. This is the second-lowest three-point shooting percentage in the league. They have struggled at the charity stripe as well. Houston has knocked down 75.3% of their shots at the line, which is the 24th-highest free-throw shooting percentage.
On the defensive end of the court, the Rockets are allowing 117.8 points per game and their opponents have shot 47.5% from the floor. This is the 25th most points surrendered per contest and the 19th-highest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Rockets have the 28th-lowest adjusted defensive rating in the NBA. They haven't contested enough shots in the paint or on the perimeter, as their opponents have shot 36.9% from behind the arc. This is the 27th-lowest three-point shooting percentage allowed, as they will have to apply more pressure on the outside if they want to keep their opponents from catching fire from behind the arc. The Houston Rockets have also grabbed 46.6 rebounds per game, which is the fourth most in the league.
Injury Report: Kevin Porter Jr. SG (Foot) is out.
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