Red-Hot Rockets Seek 10th Straight Win, Visit Thunder
Into the Storm. On the Road Again. Hope Arises.
The blazing-hot Houston Rockets, owners of the NBA’s active longest winning streak, storm into Oklahoma City to battle the Thunder on Wednesday night. The Rockets are aiming to win their 10th straight contest tonight, as they hit the road for the first of a pair of road games. Only 11 games remain the season, and Houston has a difficult stretch ahead of them. 8 of their remaining 11 games are against teams with winning records. And the other 3 are on the road. If the Rockets are going to sneak into the Play-In, they’re going to need to weather this upcoming storm.
Luckily for the Rockets, MVP-candidate Shai Gilegeous-Alexander, OKC’s best player, is out for tonight’s matchup with an injury. The Thunder still an arsenal of weapons on their roster. Jalen Williams is having an All-Star caliber second half to the season. Expect him to be aggressive and in attack mode against Houston’s defense tonight. Chet Holmgren will cause issues in the paint, and his ability to stretch the floor makes OKC one of the league’s deadlier teams from beyond the arc.
Will the Greenaissance continue? Jalen Green’s been arguably the league’s most explosive offensive player over the past two weeks. He’s scored at least 26 points in six straight games entering tonight’s matchup. The Rockets still trial the Warriors by one game in the standings for the final Play-In spot. Golden State plays at the Orlando Magic tonight, which is by no means an easy matchup. With a little magic in OKC and Orlando… the Rockets could potentially inch a little closer to the Warriors, and tie them in the standings with an upset win tonight.
Paycom Center: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jersey Colors:
Houston Rockets (36-35): Black
Oklahoma City Thunder (50-21): Orange
Tip-Off: 7:00 PM CT
TV: Space City Home Network, NBA League Pass