At least by record, the Rockets are one of the NBA’s worst teams. While the young group has won five of its last nine games, and three of its most recent four, the totality of the evidence from the 2022-23 season suggests that Houston is clearly among the bottom feeders.
But somehow, at least when it comes to performances away from home, the defending champion Warriors are right there with the Rockets. Golden State, which visits Houston on Monday to wrap up a six-game homestand at Toyota Center, is just 7-29 on the road. Overall, the Warriors enter having lost six of their last eight games.
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But as the 2023 NBA playoffs approach, are the defending champions due for those statistical oddities to start evening out? After all, they’ve still yet to come close to securing a playoff berth, which means they should be heavily incentivized to win by any means ncessary.
Going back to the Warriors-Rockets rivalry days of the mid-to-late 2010s, “Splash Brothers” and future Hall of Famers Steph Curry and Klay Thompson have almost always shot well in Toyota Center. That trend continued in an earlier trip to Houston last November, which is one of Golden State’s only road wins all season.
- Date: Monday, March 20
- 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 (18-52)
- Guard: Kevin Porter Jr.
- Guard: Jalen Green
- Forward: KJ Martin
- Forward: Jabari Smith Jr.
- Center: Alperen Sengun
Golden State Warriors (36-36)
- Guard: Steph Curry
- Guard: Klay Thompson
- Forward: Donte DiVincenzo
- Forward: Draymond Green
- Center: Kevon Looney
Projected lineups are based on each team’s previous game.
Since it will be night two of a back-to-back for the Rockets, who played Sunday evening versus New Orleans, Houston isn’t required to issue an updated injury report until a few hours before Monday’s tipoff. On Sunday, they did not list any injuries, which could make Monday’s game a potential rest spot for veterans with nagging injury maintenance considerations — such as Jae’Sean Tate.
Golden State is listing Andre Iguodala (left wrist fracture), Gary Payton II (right adductor soreness), and Andrew Wiggins (personal reasons) as out. Meanwhile, starting center Kevon Looney (low back soreness) is officially listed by the Warriors as questionable.
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