Scouting report: vs. Spurs
When/where: 1 p.m. today, HP Field House, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
TV/radio: ATTSW, NBA; 790 AM, 850 AM (Spanish), 101.7 FM (Spanish).
So far: Rockets 44-25, Spurs 31-38.
Lately: The Rockets went from losing four of five games before the season was stopped in March to winning four of five in the restart. The Spurs are 4-2, with wins against three of the teams — Memphis, Sacramento and New Orleans — that were also competing for the final Western Conference playoff spot.
Scouting the Rockets: The Rockets and Spurs have split this season’s two meetings, each winning on their home court. The Rockets have won seven of their past 10 games against San Antonio. … Averaging 123.4 points per game in the seeding games, the Rockets are 26-3 when scoring at least 120 points this season and are 97-8 in Mike D’Antoni’s four seasons as Rockets coach. … The Rockets have taken 60.8 percent of their shots from behind the arc in the restart. Before the seeding games, 48.8 percent of their attempts were 3-pointers, the largest percentage of 3s attempted in the NBA. … The Rockets have made at least 18 3-pointers in all five games in the bubble. They are 19-2 when making at least 18 3s this season. … Rockets opponents have averaged 108.8 points in the past four games. Houston is 21-2 when opponents fail to score at least 110 points.
Scouting the Spurs: The Spurs are tied for ninth in the Western Conference, one game behind the Memphis Grizzlies. … San Antonio ranks fourth in offensive rating, first in the fourth quarter, since the restart. … The Spurs are fifth in offensive rebounding percentage and sixth in overall rebounding percentage in the seeding games. … DeMar DeRozan is 23rd in scoring since the restart, averaging 21.5 points per game but ranks first in the fourth quarter when he averages almost half his points. … With LaMarcus Aldridge out, Jakob Poeltl and Drew Eubanks have combined to average 14.3 points and 14 rebounds at center.
Injuries: Rockets — Russell Westbrook (bruised quad) and Danuel House Jr. (sprained left toe) are questionable. James Harden (rest), Eric Gordon (sprained left ankle) and Bruno Caboclo (sprained right ankle) are out. Spurs — Derrick White (bruised left knee) is questionable. LaMarcus Aldridge (right shoulder surgery), Trey Lyles (appendectomy), Bryn Forbes (right quad tightness) and Tyler Zeller (right knee bone contusion) are out.
By the numbers: 217 — wins as Rockets coach for Mike D’Antoni, moving him past Bill Fitch for second on the franchise career wins list behind Rudy Tomjanovich.
Looking ahead: Rockets vs. Pacers, Wednesday; Spurs vs. Jazz, Thursday.