Kenneth Faried started at center for the Rockets, his second consecutive start and the first game in the six Clint Capela has missed that the Rockets had the same starting lineup.
The Raptors started Serge Ibaka at center with Jonas Valanciunas out, though they more often had Valanciunas coming off the bench anyway this season. The Rockets, however, were not starting Faried to match up with Nenê coming off the bench as much as that is Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni's plan until Capela returns from thumb surgery next month.
"That's the way we'll do," D'Antoni said. "Nenê plays his 15 minutes.