Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Houston Rockets (31-19, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (40-12, first in the Western Conference)Oklahoma City; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: Houston hits the road against Oklahoma City looking to prolong its three-game road winning streak.The Thunder are 30-8 against Western Conference opponents. Oklahoma City averages 120.2 points and has outscored opponents by 12.3 points per game.The Rockets have gone 17-15 against Western Conference opponents. Houston scores 115.2 points while outscoring opponents by 5.1 points per game.The Thunder make 48.8% of their shots from the field this season, which is 2.9 percentage points higher than the Rockets have allowed to their opponents (45.9%). The Rockets are shooting 47.2% from the field, 4.0% higher than the 43.2% the Thunder's opponents have shot this season.The teams square off for the third time this season. The Thunder won the last matchup 111-91 on Jan. 16. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 points to help lead the Thunder to the victory.TOP PERFORMERS: Chet Holmgren is averaging 17.7 points, 8.6 rebounds and two blocks for the Thunder. Isaiah Joe is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.Kevin Durant is averaging 26 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.4 assists for the Rockets. Alperen Sengun is averaging 18.5 points over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Thunder: 5-5, averaging 116.3 points, 43.0 rebounds, 25.2 assists, 8.4 steals and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.5 points per game.Rockets: 6-4, averaging 107.6 points, 48.1 rebounds, 25.2 assists, 10.2 steals and 6.8 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.8 points.INJURIES: Thunder: Luguentz Dort: day to day (knee), Ajay Mitchell: day to day (abdominal), Nikola Topic: out (groin), Alex Caruso: day to day (injury management), Jalen Williams: out (thigh), Isaiah Hartenstein: day to day (eye), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: out (abdominal), Thomas Sorber: out for season (knee).Rockets: Jae'Sean Tate: day to day (wrist), Fred VanVleet: out for season (acl), Tari Eason: day to day (injury management), Steven Adams: out for season (ankle).___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Wiggins matched his season-high in steals, recording five for the second time in less than a month. Add in the points, assists and three-pointers, and this was an excellent night to stream the former second-round pick. Oklahoma City is off until Saturday, so there isn't a pressing need to add Wiggins immediately. That said, he'll have deep-league value with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Ajay Mitchell out.

While he wasn't one of Oklahoma City's three 20-point scorers, Wallace recorded a complete stat line as the lone holdover in the starting lineup. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will be out until the All-Star break at least, and Ajay Mitchell is also out due to injury. As a result, Wallace will be worth rostering in some 12-team leagues. Even with the Thunder playing just one more game in Week 16, he's worth adding now due to the team's injuries on the perimeter.

Between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's abdominal strain and other injuries, and with Wednesday's game being the second of a back-to-back, the Thunder are going with a new lineup against the Spurs. Joe and Wiggins offer higher ceilings than Kenny Hustle and JayWill, but each is worth streaming in deep leagues due to Oklahoma City's depleted roster.

This is not a trade that happened because SGA is out, but the timing helps.