Houston Rockets (32-17, third in the Western Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (16-33, 13th in the Eastern Conference)

New York; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rockets -9; over/under is 208.5

BOTTOM LINE: Houston heads into the matchup against Brooklyn as losers of three straight games.

The Nets have gone 5-16 in home games. Brooklyn has a 4-4 record in one-possession games.

The Rockets are 17-9 on the road. Houston is sixth in the league allowing just 108.8 points while holding opponents to 45.5% shooting.

The Nets average 13.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.4 more made shots on average than the 12.3 per game the Rockets allow. The Rockets’ 44.9% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.4 percentage points lower than the Nets have allowed to their opponents (48.3%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Nic Claxton is averaging 9.9 points and 7.5 rebounds for the Nets. Keon Johnson is averaging 13.5 points over the last 10 games.

Jalen Green is averaging 21.5 points for the Rockets. Amen Thompson is averaging 17.4 points and 8.8 rebounds while shooting 51.6% over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Nets: 3-7, averaging 98.7 points, 42.8 rebounds, 23.4 assists, 7.8 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.3 points per game.

Rockets: 5-5, averaging 114.1 points, 46.6 rebounds, 23.4 assists, 9.3 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.3 points.

INJURIES: Nets: Cam Thomas: out (hamstring), Bojan Bogdanovic: out (foot), Maxwell Lewis: out (leg), De’Anthony Melton: out for season (acl), Noah Clowney: out (ankle), Cameron Johnson: out (ankle), Ben Simmons: out (back).

Rockets: Alperen Sengun: day to day (calf), Jock Landale: day to day (illness), Fred VanVleet: day to day (ankle), Jabari Smith Jr.: out (hand).

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