Rockets at Magic
When/where: 6 p.m. Friday/Amway Center
TV/radio: AT&T SportsNet/790-AM; Spanish: 850 AM/101.7 FM
So far: Rockets 16-8, Magic 11-13
Lately: The Rockets topped the Cavaliers on Wednesday, giving them five wins in seven games. The Magic dropped games to the Bucks and Lakers, the teams with the NBA’s best records, since a four-game winning streak.
Scouting the Rockets
The Rockets are 7-3 against Eastern Conference teams, 4-2 on the road … The Rockets have won 11 of their past 14 games against the Magic, but lost last season’s game in Orlando … James Harden, who averaged 39 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists against the Magic last season, on Wednesday joined Rick Barry as the only players in NBA history to score at least 55 points with five or fewer free throws.