Overview
- Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. CT at Toyota Center, with TV coverage on Space City Home Network and odds from BetOnline listing Houston at -6 with a 226.5 over/under.
- Both teams are 0-1 after eventful debuts, as the Rockets fell to the Thunder in double overtime and the Pistons nearly erased a 23-point deficit before losing to the Bulls.
- Alperen Şengün’s 39-point, 5-of-8 three-point opening night raises matchup concerns for a Detroit frontcourt that struggled against a stretch big in its opener.
- Houston lists Jae’Sean Tate and Isaiah Crawford as questionable, with Fred VanVleet and Dorian Finney-Smith out; Detroit rules out Jaden Ivey, lists Caris LeVert as probable, and Marcus Sasser as doubtful.
- Projected starters include Amen Thompson, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., Şengün, and Steven Adams for Houston, with Cade Cunningham, Duncan Robinson, Ausar Thompson, Tobias Harris, and Jalen Duren for Detroit.