Toronto hosts Houston on 5-game home slide

Dec 21, 2024, 02:03 am

Houston Rockets (18-9, third in the Western Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (7-21, 14th in the Eastern Conference)

Toronto; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Toronto hosts Houston looking to stop its five-game home losing streak.

The Raptors are 6-9 in home games. Toronto has a 3-14 record against teams over .500.

The Rockets are 7-6 on the road. Houston is fifth in the league scoring 18.3 fast break points per game. Tari Eason leads the Rockets averaging 3.6.

The Raptors make 46.2% of their shots from the field this season, which is 2.7 percentage points higher than the Rockets have allowed to their opponents (43.5%). The Rockets average 112.9 points per game, 3.8 fewer than the 116.7 the Raptors allow to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: RJ Barrett is averaging 23.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 6.1 assists for the Raptors.

Alperen Sengun is averaging 18.8 points, 10.6 rebounds and 5.3 assists for the Rockets.

LAST 10 GAMES: Raptors: 3-7, averaging 110.8 points, 44.8 rebounds, 29.7 assists, 7.1 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.5 points per game.

Rockets: 6-4, averaging 109.7 points, 46.4 rebounds, 22.2 assists, 7.6 steals and 6.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.5 points.

INJURIES: Raptors: Bruce Brown: day to day (reconditioning), Jakob Poeltl: day to day (groin), Immanuel Quickley: out (elbow).

Rockets: Tari Eason: day to day (rest).

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