Rockets vs. Heat
When/where: 7 p.m. today; American Airlines Arena, Miami.
TV/radio: ATTSW; 740 AM, 790 AM, 1010 AM (Spanish). So far: Rockets 15-42; Heat 29-28.
Lately: The Rockets’ win in Orlando on Sunday snapped a five-game losing streak and a five-game road skid. The Heat topped the Nets on Sunday on a Bam Adebayo jumper at the buzzer, snapping a three-game losing string.
SCOUTING THE ROCKETS
The Rockets, who played the Magic in Orlando on Sunday, are 4-6 in the second game of back-to-backs. … Houston took a seven-point loss against Miami in the first meeting, the fourth game of the 20-game losing streak. … The Rockets have used 34 starting lineups, their most since the 1996-97 season. … Guard John Wall had at least seven assists in 11 consecutive games before getting just two with seven turnovers on Friday and sitting out Sunday. … Guard Avery Bradley, who started Sunday for the third time since the trade to the Rockets, went into the game making 28.6 percent of his shots after hitting 42.1 percent with the Heat.
SCOUTING THE HEAT
The Heat rank 24th in offensive rating and 25th in 3-point shooting percentage. … Miami leads the NBA in assist percentage at 68.1 percent, running the fourth-fewest isolation plays in the league. … The 40.5 points the Heat allow in the paint are the fewest in the NBA. … Guard Jimmy Butler, who missed Sunday’s outing with the ankle sprain he had played through in the previous two games, has missed 16 games, 10 because of health and safety protocols. … Trevor Ariza’s 15 points Sunday were his second most in his 15 games with the Heat. Ariza is averaging 8.3 points on 37.8 percent shooting but has scored in double figures in his past four games. … Bam Adebayo had 21 points and 15 rebounds Sunday, giving him 43 consecutive games scoring in double figures. … Guard Duncan Robinson’s 3.5 3-pointers per game, coming on 40.8 percent 3-point shooting, rank sixth in the NBA. In his past 13 games, Robinson has made 52 percent of his shots and 49.5 percent of his 3s, averaging 14.5 points per game. … Goran Dragic’s 23 20-point games off the bench are a franchise record.
NUMBER TO NOTE
3 Rockets wins in 43 games when trailing by double digits after coming back from 12 down to top the Magic on Sunday. INJURY/STATUS REPORT
Rockets: Guard D.J. Augustin (sprained right ankle), forward David Nwaba (sprained right wrist), guard Eric Gordon (strained right groin), forward Danuel House Jr. (sprained right ankle), guard Dante Exum (right calf strain) and guard Sterling Brown (sore left knee) are out. Heat: Guard Jimmy Butler (sprained right ankle) is questionable. Guard Victor Oladipo (sore right knee) is out.