{"id":92383,"date":"2026-01-21T07:31:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T07:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/92383\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T07:31:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T07:31:17","slug":"houston-faces-philadelphia-on-3-game-win-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/92383\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston faces Philadelphia on 3-game win streak"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Rockets<\/a> (26-15, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> (23-19, fifth in the Eastern Conference)<\/p>\n

Philadelphia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Houston seeks to extend its three-game win streak with a victory against Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

The 76ers have gone 11-12 at home. Philadelphia scores 116.5 points and has outscored opponents by 1.1 points per game.<\/p>\n

The Rockets are 11-12 in road games. Houston leads the Western Conference with 16.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Steven Adams<\/a> averaging 4.5.<\/p>\n

The 76ers’ 13.0 made 3-pointers per game this season are only 0.4 more made shots on average than the 12.6 per game the Rockets allow. The Rockets are shooting 47.9% from the field, 1.4% higher than the 46.5% the 76ers’ opponents have shot this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Tyrese Maxey<\/a> is averaging 30 points, 6.7 assists and 2.1 steals for the 76ers. Joel Embiid<\/a> is averaging 21.8 points and 6.2 rebounds over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Kevin Durant<\/a> is averaging 25.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists for the Rockets. Reed Sheppard<\/a> is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: 76ers: 5-5, averaging 116.3 points, 42.3 rebounds, 22.8 assists, 10.6 steals and 6.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.3 points per game.<\/p>\n

Rockets: 5-5, averaging 105.9 points, 50.1 rebounds, 21.9 assists, 7.7 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.7 points.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: 76ers: Paul George<\/a>: day to day (knee), Joel Embiid: day to day (injury management).<\/p>\n

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