With both teams still looking for their first win of the 2020-21 regular season, the Houston Rockets (0-1) visit the Denver Nuggets (0-2) on Monday night. If you’re wondering how you can see the action live, you’ve come to the right place.
The Rockets are still in short supply, with six players available again due to either advanced testing for COVID-19 (Ben McLemore, KJ Martin Jr.) or from finding contact after opening (John Wall, Eric Gordon, DeMarcus Cousins, Mason Jones). In all, Houston should have nine active players, just one above the minimum requirement of eight to play.
Players available include guards James Harden, David Nwaba, Sterling Brown, and Brodric Thomas; forward Danuel House Jr., PJ Tucker, and Jae’Sean Tate; and features Christian Wood and Bruno Caboclo.
Here ‘s when you should check in to see Monday’ s game:
Date: Monday, December 28th
Time: 8pm Medium
TV Channel: AT&T SportsNet Southwest
Live stream: fuboTV in Houston Markets (watch for free)
Denver (46-27) and Houston (44-28) finished No. 3 and No. 4 in the Western Conference last year, so both teams expect to turn around their slow start to the 2020 season. 21 in short order. Of the three combined losses with the Nuggets and Rockets in the past few days, two came (Denver to Sacramento, and Houston to Portland) in the final seconds.
Most likely starting lines
Houston Rockets
Guard: James Harden Guard: David Nwaba Next: Danuel Jr House Next: PJ Tucker Center: Christian Wood
Denver Nuggets
Guard: Jamal Murray Guard: Gary Harris Next: Michael Porter Jr Next: Paul Millsap Center: Nikola Jokic
Recent reports have indicated that Porter could be a potential trade target for the Rockets in a deal involving Harden, their All-Star guard and a permanent MVP finisher. Harden, of course, called for a trade out of Houston during the 2020 offseason. Now, less than a week later, Porter and Harden will go head-to-head, with the two hoping to lead their customary franchise to the first win of the new season.