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Happy New Year! The Nets didn’t end 2025 with a win, but they ended the year on a high note… all things considered. The team is gelling particularly well on the defensive side of the ball since the start of December. This matchup presents its own challenges, one of them being Brooklyn’s ol’ friend Kevin Durant. The other being the seven players on the injury report (see below).
Both are in opposite scenarios — one is in win-now mode while the other is subsequently rebuilding. And quite literally. The Rockets are 20-10 and the Nets are 10-20. Opposites. Enjoy the game and cheers to a fun year of hoops ahead!
**⏰** 6:00 PM ET📺 YES Network📱 Gotham sports app
📍 Barclays Center | Brooklyn, NY
* Michael Porter Jr.: QUESTIONABLE - Illness
* Terance Mann: OUT - Right Hip Contusion
* Egor Dëmin: OUT - Lower Back Soreness
* Haywood Highsmith: OUT – Right Knee Surgery, injury Recovery
* E.J. Liddell: OUT - G League Two Way
* Trevor Etienne: OUT - G League Two Way
* Chaney Johnson: OUT - G League Two Way
* Ben Saraf: OUT –G League Assignment
* Kevin Durant’s return to Barclays
* Brooklyn’s improved defense
* Injuries and depth opportunities
* Cam Thomas’ role
_Read Jordan’s full preview [here](/nets-game-previews/103817/brooklyn-nets-vs-houston-rockets-preview-kevin-durant-is-back-again)._
* 1st meeting between the Nets and Rockets this season
* Nets are 6-5 over the last 11
* Nets are a half-game out of a play-in spot
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