Philadelphia hosts Houston for cross-conference game
Houston Rockets (19-19, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (24-13, third in the Eastern Conference)
Philadelphia; Monday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Rockets take on the Philadelphia 76ers in out-of-conference action.
The 76ers are 14-6 in home games. Philadelphia is 1-2 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Rockets have gone 4-13 away from home. Houston ranks sixth in the league with 45.0 rebounds per game. Alperen Sengun leads the Rockets with 8.9.
The 76ers are shooting 47.4% from the field this season, 1.8 percentage points higher than the 45.6% the Rockets allow to opponents. The Rockets average 112.7 points per game, 1.2 more than the 111.5 the 76ers allow.
The teams meet for the second time this season. The 76ers won 131-127 in the last matchup on Dec. 30.
TOP PERFORMERS: Joel Embiid is averaging 34.6 points, 11.8 rebounds, six assists and two blocks for the 76ers. Tyrese Maxey is averaging 25.9 points and 6.4 assists over the past 10 games for Philadelphia.
Fred VanVleet is averaging 17.3 points and 8.6 assists for the Rockets. Sengun is averaging 24.3 points over the last 10 games for Houston.
LAST 10 GAMES: 76ers: 5-5, averaging 112.4 points, 40.0 rebounds, 24.6 assists, 9.7 steals and 6.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.1 points per game.
Rockets: 4-6, averaging 115.2 points, 42.9 rebounds, 24.1 assists, 8.4 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.3 points.
INJURIES: 76ers: Robert Covington: day to day (knee), Kenneth Lofton Jr.: day to day (shoulder), Joel Embiid: day to day (knee).
Rockets: Victor Oladipo: out (knee), Tari Eason: out (leg).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.