Houston Chronicle Sunday

Scouting report: vs. Oklahoma City

- Jonathan Feigen

When/where: 2:30 p.m. today; Toyota Center. TV/radio: ABC; 740 AM, 850 AM (Spanish). Rockets (50-22) update: They have won eight of 11 meetings and have a five-game winning streak against the Thunder at Toyota Center. … The Rockets are 2-1 vs. Oklahoma City this season, outscoring the Thunder by a total of three points. … Forward Ryan Anderson (sprained right ankle) is out. Either Sam Dekker or Eric Gordon will start. The Rockets are 2-2 in games Anderson has missed. … Pat Beverley had 17 points in Friday’s 117-107 victory over New Orleans, moving the Rockets to 23-6 when he scores in double figures. … James Harden averages more points against his former team than any opponent but has averaged just 20 points on 29.1-percent shooting against Oklahoma City (along with 12.3 assists and eight rebounds) this season. Thunder (41-30) update: Off since Wednesday, they have won six of their last seven games. Oklahoma City is 14-20 on the road. … Russell Westbrook has triple-doubles in five of his last seven games and in 35 games this season — six shy of Oscar Robertson’s record. … Westbrook has averaged 35.3 points against the Rockets this season. … Oklahoma City leads the NBA in rebounding, averaging 46.3 rebounds per game and is 16-3 when outrebound­ing opponents by 10 or more. … Thunder centers Steven Adams and Enes Kanter combine to average 26.2 points per game. Statistica­lly speaking: 4 — Consecutiv­e games in which James Harden has scored at least 35 points with at least 10 assists — the longest streak in the NBA since Nate Archibald in the 1972-73 season.

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