Scouting report: vs. Miami Heat

When/where: 7 p.m. today; Toyota Center. TV/radio: Root; 790 AM and 850 AM (Spanish). Rockets (40-17) update: They would match last season’s win total of 41 with a victory and would tie the 1993-94 Rockets for the best record in franchise history through 58 games. … They have won their past three home games against the Heat. … James Harden had 40 points in 29 minutes Saturday, the first Rocket to score 40 points in less than 30 minutes since Sleepy Floyd in the 199091 season. Harden also had 40 points in the previous meeting with the Heat after scoring a combined 42 points in the two meetings with Miami last season. … Trevor Ariza, third in the NBA in steals, has at least two steals in each of five February games. He had at least two steals in five of 17 games in January. Heat (24-32) update: Miami’s 109-103 home win Jan. 17 over the Rockets began a 13-game winning streak. The Heat have lost their past two games since. … The Heat are 11-18 on the road. … Goran Dragic, who is averaging 20.3 points to lead the Heat, is shooting 61.3 percent from the 3-point line in his past eight games. … The Heat rank 26th offensively but are sixth defensively and allow the secondfewest fast-break points. … The Heat allow the fewest fourth-quarter points on the second-lowest field-goal percentage in the NBA and outscored the Rockets 30-24 in the fourth quarter in Miami. … In addition to the longterm injuries to Justise Winslow and Josh McRoberts, Josh Richardson (sprained foot) is out. Statistically speaking: 5.8 — Rebounds per game for Pat Beverley, who went to his first training camp with the Heat. Only five NBA players 6-1 or shorter — Guy Rodgers, Bob Cousey, Rajon Rondo, Norm Van Lier and Lenny Wilkens — have averaged six rebounds in a season.