New Orleans faces Houston on 4-game losing streak
New Orleans Pelicans (5-22, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (17-9, third in the Western Conference)
Houston; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans looks to break its four-game losing streak with a victory over Houston.
The Rockets are 4-1 against the rest of their division. Houston leads the Western Conference in rebounding, averaging 49.3 boards. Alperen Sengun leads the Rockets with 10.6 rebounds.
The Pelicans are 0-3 against Southwest Division opponents. New Orleans is at the bottom of the Western Conference scoring averaging just 105.1 points per game while shooting 43.7%.
The Rockets are shooting 43.7% from the field this season, 4.6 percentage points lower than the 48.3% the Pelicans allow to opponents. The Pelicans average 105.1 points per game, 1.0 fewer than the 106.1 the Rockets allow to opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sengun is averaging 18.6 points, 10.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists for the Rockets.
Brandon Ingram is averaging 22.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists for the Pelicans.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rockets: 6-4, averaging 108.0 points, 47.3 rebounds, 21.5 assists, 8.3 steals and 6.1 blocks per game while shooting 42.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 106.0 points per game.
Pelicans: 1-9, averaging 107.3 points, 43.4 rebounds, 23.0 assists, 11.3 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.9 points.
INJURIES: Rockets: None listed.
Pelicans: Brandon Ingram: out (ankle), Zion Williamson: out (hamstring), Jeremiah Robinson-Earl: day to day (illness), Karlo Matkovic: day to day (back), Jose Alvarado: out (hamstring), Jordan Hawkins: day to day (back).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.