NBA

New York Knicks at Houston Rockets

· National Basketball Association
5-4, 2-2 Away

vs

8-3, 5-1 Home
Regular Season Series

Series starts 12/14

Matchup Prediction

Rockets: 57.1%
Knicks: 42.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W3 Streak W1
104.2 Points Against 106.4
5-4 Last Ten Games 7-3
109.9 Points Per Game 115.5
43 Field Goal % 48
36 Three Point % 38
48.3 Rebounds Per Game 44.5
26.1 Assists Per Game 27.0
4.3 Blocks Per Game 5.8
7.3 Steals Per Game 8.5
1.2 Team Turnovers Per Game 1.1
14.8 Total Turnovers Per Game 15.3
Houston Rockets Houston Rockets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Oscar Tshiebwe, C Day-To-Day Nov 9
Clint Capela, C Out Nov 9
Steven Adams, C Out Nov 9
New York Knicks New York Knicks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Josh Hart, G Day-To-Day Nov 9

Knicks Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ CHI W 133-127
@ PHI L 98-93
vs BKN W 103-90
vs CHI W 135-105
@ CLE W 109-97

Rockets Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs OKC W 119-98
vs BOS W 109-93
vs MIN L 117-107
@ PHX L 102-99
vs DEN W 110-100

Game Information

Toyota Center (Houston)

Location: Houston, TX
Capacity:

2026-27 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Philadelphia 9 2 .818 - W1
Boston 8 2 .800 0.5 W3
New York 5 4 .556 3 W3
Toronto 5 5 .500 3.5 L1
Brooklyn 2 8 .200 6.5 L2

2026-27 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio - 2 W9 0.8181818 9
Houston 1 3 W1 0.72727275 8
Memphis 1.5 3 W1 0.7 7
Dallas 2 4 W3 0.6363636 7
New Orleans 5 7 L3 0.36363637 4
Full Standings

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