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01/17 01:03 CST Houston faces New Orleans in conference matchup
Houston faces New Orleans in conference matchup
By The Associated Press
New Orleans Pelicans (10-34, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Houston
Rockets (24-15, fifth in the Western Conference)
Houston; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Trey Murphy III and the New Orleans Pelicans visit Kevin Durant
and the Houston Rockets in Western Conference play.
The Rockets have gone 2-4 against division opponents. Houston leads the league
with 49.2 rebounds per game led by Alperen Sengun averaging 9.2.
The Pelicans have gone 4-24 against Western Conference opponents. New Orleans
is seventh in the NBA with 12.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Yves Missi
averaging 2.9.
The Rockets are shooting 47.8% from the field this season, 0.8 percentage
points lower than the 48.6% the Pelicans allow to opponents. The Pelicans are
shooting 46.5% from the field, 0.3% higher than the 46.2% the Rockets'
opponents have shot this season.
The teams meet for the second time this season. The Pelicans won 133-128 in
overtime in the last matchup on Dec. 19.
TOP PERFORMERS: Durant is scoring 26.3 points per game with 5.4 rebounds and
4.5 assists for the Rockets. Amen Thompson is averaging 20.9 points and 8.6
rebounds while shooting 51.4% over the last 10 games.
Murphy is averaging 22.2 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.6 steals for
the Pelicans. Zion Williamson is averaging 23.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.7
assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rockets: 5-5, averaging 107.5 points, 50.6 rebounds, 21.7
assists, 7.5 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 107.6 points per game.
Pelicans: 2-8, averaging 113.3 points, 43.7 rebounds, 25.3 assists, 7.7 steals
and 6.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 120.6 points.
INJURIES: Rockets: Fred VanVleet: out for season (acl), Tari Eason: out (ankle).
Pelicans: Jose Alvarado: out (oblique), Dejounte Murray: out (leg), Herbert
Jones: day to day (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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