The Houston Rockets play host to the New Orleans Pelicans, at Toyota Center on Saturday evening.

The Rockets (0-1) are coming off a tough loss in their first game of the season, as they fell short at home against the Bucks. They led 66-50 at halftime, but the Bucks cut the deficit to nine by the start of the fourth. The Bucks then outscored the Rockets by 15 in the fourth quarter to run away with the game. James Harden had a very slow start to the game and finished with 19 points on 2-of-13 shooting, 14 assists and seven rebounds, while Russell Westbrook tallied 24 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists. Four other players scored in double digits for Houston, but still the Rockets came up short, as they shot just 37 percent from the field. The Rockets have a chance to even their home record on Saturday, but it will come at no easy cost as the Pelicans will be coming in hungry for a win.

The Pelicans (0-2) face the second night of a back-to-back as they are coming off a loss at home against the Mavericks on Friday, where they had five players score in double figures. Brandon Ingram led the way with 25 points in the loss. Both the Pelicans' first two games have come to similar endings, where they have been right there in high-scoring contests but have come up short in the end. Ingram has been the team's leading scorer in both games so far, while Josh Hart has stood out coming off the bench. Lonzo Ball has also put up numbers across the board, but had a tough night shooting on Friday, going 3-of-12 from long range. Jrue Holiday also had a poor shooting night Friday, going 2-of-11 from the field. Holiday has yet to have a signature performance, but has dished a total of 14 assists over two games.