{"id":613274,"date":"2026-02-20T08:04:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T08:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/613274\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T08:04:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T08:04:13","slug":"houston-takes-road-win-streak-into-matchup-with-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/613274\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston takes road win streak into matchup with New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Rockets<\/a> (34-20, third in the Western Conference) vs. New York Knicks<\/a> (35-21, third in the Eastern Conference)<\/p>\n

New York; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Houston visits New York looking to continue its five-game road winning streak.<\/p>\n

The Knicks have gone 21-8 at home. New York is seventh in the NBA allowing only 112.1 points per game while holding opponents to 46.0% shooting.<\/p>\n

The Rockets are 16-13 on the road. Houston is 14-5 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 14.3 turnovers per game.<\/p>\n

The Knicks are shooting 47.2% from the field this season, 1.5 percentage points higher than the 45.7% the Rockets allow to opponents. The Rockets are shooting 47.2% from the field, 1.2% higher than the 46.0% the Knicks’ opponents have shot this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Jalen Brunson<\/a> is averaging 27.1 points and 6.1 assists for the Knicks. Mikal Bridges<\/a> is averaging 16.3 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Alperen Sengun<\/a> is averaging 20.5 points, 9.2 rebounds and 6.3 assists for the Rockets. Kevin Durant<\/a> is averaging 21.6 points and 4.3 rebounds while shooting 49.0% over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Knicks: 7-3, averaging 119.8 points, 45.7 rebounds, 29.6 assists, 7.5 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.6 points per game.<\/p>\n

Rockets: 6-4, averaging 104.5 points, 46.1 rebounds, 22.8 assists, 10.1 steals and 7.1 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 104.8 points.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Knicks: Miles McBride<\/a>: out (ankle).<\/p>\n

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