Houston Rockets (18-16, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Miami Heat (20-15, fifth in the Eastern Conference)
Miami; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Houston takes on Miami for a non-conference matchup.
The Heat are 9-6 in home games. Miami is 6-6 in games decided by at least 10 points.
The Rockets are 3-10 on the road. Houston is sixth in the league with 44.9 rebounds per game led by Alperen Sengun averaging 9.0.
The Heat average 112.5 points per game, 2.6 more points than the 109.9 the Rockets give up. The Rockets average 112.5 points per game, 0.9 more than the 111.6 the Heat give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bam Adebayo is averaging 22 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists for the Heat. Tyler Herro is averaging 19.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and four assists over the past 10 games for Miami.
Fred VanVleet is scoring 17.1 points per game and averaging 3.8 rebounds for the Rockets. Jalen Green is averaging 2.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Houston.
LAST 10 GAMES: Heat: 6-4, averaging 111.6 points, 42.2 rebounds, 25.2 assists, 7.5 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.9 points per game.
Rockets: 5-5, averaging 116.7 points, 43.4 rebounds, 23.7 assists, 8.4 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.1 points.
INJURIES: Heat: Jimmy Butler: day to day (foot), Haywood Highsmith: day to day (concussion protocol), Dru Smith: out for season (knee), Caleb Martin: day to day (ankle).
Rockets: Victor Oladipo: out (knee), Tari Eason: day to day (leg), Dillon Brooks: day to day (oblique).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
