With nine losses in their past 10 games, the young Houston Rockets would love to turn things around as the second half of the 2022-23 NBA season nears. But that task remains challenging on Wednesday, when they visit New Orleans for night one of a back-to-back.
The Pelicans will be short-handed, with star forwards Brandon Ingram (left great toe contusion) and Zion Williamson (right hamstring strain) each unavailable due to injury. But led by veteran guard CJ McCollum and promising second-year guard Trey Murphy III, there’s still plenty of firepower for the home side.
The Rockets are coming off a competitive home loss to Dallas, with Kevin Porter Jr. (25 points, 55.0% FG, 6 assists) and Alperen Sengun (16 points, 71.4% FG, 6 rebounds, 5 assists) among the standouts.
However, they need more from talented second-year guard Jalen Green, who shot just 29.7% versus the Mavs and is shooting only 39.6% from the field and 28.3% on 3-pointers over his last 18 games. His regression is a big reason why Houston has fallen from No. 17 in offensive rating in November to dead last (No. 30) in the NBA since.
- Date: Wednesday, Jan. 4
- Time: 7 p.m. Central
- TV Channel: AT&T SportsNet Southwest, NBA League Pass
- Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free in Houston markets)
Houston Rockets (10-27)
- Guard: Kevin Porter Jr.
- Guard: Jalen Green
- Forward: Eric Gordon
- Forward: Jabari Smith Jr.
- Center: Alperen Sengun
New Orleans Pelicans (23-14)
- Guard: CJ McCollum
- Guard: Trey Murphy III
- Forward: Herb Jones
- Forward: Naji Marshall
- Center: Jonas Valančiūnas
Projected lineups are based on each team’s prior game, with the exception of Marshall for Williamson, who left early due to injury.
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