
Houston Rockets (37-24, fifth within the Western Convention) vs. Indiana Pacers (34-25, fifth within the Japanese Convention)
Indianapolis; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
Pacers -3.5; over/underneath is 229.5
BOTTOM LINE: Houston hits the highway in opposition to Indiana trying to break its seven-game highway shedding streak.
The Pacers are 18-10 in dwelling video games. Indiana scores 116.6 factors and has outscored opponents by 1.3 factors per recreation.
The Rockets are 17-14 in highway video games. Houston leads the Western Convention with 14.6 offensive rebounds per recreation led by N'Faly Dante averaging 4.0.
The Pacers' 13.0 made 3-pointers per recreation this season are solely 0.9 extra made photographs on common than the 12.1 per recreation the Rockets quit. The Rockets' 44.7% taking pictures share from the sector this season is 2.9 share factors decrease than the Pacers have given as much as their opponents (47.6%).
TOP PERFORMERS: Myles Turner is scoring 15.5 factors per recreation and averaging 6.5 rebounds for the Pacers. Pascal Siakam is averaging 21.3 factors and seven.2 rebounds over the past 10 video games.
Alperen Sengun is averaging 19.1 factors, 10.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists for the Rockets. Jalen Green is averaging 3.5 made 3-pointers over the past 10 video games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pacers: 6-4, averaging 121.5 factors, 39.3 rebounds, 31.4 assists, 8.9 steals and 4.7 blocks per recreation whereas taking pictures 49.6% from the sector. Their opponents have averaged 117.1 factors per recreation.
Rockets: 5-5, averaging 110.1 factors, 49.9 rebounds, 22.3 assists, 6.0 steals and 4.8 blocks per recreation whereas taking pictures 43.8% from the sector. Their opponents have averaged 111.1 factors.
INJURIES: Pacers: Isaiah Jackson: out for season (calf), Bennedict Mathurin: day after day (wrist).
Rockets: Dillon Brooks: day after day (knee), Tari Eason: day after day (relaxation), Amen Thompson: day after day (shoulder), Alperen Sengun: day after day (again), Fred VanVleet: day after day (ankle).
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