Oklahoma City Thunder (64-12, first in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (50-27, second in the Western Conference)
Houston; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City will try to keep its 11-game road win streak alive when the Thunder take on Houston.
The Rockets are 29-18 in conference games. Houston leads the Western Conference in rebounding, averaging 48.8 boards. Alperen Sengun paces the Rockets with 10.5 rebounds.
The Thunder are 35-11 against Western Conference opponents. Oklahoma City averages 11.1 turnovers per game and is 51-11 when winning the turnover battle.
The Rockets are shooting 45.3% from the field this season, 1.8 percentage points higher than the 43.5% the Thunder allow to opponents. The Thunder are shooting 48.1% from the field, 2.6% higher than the 45.5% the Rockets' opponents have shot this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jalen Green is shooting 42.6% and averaging 21.5 points for the Rockets. Sengun is averaging 18.0 points over the last 10 games.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 32.8 points, 6.3 assists and 1.7 steals for the Thunder. Isaiah Joe is averaging 14.1 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rockets: 8-2, averaging 122.1 points, 51.0 rebounds, 25.2 assists, 8.3 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.5 points per game.
Thunder: 10-0, averaging 125.3 points, 46.8 rebounds, 28.8 assists, 9.1 steals and 6.2 blocks per game while shooting 49.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 105.9 points.
INJURIES: Rockets: Fred VanVleet: day to day (ankle).
Thunder: Aaron Wiggins: day to day (achilles), Ousmane Dieng: day to day (calf), Alex Caruso: day to day (ankle), Alex Ducas: day to day (quadriceps), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl), Jaylin Williams: day to day (ankle), Ajay Mitchell: out (toe).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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