Indiana Pacers (6-8, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (10-5, fourth in the Western Conference)

Houston; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Houston will try to keep its five-game home win streak intact when the Rockets face Indiana.

The Rockets are 6-2 in home games. Houston ranks third in the Western Conference with 53.3 points per game in the paint led by Alperen Sengun averaging 11.6.

The Pacers are 2-6 on the road. Indiana gives up 117.6 points to opponents and has been outscored by 3.2 points per game.

The Rockets average 11.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.4 fewer makes per game than the Pacers give up (13.1). The Pacers average 12.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.6 more makes per game than the Rockets give up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Sengun is shooting 46.8% and averaging 17.5 points for the Rockets.

Tyrese Haliburton is scoring 16.1 points per game and averaging 3.7 rebounds for the Pacers.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockets: 7-3, averaging 115.1 points, 52.9 rebounds, 23.9 assists, 8.9 steals and 6.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 105.6 points per game.

Pacers: 5-5, averaging 115.9 points, 40.4 rebounds, 27.9 assists, 8.2 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 48.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.7 points.

INJURIES: Rockets: Cam Whitmore: day to day (knee).

Pacers: Myles Turner: day to day (calf), Aaron Nesmith: out (ankle), Andrew Nembhard: out (knee), Isaiah Jackson: out (calf), James Wiseman: out (calf), Ben Sheppard: day to day (oblique).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.