San Antonio takes on Houston on 3-game skid

San Antonio Spurs (24-32, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (36-22, fifth in the Western Conference)

Houston; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rockets -9.5; over/under is 226.5

BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio is looking to end its three-game slide with a victory over Houston.

The Rockets have gone 21-14 against Western Conference opponents. Houston leads the Western Conference in rebounding, averaging 48.0 boards. Alperen Sengun leads the Rockets with 10.5 rebounds.

The Spurs are 2-9 against the rest of the division. San Antonio is fourth in the Western Conference with 28.9 assists per game led by Chris Paul averaging 8.1.

The Rockets average 12.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.4 fewer makes per game than the Spurs allow (13.6). The Spurs are shooting 45.9% from the field, 0.5% higher than the 45.4% the Rockets' opponents have shot this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Sengun is averaging 19.1 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists for the Rockets. Jalen Green is averaging 22.0 points over the last 10 games.

Victor Wembanyama is averaging 24.3 points, 11 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 3.8 blocks for the Spurs. Harrison Barnes is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockets: 4-6, averaging 108.1 points, 48.1 rebounds, 23.9 assists, 6.7 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.5 points per game.

Spurs: 3-7, averaging 112.5 points, 40.9 rebounds, 29.2 assists, 11.2 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.6 points.

INJURIES: Rockets: Fred VanVleet: out (ankle), Cody Zeller: out (personal).

Spurs: Charles Bassey: day to day (knee), Victor Wembanyama: out for season (illness).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.