NBA

Houston Rockets at Brooklyn Nets

· National Basketball Association
Houston Rockets
0-0, 0-0 Away

vs

Brooklyn Nets
0-0, 0-0 Home
Regular Season Series

Series starts 1/9

Matchup Prediction

Nets: 28.3%
Rockets: 71.7%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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0.0 Points Against 0.0
Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tyler Bilodeau, F Out Oct 19
Houston Rockets Houston Rockets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Julian Phillips, F Day-To-Day Oct 20
Steven Adams, C Day-To-Day Oct 20

Rockets Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ LAL W 99-93
vs LAL L 98-78
vs DAL W 135-117
vs DAL L 132-115
vs OKC W 116-89

Nets Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ TOR L 136-101
@ CHA W 124-90
vs PHI W 114-108
@ WSH W 131-122
@ MIA L 144-128

Game Information

Barclays Center

Location: Brooklyn, NY
Capacity:

2026-27 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New Orleans 0 0 .000 - -
Dallas 0 0 .000 - -
Houston 0 0 .000 - -
Memphis 0 0 .000 - -
San Antonio 0 1 .000 0.5 L1

2026-27 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Philadelphia - 0 W1 1 1
Brooklyn 0.5 0 - 0 0
Toronto 0.5 0 - 0 0
New York 1 1 L1 0 0
Boston 1 1 L1 0 0
Full Standings

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