The Brooklyn Nets (2-12) go head to head with the Houston Rockets (9-3) at 6 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The matchup airs on YES, SCHN, and NBA TV.
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Rockets vs. Nets game informationDate: Thursday, January 1, 2026Time: 6 p.m. ETHow to watch on TV: YES, SCHN, and NBA TVLocation: Brooklyn, New YorkVenue: Barclays Center
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Rockets key playersAlperen Şengün: 23.0 PTS, 10.3 REB, 7.4 AST, 1.3 STL, 48.0 FG%, 44.7 3PT% (17-for-38)Kevin Durant: 25.9 PTS, 51.0 FG%, 40.0 3PT% (22-for-55)Amen Thompson: 17.3 PTS, 5.2 AST, 1.3 STL, 47.1 FG%, 20.7 3PT% (6-for-29)Jabari Smith Jr.: 14.5 PTS, 45.7 FG%, 37.3 3PT% (22-for-59)Reed Sheppard: 12.6 PTS, 1.6 STL, 49.1 FG%, 47.8 3PT% (33-for-69)Nets key playersMichael Porter Jr.: 24.2 PTS, 7.7 REB, 47.4 FG%, 36.0 3PT% (41-for-114)Nic Claxton: 14.6 PTS, 7.3 REB, 1.4 BLK, 57.6 FG%Terance Mann: 9.4 PTS, 46.7 FG%, 35.7 3PT% (15-for-42)Noah Clowney: 9.7 PTS, 35.8 FG%, 32.1 3PT% (25-for-78)Day’Ron Sharpe: 7.2 PTS, 63.6 FG%, 25.0 3PT% (3-for-12)
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Rockets vs. Nets stats breakdownThe Nets record only 3.7 fewer points per game (109.6) than the Rockets allow (113.3).The Rockets put up an average of 124.8 points per game, just 3.5 more points than the 121.3 the Nets allow to opponents.The Nets average 38.9 rebounds per game, 11.4 boards per contest fewer than the Rockets.The Rockets have shot at a 49.1% rate from the field this season, 1.7 percentage points below the 50.8% shooting opponents of the Nets have averaged.The Nets make 43.7% of their shots from the field this season, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the Rockets have allowed to their opponents (45.4%).
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