Tonight, the Houston Rockets head to world\u2019s most famous (indoor) arena to take on the New York Knicks in a primetime game on national television.<\/p>\n
Houston is coming off a close and hard-fought win over the upstart Charlotte Hornets. New York, meanwhile, is coming off a loss against the upstart Detroit Pistons, the same team that the Knicks dispatched in the first round of last year\u2019s playoffs. Clearly, that game meant a lot to the Pistons and maybe not as much to the Knicks.<\/p>\n
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So therefore, the Knicks saw one Thompson twin two nights ago and will get to the see the other one tonight. Last season in this building, the Rockets played a whale of a game but were chased down late by Jalen Brunson, he of the \u201cI never miss in the clutch\u201d fame.<\/p>\n
Houston, of course, has their own version of that in Kevin Durant. KD, who may or may not go by other names, scored Houston\u2019s last ten points in Charlotte to put the game away. If the game comes down to the wire, it\u2019s going to be awfully exciting for neutral observers. And in case you haven\u2019t noticed, the Rockets don\u2019t win many blowouts. Either the game will be close and a coin flip, or the Knicks will run Houston out of the gym. There is no in-between for this version of the Rockets.<\/p>\n
Tip-off<\/p>\n
7:30pm CT<\/p>\n
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Injury ReportRockets<\/p>\n
Steven Adams: OUT<\/p>\n
Fred VanVleet: OUT<\/p>\n
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Miles McBride: OUT<\/p>\n
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