Something’s gotta give when the Indiana Pacers visit the Houston Rockets on Friday. After the Boston Celtics, the two teams have the longest active winning streaks in the NBA (Houston – five, Indiana – four).
James Harden and the Rockets are coming off an impressive 102-93 victory over the LA Clippers in which The Beard poured in 47 points on 12-of-26 from the field and 16-of-17 at the line. In doing so, Harden nudged his season scoring average up to 38.2 points per game this season.
The Indiana Pacers come off a total team effort that saw four of its five starters score 17 or more in a dominant 111-85 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.