SCOUTING THE ROCKETS

The 130 points and 60 points in the paint Tuesday in the road loss to New Orleans were the most the Rockets have allowed in a game this season. The Rockets’ defense, ranking fourth overall this season, has been 23rd in the NBA in the three games since Christian Wood’s injury. The team ranks 29th in defensive rebounding percentage. … Houston has won four of its past six games against Miami, including three straight in Toyota Center. … The Rockets have used 14 starting lineups in 24 games and will have a different one from the previous game for a fifth consecutive outing. … Guard Victor Oladipo, who sat out Tuesday in New Orleans, has made 4 of 21 3-pointers in his past three games played. … Eric Gordon’s streak of five straight games played scoring at least 20 points matches his longest of the season and is one shy of his total for 20-point games last season. Gordon’s average of 18.6 points per game is his most since the 2011-12 season while averaging the most points per minute (23.3 points per 36 minutes) on the best shooting (46.3 percent) of his 13-year career. … Center DeMarcus Cousins has averaged 1.4 3-pointers on 28 percent shooting in his past five games, including three starts. Cousins had averaged 2.8 3s on 45.2 percent shooting in his previous five games.