HOU vs BKN Dream11: Following an unexpected defeat and out of the blue result against the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets will be looking for the home comfort when Brooklyn Nets pay them a visit for a regular-season matchup at Toyota Center, on Sunday morning (IST).
The Rockets came crashing down to earth against the Warriors at Chase Center as Steve Kerr’s group of novice handed James Harden and Russell Westbrook a 116-104 defeat, impact of which may take some time to alleviate. But the wins can certainly expedite the process, and Doc Rivers will hope that he gets more from his squad than he is getting of late, for Harden and Westbrook are due for consistent support from the teammates. Despite that negative result, the Rockets are still good on the points table, sitting at 4th with a 21-10 return on the season.
Brooklyn Nets, on the other hand, can empathise with the Rockets as they themselves lost the game against one of the most underperforming teams in the league, and that too at home, as Nets went down 82-94 to the New York Knicks.
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Match details:
Teams: Houston Rockets and Brooklyn Nets
Venue: Toyota Center
Match Timing: December 29, @ 06:30 AM
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Houston Rockets injury news: Houston Rockets have no fresh injury concerns from the last game, which means, their injury list consists of the usual suspects Eric Gordon (knee injury), Gerald Green (foot injury) and Nene Hilario (groin injury).
Brooklyn Nets injury news: As for the Nets, the injury list is quite long. Players such as Kevin Durant (Achilles Tendon injury) and Kyrie Irving (shoulder injury) are both out of this game, while, the likes of Nicolas Claxton (muscle injury), Caris LeVert (foot injury) and David Nwaba (Achilles Tendon injury) are also out of this game.
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Houston Rockets: P. J. Tucker, Danuel House, Clint Capela, Russell Westbrook, James Harden
Brooklyn Nets: Joe Harris, Taurean Prince, Jarrett Allen, Spencer Dinwiddie, Garrett Temple
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Likely squad:
Houston Rockets: Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Clint Capela, Tyson Chandler, Gary Clark, Austin Rivers, P.J. Tucker, Chris Clemons, Thabo Sefolosha, Isaiah Hartenstein, Ben McLemore
Brooklyn Nets: Spencer Dinwiddie, DeAndre Jordan, Joe Harris, Garrett Temple, Taurean Prince, Jarrett Allen, Dzanan Musa, Rodions Kurucs, Theo Pinson, David Nwaba
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Team 1:
PG: Westbrook, Rivers
SG: Harden (SP), McLemore
SF: D House
PF: Waller-Prince, Chandler
C: Jordan
Team 2:
PG: Dinwiddie
SG: Harden (SP), McLemore, Harris, Musa
SF: D House
PF: Tucker
C: Jordan