Nets vs Rockets Game Breakdown

Get ready for an electrifying clash as the underdog Brooklyn Nets, fresh off a dominant win, jet down to the Lone Star State to challenge the high-flying Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center tonight at 9 PM EST. With the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs mostly featuring one-sided matchups, tonight’s game promises to spice things up, especially with the Rockets looking to rebound from a nail-biter loss. As the Nets aim to weave an upset and the Rockets look to launch back into form, the stakes are sky-high with a 214-point over/under on the board. Will Brooklyn’s recent surge translate into a playoff shocker, or will Houston’s power prove too much at home? It’s a classic setup for a showdown where Nets could entangle Rockets, or Rockets might just skyrocket past the Nets!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: February 01, 2025 09:00PM EST

Location: Toyota Center, Houston

Vegas Odds

	BRO ML	HOU ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+650	-1100	215.5	14.5/-14.5
Recent	+650	-1100	214.0	15.0/-15.0
Difference	0	0	-1.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

21W-43L

13.3% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

39W-20L

86.7% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
01/27/24	Houston Rockets HOU	15	25	30	34	104	Under
01/27/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	35	25	28	18	106	Under
01/03/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	22	28	25	26	101	Under
01/03/24	Houston Rockets HOU	26	23	38	25	112	Under
03/29/23	Houston Rockets HOU	25	30	32	27	114	Over
03/29/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	30	24	32	37	123	Over
03/07/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	27	32	33	26	118	Push
03/07/23	Houston Rockets HOU	32	22	24	18	96	Push
04/05/22	Houston Rockets HOU	25	22	27	31	105	Over
04/05/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	30	34	26	28	118	Over
12/08/21	Brooklyn Nets BRO	23	29	21	31	104	Over
12/08/21	Houston Rockets HOU	30	37	23	24	114	Over

Nets Vs Over/Under

Rockets Vs Over/Under

Nets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/29	vs CHA	104-83W	40	27	8	80
01/27	@ SAC	96-110L	39	19	14	82
01/22	@ PHX	84-108L	52	16	16	91
01/21	@ NYK	95-99L	47	21	16	86
01/19	vs OKL	101-127L	41	25	13	87
01/17	vs LAL	101-102L	45	28	17	82
01/15	vs LAC	67-126L	39	15	20	83
01/14	vs POR	132-114W	44	36	11	90
01/12	vs UTA	111-112L	54	26	8	92
01/10	vs DEN	105-124L	39	26	17	90

Rockets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/30	vs MEM	119-120L	45	22	12	97
01/28	vs ATL	100-96W	44	19	21	79
01/27	vs BOS	114-112W	39	29	7	92
01/22	@ CLE	109-108W	53	25	22	91
01/20	@ DET	96-107L	39	19	16	94
01/18	vs POR	125-103W	61	25	12	108
01/16	vs SAC	127-132L	46	24	14	93
01/15	vs DEN	128-108W	40	28	8	94
01/13	@ MEM	120-118W	40	28	22	81
01/09	vs MEM	119-115W	44	21	12	96

Starting Lineups

Brooklyn Nets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Nic Claxton C	32.0	26.6	26.0	93%	26.5
Keon Johnson SG	26.0	23.0	20.4	77%	22.8
D’Angelo Russell PG	35.0	35.0	27.5	33%	29.3
Ziaire Williams PF	28.0	19.6	20.4	53%	24.4
Jalen Wilson SF	25.0	19.2	17.7	40%	20.1

Houston Rockets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Dillon Brooks SF	21.0	19.6	24.4	100%	24.8
Jalen Green SG	33.0	31.0	33.0	100%	33.5
Alperen Sengun C	42.0	39.1	43.4	100%	43.8
Amen Thompson PF	43.0	42.8	33.0	47%	41.5
Fred VanVleet PG	32.0	30.8	33.9	100%	34.2

Nets Notable Injuries

Cameron Johnson (SF/PF): Avg: 15.4pts, 4.3reb, 2.5ast, 29.2 minutes. Last game: 01/21/25. Impact: 5.2
Noah Clowney (PF/C): Avg: 7.7pts, 3.8reb, 0.8ast, 19.7 minutes. Last game: 01/27/25. Impact: 3.2
Dariq Whitehead (SG/SF): Avg: 4.3pts, 1.0reb, 0.4ast, 8.7 minutes. Last game: 01/22/25. Impact: 1.4

Rockets Notable Injuries

Reed Sheppard (PG/SG): Avg: 3.2pts, 1.2reb, 1.2ast, 11.2 minutes. Last game: 01/18/25. Impact: 1.0
Nate Williams (PG/SF): Avg: 2.5pts, 0.9reb, 0.3ast, 4.8 minutes. Last game: 01/18/25. Impact: 0.7

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
D’Angelo Russell	BRO	Pts	14.5	17.2	+2.7	60%	40%	47%	47%	HOU	+1.9	#24
Ziaire Williams	BRO	Pts	10.5	13.1	+2.6	40%	50%	47%	47%	HOU	-2.1	#4
Amen Thompson	HOU	Reb	8.5	10.8	+2.3	40%	60%	53%	53%	BRO	-0.3	#9
Nic Claxton	BRO	Reb	7.5	9.6	+2.1	60%	50%	47%	47%	HOU	-1.7	#2
Ben Simmons	BRO	Ast	5.5	6.7	+1.2	100%	100%	87%	87%	HOU	-1.7	#1
Jalen Wilson	BRO	Ast	1.5	2.4	+0.9	80%	50%	47%	47%	HOU	-1.1	#1
Keon Johnson	BRO	3Pt	1.5	1.9	+0.4	20%	40%	53%	53%	HOU	+0.1	#20

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Nets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#11	#9	#21	#16	-0.2%
PF	#6	#20	#11	#10	-3.3%
PG	#9	#9	#19	#6	-4.7%
SF	#27	#13	#17	#25	5.5%
SG	#9	#2	#18	#9	-4.3%

Rockets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#1	#2	#10	#1	-21.4%
PF	#4	#2	#16	#3	-8.9%
PG	#23	#24	#1	#19	0.8%
SF	#4	#21	#1	#2	-12.6%
SG	#24	#8	#10	#16	0.8%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

101.7

112.3

Rebounds per Game

43.0

45.8

Assists per Game

24.0

22.0

Steals per Game

7.9

9.8

Blocks per Game

4.0

4.3

Shots per Game

86.0

91.7

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.2

12.6

2-Pt Percentage per Game

51.1

51.7

3-Pt Percentage per Game

31.9

35.4

Turnovers per Game

14.6

14.0

Fouls per Game

18.8

19.4

Recent Trends

Steven Adams (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 43.5% to 18.4, 12.8 min average previous 3 games.
De’Anthony Melton (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 42.1% to 23.7, 16.7 min average previous 3 games.
Trendon Watford (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 45.9% to 11.3, 20.9 min average previous 3 games.
Jalen Wilson (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 37.6% to 36.1, 26.2 min average previous 3 games.