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| 2013/14 NBA Preseason | ||
|---|---|---|
 | @ |
(15-22) |
| January 15th, 2014 | ||
| New Orleans, LA | ||
| 7:00 PM CST | ||
| CSN Houston | ||
| Starting Lineups | ||
| Jeremy Lin | PG | Brian Roberts |
| James Harden | SG | Eric Gordon |
| Chandler Parsons | SF | Al-Farouq Aminu |
| Terrence Jones | PF | Anthony Davis |
| Dwight Howard | C | Jason Smith |
| 2013/14 Advanced Stats | ||
| 95.7 (8th of 30) | Pace | 92.8 (21st of 30) |
| 109.2 (4th of 30) | ORtg | 108.0 (9th of 30) |
| 105.5 (14th of 30) | DRtg | 109.8 (29th of 30) |
Also see: The Bird Writes | ||
Injuries:
Omer Asik: bruised right thigh, likely back by the end of the month
Chandler Parsons: strained right knee/hamstring, probable tonight
Patrick Beverley: broken right hand, likely back next week
Greg Smith: lingering knee issues, out tonight
Aaron Brooks: sore left knee, out tonight
Ryan Anderson: herniated disc in back, likely out for the season
Tyreke Evans: sore left ankle, likely out tonight
Jrue Holiday: stress fracture in right tibia, out indefinitely
Tweets:
As for Rockets' rehabbers, @patbev21 targeting return next week after exam yesterday. Omer Asik by end of month.
— Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) January 15, 2014
Rockets aiming for 4th ST SW Division win. Hasn't happened since 22-G win streak in 2008. Also would be 7th division win, had only 6 last yr
— Craig Ackerman (@ca_rockets) January 15, 2014
After going more than a month hovering around 30% from 3, HOU has hit 43% in last 2 games. Harden has shot 45% from 3 in last 6 games.
— Craig Ackerman (@ca_rockets) January 15, 2014
Rockets' shootaround just wrapped. Aaron Brooks (knee tendonitis) and Greg Smith (knee) did not participate and are game-time decisions.
— Jason Friedman (@JasonCFriedman) January 15, 2014
The conversation starts now.