As shorthanded as the Rockets were against the Pacers on Friday, the situation could be worse Saturday in Minneapolis.
Rockets guard Russell Westbrook is likely to sit out the second half of the back-to-back, coach Mike D’Antoni said, which would move Austin Rivers into the Rockets’ fifth starting lineup in the season’s first 13 games.
Center Clint Capela, who was considered questionable to play against the Timberwolves, will be out with a concussion, D’Antoni said. With Eric Gordon out following his arthroscopic knee surgery, Danuel House Jr. is questionable to return after missing two games with a bruised back.