Houston Rockets (17-8, second in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (19-5, first in the Western Conference)
Las Vegas; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -6; over/under is 213.5
BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City will try to keep its three-game home win streak intact when the Thunder play Houston.
The Thunder are 15-5 against Western Conference opponents. Oklahoma City averages 115.8 points while outscoring opponents by 12.0 points per game.
The Rockets are 11-6 in conference games. Houston ranks fourth in the league scoring 17.8 fast break points per game led by Tari Eason averaging 3.7.
The Thunder average 14.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.2 more made shots on average than the 11.8 per game the Rockets allow. The Rockets are shooting 44.0% from the field, 1.3% higher than the 42.7% the Thunder's opponents have shot this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Luguentz Dort is scoring 9.9 points per game and averaging 4.6 rebounds for the Thunder.
Jalen Green is scoring 19.2 points per game and averaging 4.7 rebounds for the Rockets.
LAST 10 GAMES: Thunder: 8-2, averaging 116.4 points, 46.4 rebounds, 26.8 assists, 12.3 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 104.2 points per game.
Rockets: 7-3, averaging 111.4 points, 47.1 rebounds, 22.3 assists, 9.2 steals and 6.0 blocks per game while shooting 43.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 106.2 points.
INJURIES: Thunder: Chet Holmgren: out (hip), Ousmane Dieng: out (finger), Jaylin Williams: day to day (hamstring), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl), Adam Flagler: out (finger).
Rockets: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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