Houston Rockets (5-3, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (7-1, second in the Western Conference)

Oklahoma City; Friday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City will try to keep its three-game home win streak intact when the Thunder take on Houston.

Oklahoma City finished 57-25 overall, 36-16 in Western Conference play and 33-8 at home during the 2023-24 season. The Thunder allowed opponents to score 112.7 points per game and shoot 45.5% from the field last season.

Houston finished 41-41 overall and 28-24 in Western Conference play during the 2023-24 season. The Rockets averaged 16.4 points off of turnovers, 14.6 second-chance points and 33.1 bench points last season.

INJURIES: Thunder: Kenrich Williams: out (knee), Isaiah Hartenstein: out (hand), Jaylin Williams: out (hamstring), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl).

Rockets: Tari Eason: day to day (illness), Steven Adams: out (knee), Dillon Brooks: day to day (illness).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.