The Houston Rockets will look to win their 23rd straight game on Tuesday as they host the team with the best record in the NBA, the Boston Celtics. The Rockets may be catching a little bit of a break as Boston had to play in San Antonio last night. Houston currently has the 2nd longest winning streak in NBA history and continues to win in many different ways. The Rockets rely upon Tracy McGrady but other players have contributed during the winning streak. "That's the makeup of our team," McGrady said. "There are going to be some nights where I'm going to be off and there are going to be nights where Rafer picks up the slack and Bobby picks up the slack. We have multiple guys that can pick up the slack. It's a good thing to have so that teams just can't key on me." SBG Global reports that early NBA betting has the public taking Rockets at Home.
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Boston Celtics at Houston Rockets
Tuesday, 9:30 pm Eastern – TNT
SBG Global Opening Line: Rockets - 4.5 , Total 181.5
The Rockets got support from other players on Sunday in their win over the Lakers. McGrady had just 11 points but Alston stepped up and had a career-high 31 points while Jackson added 19 points. "I thought Tracy had as poor a game as he's had all season," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "I think that shows how good their team really is." The Rockets will be tested by a Boston defense that is allowing only 87.7 points per game. "We have to move the ball extremely well against Boston," Jackson said. "We can't keep the ball on one side of the floor because they do a great job of keeping the ball out of the paint. If we don't move the ball against them, we're going to struggle."
SBG Global Current Line: Rockets - 4.5 , Total 181.5
Here are the NBA betting stats for Tuesday’s game. The Celtics are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Celtics are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. the Western Conference. The Celtics are 25-9-1 ATS in their last 35 games playing on no rest. The Celtics are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 Tuesday games. The Celtics are 41-16-1 ATS in their last 58 road games. The Celtics are 4-10 ATS in the last 14 meetings between the two teams. The underdog is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings and the road team is 8-2 ATS in the last 10 meetings.
The Rockets are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. the Atlantic. The Rockets are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 home games. The Rockets are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Tuesday games. The Rockets are 36-15-1 ATS in their last 52 vs. the Eastern Conference.
The Under is 4-0 in the Celtics last 4 overall. The Over is 6-1 in the Celtics last 7 vs. the Southwest. The Over is 4-1 in the Rockets last 5 vs. the Atlantic. The Under is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Houston between the two teams.
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