Houston Chronicle

SCOUTING THE ROCKETS

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The Rockets are 2-3 in the second half of back-tobacks. The games against the Hawks and Warriors are their first set of games on consecutiv­e nights at Toyota Center. … The Rockets have used 25 different starting lineups in their 38 games. … The Rockets went into Tuesday’s game allowing an average of 118.5 points on 48.9 percent shooting in losses, 102.5 points on 42.

3 percent shooting in wins. … The Rockets had made just 29.5 percent of their 3-pointers in losses. … Rockets opponents had made 50.1 percent of their shots and 40.3 percent of their 3s since Christian Wood’s injury. The Rockets had made just 40.2 percent of their shots 28 percent of their 3s since Wood went out. … The Rockets have failed to score 100 points seven times during their 17-game losing streak. They had fallen short of 100 in just two of their first 21 games. … Forward Danuel House Jr., who may return from a bruised knee, averaged 15.3 points on 59.1 percent shooting against the Warriors last season. … Guard Victor Oladipo has six consecutiv­e games scoring at least 20 points, averaging 27.2 points in that stretch after scoring 34 Tuesday but is expected to sit out in the second half of the back-toback. … Guard John Wall has averaged 16.5 points and 9.8 assists in 14 games against the Warriors in his career . ... Kevin Porter Jr. is averaging 8.3 assists, which would rank eighth in the NBA if he had played enough games to be qualified to be among statistica­l leaders.

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