In what could be a sizable mismatch, the young Houston Rockets (10-23) continue a tough three-game road trip with Tuesday’s visit to Boston, where the host Celtics own the NBA’s best record (24-10).
The good news for the visitors is that the Rockets do enter coming off Monday’s feel-good victory in Chicago, led by dynamic performances from young prospects Kevin Porter Jr., Jalen Green, and Alperen Sengun. The bad news is they will now be asked to repeat that showing versus a superior opponent on night two of a back-to-back.
Led by Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, the defending Eastern Conference champions are every bit the championship contender that most fans and analysts expected them to be entering the 2022-23 season. They have shown at least a few weaknesses of late, though, as evidenced by five losses in their previous eight games, overall.
Boston’s biggest weakness over that stretch has been its offense, with an 108.4 offensive rating over those last eight games ranking second-to-last in the NBA. For the season as a whole, that’s far below their 117.2 offensive rating, which still ranks first in the league.
- Date: Tuesday, Dec. 27
- Time: 6:30 p.m. Central
- TV Channel: AT&T SportsNet Southwest, NBA League Pass
- Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free in Houston markets)
Houston Rockets (10-23)
- Guard: Kevin Porter Jr.
- Guard: Jalen Green
- Forward: KJ Martin
- Forward: Jabari Smith Jr.
- Center: Alperen Sengun
Boston Celtics (24-10)
- Guard: Marcus Smart
- Guard: Derrick White
- Forward: Jaylen Brown
- Forward: Jayson Tatum
- Center: Al Horford
Projected lineups are based on each team’s previous game, with the exception of Martin starting in place of Gordon, who typically sits out half of all back-to-backs for the Rockets.
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