Houston Rockets vs. Miami Heat Preview: How to Watch, Injury Reports, Lineups, More
The Houston Rockets (18-16) will play their first of a six-game road trip against the Miami Heat (20-15) in the Kaseya Center. The Rockets will be looking to build off of their last win against a great Milwaukee Bucks squad.
The team got the better of the Bucks in a close 112-108 finish, and the entire team came to play. The Rockets finished the game with seven players scoring in double figures, and the team's leading scorer was once again Alperen Şengün.
The Turkish big man is making a habit of getting double doubles, whether it be with assists or rebounds. In his game against the Bucks, he finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds in 31 minutes of play. The Rockets could sure use an all-around team performance like this in their next game against the Heat.
While the Heat will be without Jimmy Butler for the eighth time in the team's last nine games, that does not mean that they can be underestimated. The trio of Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, and rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr can get the job done, and the Rockets should not take them lightly.
Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green defends Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro
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Rockets vs. Heat Broadcast Information
- Date: Monday, Jan. 8
- Time: 6:30 p.m.
- TV Channel: Space City Home Network
- Radio: 790 AM
- Live Stream: League Pass
Rockets vs. Heat Projected Starting Lineups
Rockets vs. Heat Injury Report
Houston Rockets
- Tari Eason (QUESTIONABLE - Left Lower Leg Soreness)
- Dillon Brooks (OUT - Abdominal Oblique Strain)
- Victor Oladipo (OUT - Left Patellar Tendon)
Miami Heat
- Caleb Martin (DOUBTFUL - Right Ankle Sprain)
- Jimmy Butler (OUT - Right Toe Sprain)
- Dru Smith (OUT - Right Knee Surgery)
Miami Heat
- PG Kyle Lowry
- SG Tyler Herro
- SF Jaime Jaquez Jr.
- PF Nikola Jović
- Bam Adebayo
Houston Rockets
- PG Fred VanVleet
- SG Jalen Green
- SF Jae'Sean Tate
- PF Jabari Smith Jr.
- C Alperen Şengün
