{"id":160240,"date":"2026-04-08T07:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T07:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/160240\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T07:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T07:50:08","slug":"houston-faces-philadelphia-aims-for-6th-straight-home-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/160240\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston faces Philadelphia, aims for 6th straight home win"},"content":{"rendered":"

Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> (43-36, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Houston Rockets<\/a> (50-29, fifth in the Western Conference)<\/p>\n

Houston; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Houston hosts Philadelphia looking to prolong its five-game home winning streak.<\/p>\n

The Rockets have gone 28-10 in home games. Houston is 22-16 against opponents with a winning record.<\/p>\n

The 76ers have gone 21-18 away from home. Philadelphia has a 6-8 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.<\/p>\n

The Rockets score 114.8 points per game, 1.7 fewer points than the 116.5 the 76ers give up. The 76ers average 12.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.1 more makes per game than the Rockets allow.<\/p>\n

The teams meet for the second time this season. The 76ers won 128-122 in overtime in the last matchup on Jan. 23.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Kevin Durant<\/a> is averaging 25.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists for the Rockets. Alperen Sengun<\/a> is averaging 21.3 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Tyrese Maxey<\/a> is scoring 28.4 points per game with 4.1 rebounds and 6.7 assists for the 76ers. VJ Edgecombe<\/a> is averaging 20.7 points and 5.7 rebounds while shooting 51.9% over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockets: 8-2, averaging 121.4 points, 47.4 rebounds, 30.0 assists, 7.0 steals and 6.0 blocks per game while shooting 49.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.9 points per game.<\/p>\n

76ers: 6-4, averaging 121.5 points, 45.2 rebounds, 26.5 assists, 7.2 steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 48.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.2 points.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Rockets: Fred VanVleet<\/a>: out for season (acl), Steven Adams<\/a>: out for season (ankle).<\/p>\n

76ers: Johni Broome<\/a>: out (knee), Cameron Payne<\/a>: out (hamstring).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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