In the finale of a seven-game homestand, the longest of the season, the Rockets will welcome back Christian Wood to Toyota Center for the first time since the June trade sending the big man from Houston to Dallas. Friday’s game is the team’s last before its Christmas holiday, as well.
The Rockets enter with four straight home defeats, including back-to-back uninspiring losses to the Spurs and Magic, their rebuilding rivals. Thus, on paper, it’s an ideal opportunity for Wood, Luka Doncic and the Mavericks to show out against their in-state rivals.
