The Washington Wizards are visiting the Houston Rockets on the NBA schedule Saturday night at the Toyota Center. The game is live starting at 8 pm ET and has James Harden and Dwight Howard battling against John Wall and Bradley Beal.
The Rockets have been playing better since a slow start, but the team comes in after losing to the Spurs and the Thunder over the last two games. The Rockets have pulled over .500 at 25-24 this season and they now head home after a three-game road trip. Dwight Howard has returned from an injury, but he was thrown out after arguing calls against the Thunder and now he will be back as the team takes on the Wizards.
The Rockets come in having lost just three of the past 12 games and they are looking to bounce back after the two losses to San Antonio and OKC, two of the best teams in the league. The Wizards come in slumping and that could give the Rockets a chance to get things going again. The Wizards are 20-24 on the season and they have lost five of the last six games and have struggled overall this season.
The two teams have already played this season and the Rockets won that game behind 42 points from James Harden in that contest. The Wizards come in after a loss against the Nuggets and they have now dropped three in a row and are giving up over 110 points per game. The Rockets have dominated the Wizards over the most recent stretch of games, although they lost the last time the two played in Houston.
Harden is averaging over 30 points in the last three home games against the Wizards and he will be key for the Rockets on Saturday. Wall has six straight double-double performances against the Rockets and he will be the key player for the Wizards. Beal returned from an injury and will also be a key player for Washington after dealing with a concussion and a broken nose. Beal came back against the Nuggets and had 17 points in 26 minutes.
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