Houston Rockets vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction: Two squads that are at the bottom of the rankings

NBA is on and as usual, the slate of games daily runs high as one of the if not the busiest leagues in the world keep on rolling action. You have no time to think about the loss or win and have to move along as teams keep changing states at an exhausting. As you play away from home, you change a bunch of places and you have to be ready, non-stop. In this game, the Orlando Magic visits the Houston Rockets in a cross-conference tussle. 

The Rockets come into this game after losing 95:107 against the Portland Trail Blazers in one of their recurring offensive inefficiency. While they are at 20 losses and nine wins but they have done a much better job lately, winning six of their 13 games, five of them coming at home. The Rockets have been among the bottom teams in terms of offense and Jalen Green has had to score 20+ regularly. Kevin Porter Jr. has been decent support too but the frontline lacks consistency with Jabari Smith Jr. and Alperen Sengun not being dependable scorers yet.

The Spurs enter the scene after losing 101:111 against the Heat despite a 22 points outing by Keldon Johnson. This was Spurs’ second loss in a row and they have now lost 20 and have won just nine. They did have a brief three-game winning streak in the middle but there have been shambolic losses for most parts. One big positive has been Keldon Johnson’s return to form and he has scored 20+ points repeatedly. Devin Vassell’s form has fallen a bit but he is still shooting a strong 40% from beyond the arc. Keldon and Devin are amazing sharpshooters but they need a squad that is deep in multiple positions, which is just not the case.

The Spurs have been playing well these days but they have been way too charitable and given up a lot of momentum away. The Rockets have been dependent on Jalen Green rather way too much so it will be interesting to see how they respond against a team that can have trouble on the defensive end. This is a winnable game for both teams as they are facing rather below-par teams. I will give the Rockets an edge for they have a homecourt advantage. I predict a scoreline of 117:111 in favor of the Rockets.