Houston was missing five key players against Oklahoma City on Monday, but we still learned some things about the team.

The Houston Rockets went into their game with the Sacramento Kings with a full, healthy roster for the first time since New Year's Day. After their Jan. 1st gam

Below 226,5 points. The Thunder play in back-to-back, while the Rockets will be without at least Fred VanVleet. This context invites us to think of a low-scoring game in which the defenses will prevail. As a precedent: in two of the three previous games between both teams, this figure of 226 points was not reached.

Two top teams in the Western Conference square off as the Houston Rockets take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in a Western Conference playoff preview.

This is the fourth of five matchups between the Thunder and Rockets this season, with Oklahoma City winning two of the first three games.

Preview of the Oklahoma City Thunder vs Houston Rockets NBA game | Thunder and Rockets measure their future hegemony in the Western Conference.

Monday’s game at Oklahoma City opens up a back-to-back for Houston, and the status of nearly every Rockets regular outside of Jalen Green is in doubt.