HOUSTON ROCKETS TEAM NOTES
Kevin Porter Jr. had 30 points vs. Toronto on 2/10 and 27 points at New Orleans on 2/8 after not having more than 23 points in a game prior this season… over his past 12 games played, Porter is averaging 17.3 ppg on 49.7% shooting from the floor and 48.2% shooting from 3-point range.
Dennis Schröder is set to make his Rockets debut at Utah on 2/14… over the past five seasons (2016-17 through 2020-21), he joined D’Angelo Russell as the only players to have averaged at least 17.0 points, 5.0 assists and 3.0 rebounds in fewer than 31.0 minutes per game.
The Rockets will play all three of their games on the road this week heading into NBA All-Star Weekend… Jalen Green, Jae’Sean Tate, and Alperen Sengun will participate in Friday night’s Rising Stars event while Green is one of four competitors in Saturday Night’s Slam Dunk contest.
Houston has scored 50+ points in the paint in five of the past six games and 29 times overall this season, matching its total from 2020-21… the Rockets rank seventh in PIP this season (48.7 per) after finishing 18th in 2020-21 (46.7 per).
