In a matchup of the two top picks from the NBA’s 2021 draft, Jalen Green and the Rockets (28-13) will do battle with Cade Cunningham and the Pistons.
The Detroit Pistons are on the road to take on the Houston Rockets Monday afternoon. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Pistons-Rockets prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game.
The Houston Rockets dispatched the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday in a fashion that has become commonplace in their surprising breakout campaign. The Rockets won for the sixth time in seven games by seizing control in the second half of a 125-103 road victory in advance of back-to-back home games starting Monday against the Detroit Pistons.
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Detroit not big enough to battle Phoenix’s stars
Pregame analysis and predictions of the Detroit Pistons vs. Houston Rockets NBA game to be played on January 20, 2025 on ESPN.
As of Sunday night, the Rockets are sixth in the league in net rating at +6.1. Their defense is third in the league with a defensive rating of 107.3. But the offense has now crept all the way up to eleventh league-wide with an offensive rating of 113.4. Houston is inching closer to having both a top 10 defense and offense.
Houston Rockets rookie guard Reed Sheppard hasn't seen major minutes in the rotation in a few weeks, but he is still proving himself. During this time on the be
When the Pistons' lead guard is on the sideline, they often become stagnant offensively and concede leads or dig a deeper hole.
Prior to Dec. 21, the Pistons ranked 17th in EFG (53.7%) and 3-point percentage (35.8%). They’ve benefitted heavily from investing in shooting over the offseason, as all three veterans are knocking down 3s at a high clip.
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Warriors could land $86 million Rockets defender, former playoff rival in wild tradeSince Houston sits near the top of the conference standings as the No. 2 seed in the West, they may seek a more consistent scoring option at the forward position like Andrew Wiggins. To Wiggins’ credit, he’d still give Houston plenty of defensive production.
It's been a little more than two weeks since Houston Rockets power forward Jabari Smith Jr. broke his hand. The injury was set to keep Smith out for 4-8 weeks d
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