The Oklahoma City Thunder play host to the Houston Rockets at Chesapeake Energy Arena on Wednesday.

The Rockets (4-16) find themselves in their best stretch of the season, entering this matchup in the midst of a three-game winning streak. To say that streak is shocking would be an understatement, with the Rockets winning one of their first 17 games before that. The recent run directly correlates with an injury to Jalen Green, allowing guys like Christian Wood and Kevin Porter Jr to take over. It's sad to say that they're better off without their top rookie, but it's clear that Porter and Wood are more comfortable without him. KPJ has been flirting with triple-doubles in the last two games, while Wood has had his two best statistical games of the year as well. They obviously can't bench the rookie for the rest of the season though, and it'll be up to those guys to figure out how to play with the 19-year-old.

The Thunder (6-14) come into this matchup losing six straight and eight of their last nine games in total. That's pretty much the team we expected to see at the beginning of the season, with Oklahoma City possessing one of the worst rosters in the NBA. Most of the struggles come on the offensive end, with the Thunder ranked 29th in points scored and dead-last in assists. It's certainly no fault of this backcourt, though, because Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Josh Giddey have gelled beautifully with one another. That's the first step in this lengthy rebuild, and it could be a while before we start seeing legitimate results for this growing team.

These teams just played on Monday, with Houston prevailing, 102-89. These teams have now traded off wins and losses in each of their last four meetings, dating back two years.