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Bobcats at Rockets
8 p.m., Toyota Center
TV: SportSouth. Radio: WFNZ-AM 610
Projected Starters
| Bobcats | Rockets | ||||
| Pos, Player | Ppg | Rpg | Pos, Player | Ppg | Rpg |
| G, K. Walker | 17.7 | 3.4 | G, J. Lin | 12.0 | 3.8 |
| G, G. Henderson | 12.7 | 3.3 | G, J. Harden | 26.0 | 4.4 |
| F, M. Kidd-Gilchrist | 10.1 | 6.1 | F, C. Parson | 14.1 | 5.8 |
| F, J. Adrien | 4.4 | 4.4 | F, P. Patterson | 10.9 | 4.6 |
| C, B. Biyombo | 4.5 | 6.8 | C, O. Asik | 10.1 | 11.2 |
Matchup to Watch
James Harden vs. Gerald Henderson: Harden took over in the fourth quarter against the Bobcats in Charlotte, continuously getting to the foul line in a comeback victory.
Observations
• Bobcats big man Byron Mullens (ankle) practiced fully on Friday and there’s a chance he might play Saturday against the Rockets.
• The Rockets are the only team in the NBA using as many young players as the Bobcats in big-minute roles.
Houston’s roster includes six free agents signed in the last seven months.
• One of those free agents, point guard Jeremy Lin, is looking like an expensive mistake.
Tap-ins
• The Rockets made the biggest trade of this NBA season, acquiring Harden from Oklahoma City, then signing him to a maximum contract.
• It’s a rarity in the NBA schedule that two teams would be so rested: Neither the Rockets nor the Bobcats played Thursday or Friday. Houston is coming off a rough January full of travel that included a seven-game losing streak.
Did you know?
The Rockets have won their last four meetings with the Bobcats, and only one of those games was decided by fewer than 12 points.
Rick Bonnell
