Houston Chronicle

SCOUTING THE ROCKETS

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The Rockets’ 28 3-pointers on Monday, a franchise record and one shy of the NBA record, were more than double their average (13.6) going into the game. They scored 84 points on 3-pointers with seven players making more than one. … The Rockets were 28th in defensive rebounding percentage before the winning streak and have ranked 12th in the past six games. … The Rockets are 8-1 when leading after three quarters. … The Rockets are second in the NBA in blocked shots per game, averaging 6.7. They had six in Oklahoma City on Monday. … The Rockets have scored 48 points in a quarter in each of the past two games, having scored that much twice in franchise history. … The Rockets are 12th in offensive rating in the first half, 23rd in the second half this season. … The Rockets have won their past four games on the road after starting the season 1-5 on the road. … Center Christian Wood has made 71.1 percent of his shots in his three games since coming back from a sprained ankle. … With John Wall to sit out the first half of a back-to-back, the Rockets are 1-5 in games Wall has not played. … Guard Victor Oladipo has made 7 of 15 3-pointers in the first two games of the road trip after making 7 of 31 in his previous four games. … Jae’Sean Tate has scored 13 and 11 points in the past two games, the first time he has scored in double figures in his rookie season. … Forward Danuel House Jr. has averaged 10.7 points, making 10 of 16 3s, in his past three games.

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