NBA Hoops: Houston Rockets at San Antonio Spurs

In the National Basketball Association – the Houston Rockets are on the road at the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday. These two are both playoff bound teams out of the Western Conference. The Houston Rockets are 36-13 for second in the West. The Rockets have won back to back games, and have won 8 out of their last 10 overall. Houston is 3 games back of the Golden State Warriors.

For the San Antonio Spurs, they are currently the third seed in the West. The Spurs are 34-19 on the season, and have won 22 out of 26 games at home. The Spurs have also won their last two games. The Houston Rockets are -3 over the San Antonio Spurs in NBA action on Thursday.

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The San Antonio Spurs are coming off back to back wins over the Kings and Nuggets. Those wins came following a home loss to Philadelphia. The Spurs are in second in the Southwest Division behind Houston. The Spurs are scoring 100.9 points per game, which is the fourth worst in the NBA. The Spurs are allowing just 97.5 points per game, which is the best in the league.

The Spurs are without both Kawhi Leonard and Rudy Gay, which means needed production out of LaMarcus Aldridge. The big man is scoring 22.4 points per game, and ripping down just shy of 9 rebounds per game. Second on the team is Pau Gasol with 10.9 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.

Rockets Looking to Keep Fire

The Houston Rockets are coming off a win on Tuesday night that saw James Harden score 60 points and record a triple double. The guard was without his point guard Chris Paul and shooting guard Eric Gordon. Harden leads the team with 31.6 points per game, and 9.1 assists per game. Clint Capela is adding nearly 11 rebounds per game for Houston.

The Rockets a season ago won their first round playoff matchup over Oklahoma City, but then lost to the Golden State Warriors. The Rockets won 55 games a season ago. If the Rockets finish the season 20-13 they will surpass their win total of a season ago.

Rockets Down Spurs

The National Basketball Association is interesting, because there is really only one system team, and that’s the San Antonio Spurs. They win with their system and style of play much more than the players on the court. But, some games, the best players team over the game, and win it. This is going to be one of those games. The athletes of the Houston Rockets are going to be too much for the smart players that San Antonio brings to the court. The final bet for the Thursday night game is the Houston Rockets -3 over the San Antonio Spurs.

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