With both teams still searching for their first victory 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 watch the action live, you’ve come to the right place.
The Rockets remain very shorthanded, with six players again unavailable due to either positive tests for COVID-19 (Ben McLemore, KJ Martin Jr.) or from contact tracing after possible exposure (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.
Available players include guards James Harden, David Nwaba, Sterling Brown, and Brodric Thomas; forwards Danuel House Jr., PJ Tucker, and Jae’Sean Tate; and centers Christian Wood and Bruno Caboclo.
Here’s when you should tune in to see Monday’s game:
- Date: Monday, Dec. 28
- Time: 8 p.m. Central
- 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 starts to the 2020-21 season in short order. Of the three combined losses by the Nuggets and Rockets in recent days, two of them (Denver to Sacramento, and Houston to Portland) came in the final seconds.
Probable starting lineups
Houston Rockets
- Guard: James Harden
- Guard: David Nwaba
- Forward: Danuel House Jr.
- Forward: PJ Tucker
- Center: Christian Wood
Denver Nuggets
- Guard: Jamal Murray
- Guard: Gary Harris
- Forward: Michael Porter Jr.
- Forward: Paul Millsap
- Center: Nikola Jokic
Recent reports indicated that Porter could be a potential trade target of the Rockets in a deal involving Harden, their All-Star guard and perennial MVP finalist. Harden, of course, reportedly asked for a trade out of Houston during the 2020 offseason. Now, less than a week later, Porter and Harden will face off against one another, with both hoping to lead their current franchise to its first victory of the new season.
