Brooklyn faces Houston on 3-game road slide

Brooklyn Nets (15-19, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (16-15, ninth in the Western Conference)

Houston; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST

: Rockets -6.5; over/under is 223

BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn hits the road against Houston looking to break its three-game road slide.

The Rockets are 13-5 in home games. Houston is second in the NBA allowing just 109.8 points per game while holding opponents to 45.1% shooting.

The Nets are 6-11 on the road. Brooklyn has a 7-10 record in games decided by at least 10 points.

The Rockets average 12.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.7 fewer makes per game than the Nets give up (14.1). The Nets are shooting 46.0% from the field, 0.9% higher than the 45.1% the Rockets' opponents have shot this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alperen Sengun is averaging 21.3 points, 9.1 rebounds and 5.3 assists for the Rockets. Fred VanVleet is averaging 19.3 points over the last 10 games for Houston.

Mikal Bridges is averaging 20.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists for the Nets. Cameron Johnson is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Brooklyn.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockets: 4-6, averaging 120.0 points, 43.1 rebounds, 24.8 assists, 9.2 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 47.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.9 points per game.

Nets: 2-8, averaging 111.0 points, 44.3 rebounds, 27.2 assists, 6.4 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 43.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.9 points.

INJURIES: Rockets: Victor Oladipo: out (knee), Tari Eason: day to day (leg), Dillon Brooks: out (oblique).

Nets: Lonnie Walker IV: out (hamstring), Ben Simmons: out (back).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.