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Houston Rockets have quietly added NBA veteran Omer Yurtseven to their G League affiliate, with the center impressing in his debut.
The Houston Rockets have a chance to do something on offense they haven't done in almost a decade.
Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray is nursing an ankle sprain he sustained in their loss to the New York Knicks.
The Houston Rockets (39-24) host the Toronto Raptors (36-27) at Toyota Center on Tuesday. The Rockets beat the Raptors 139-121 on Oct. 29 in their only meeting this season.
Although both teams built their rosters similarly, the San Antonio Spurs are in a much higher tier than the Houston Rockets right now.
The gap between these teams hasn't felt this large in years, with San Antonio again displaying its surprising strength versus Houston.
The NBA's influx of talent has resulted in even more discourse regarding All-Star and All-NBA teams. There's simply too much scoring in the modern era for the same stats to be recognized as top-tier. Today's 25 points per game were 2010's 18 points per game.