When/where: 7 p.m. Tuesday/ Toyota Center
TV/radio: AT&T Sportsnet; 790-AM, 740-AM; Spanish: 850 AM/101.7 FM
So far: Rockets 31-18, Hornets 16-33 (through Sunday)
Lately: The Rockets have won five of their past seven games, including three straight at home. The Hornets faced the Magic at home on Monday with Saturday’s loss in San Antonio their sixth straight on the road.
Scouting the Rockets: With Sunday’s 117-109 win against the Pelicans, the Rockets are 18-1 when holding an opponent to fewer than 110 points … In the past two games, the Rockets have had 25 steals, including a season-high 14 against the Pelicans, with 15 turnovers … The Rockets are fifth in points scored off turnovers, averaging 18.