Houston Rockets1-0atLA Clippers1-0

Tue, Feb 16, 11:00 PM ESTIntuit Dome, Inglewood, CAPeacock · NBC · SCHN/SCHN+

81/ 100

Chef's Pick1st of 5 tonight

What the model saw — 81

Competitive+18

Team quality+12

National TV+8

Star power+3

Base + 4081

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Reading the setup…

Where to watch

National: streamingPeacockNBC
Local TV: HOUSCHN/SCHN+in-market
League Pass: Live out of market
Radio: HOU790 AM / 740 AMLACAM 570 LA Sports / 1330 AM (S)SiriusXM

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What to know before tip

Travel tax: LACBody clock: HOU4 in 6: HOUNational TV

LAC is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,674 mi from its previous stop.
HOU is dealing with west-to-east pressure: -2h on the body clock and -2h of zone shift.
HOU is playing into a 4 in 6 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
HOU is in game 1 of 2 on the road with 0 mi already logged before tip.
National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.

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Who's in, who's out

HOU

2 day-to-day

DTDReed SheppardG · 3.0 PPGKnee — Bruise · targeting Oct 23
DTDSteven AdamsCCalf — Soreness · targeting Oct 23

LAC

5 out

OutBradley BealGKnee — Inflammation · targeting Nov 8
OutBrandon IngramFHeel — Surgery · targeting Nov 8
OutJordan MillerGShoulder — Surgery · targeting Mar 2
OutMax StrusG-FFoot — Plantar Fasciitis · targeting Nov 8
OutYanic Konan NiederhauserCFoot — Surgery · targeting Nov 8

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Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	HOU	LAC
Record	1-0	1-0
Days rest	1 day	1 day
Hours rest	57h	57h
Rest swing	0h	0h
Travel in	1,376 mi edge	1,674 mi
Zone change	-2h	-2h
Body clock	-2h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 2	Homestand · 1 of 4
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	4 in 6	—
Fatigue Index	7	3 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

HOU carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 7 vs. LAC's 3.

How each side got here1,376 mi vs 1,674 mi

How each side got here

HOU

1,376 mi

Houston, TXInglewood, CA

HOU came from Houston, TX with 1,376 mi of travel and -2h of time-zone change.

Houston, TX to Inglewood, CA

LAC

1,674 mi

New Orleans, LAInglewood, CA

LAC came from New Orleans, LA with 1,674 mi of travel and -2h of time-zone change.

New Orleans, LA to Inglewood, CA

Where this game sitsroad 1 of 2 vs homestand 1 of 4

Where this game sits in the run

HOU

Road trip

HOU is on game 1 of 2 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 2

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles1,384 mi

LAC

Homestand

LAC is in game 1 of 4 on this homestand.

Game in segment1 of 4

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi