Houston; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors visit the Houston Rockets. Curry currently ranks fourth in the NBA averaging 29.3 points per game.
The Rockets are 8-13 in conference play. Houston averages 14.5 turnovers per game and is 6-15 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.
The Warriors are 10-12 in Western Conference play. Golden State is 9-2 when winning the rebound battle and averages 42.9 rebounds per game.
The teams face off Wednesday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kevin Porter Jr. leads the Rockets with 8.3 assists and scores 18.3 points per game. Jae Sean Tate is averaging 5.9 rebounds and 11.6 points per game over the last 10 games for Houston.
INDIANAPOLIS – No. 3 seed Kansas (20-8) will open its 49th NCAA Tournament against No. 14 seed Eastern Washington (16-7) on Saturday, March 20, at 12:15 p.m. (CT) at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. The game will be televised on TBS.
Kansas has won three straight, eight of its last nine and nine of its last 11 games heading into the NCAA Tournament. KU finished second in the 2020-21 Big 12 race and won its quarterfinal game against Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship. Eastern Washington tied for second in the Big Sky Conference regular-season and the Eagles won the league tournament to earn the bid to its third-ever NCAA Tournament. The Eagles have won four-straight games and 13 of their last 14 outings.
Lisa Byington s favorite event since she was 10 years old has been the NCAA Tournament after she saw Indiana s Keith Smart hit the game-winning basket and David Barrett s “One Shining
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic notched his 35th double-double with 32 points and 14 rebounds, leading the Denver Nuggets over the travel-weary Indiana Pacers 121-106 on Monday night.
UNITED NATIONS China’s U.N. ambassador says China is donating 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to U.N. peacekeepers, with priority given to those serving in Africa.