The Houston Rockets play host to the Oklahoma City Thunder, at Toyota Center on Monday evening.

The Rockets (1-1) dropped their first match of the season but bounced back with a win in their most recent contest. They defeated the visiting Pelicans 126-123 on Saturday to earn their first win of the season. It also marked their first home win of the season, while Monday marks their third straight home game to start the season and is a great chance for them to build some momentum at the Toyota Center. Russell Westbrook and James Harden have shown to be a solid duo so far and have managed to fill the stat sheet simultaneously. The Rockets are averaging 118.5 points per game, but have given up an average of 120 points against. They are shooting 31 percent from long range so far and have attempted an average of 46 attempts per game over their first two games.

Meanwhile, this marks the second game of a back-to-back for the Thunder (1-2), who are coming off an impressive home win over the Warriors on Sunday. Dennis Schroder was the high-point man with 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting, in 25 minutes off the bench in the win. Danilo Gallinari finished with 21 points, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 19 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two blocks. Gilgeous-Alexander has looked great to start the season, including 26 points in the first game of the season and 28 points in the following contest, while Gallinari and Chris Paul have also had impressive outings already. The Thunder are the league's lowest scoring team at this early stage, as they are averaging just 90 point per game. However, after scoring 180 points over their first two games, the Thunder dropped 120 points in their most recent outing.