Robert Covington has 20-point double-double in Rockets' loss to Knicks
Houston Rockets forward Robert Covington scored 20 points (7-of-14 field goals) with 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, and 6 3-pointers in 34.4 minutes of a 125-123 loss to the New York Knicks on Monday.
Covington has now double-doubled in two straight games after not doing that once in 48 games for the Minnesota Timberwolves before being acquired at the trade deadline. He followed up a career-high rebounding effort this past Saturday with his second-highest total of the season on Monday. Through 10 games for the Rockets, Covington is averaging 13.4 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.2 steals, 2.5 blocks, and 3.2 3-pointers in 32.3 minutes. The Rockets' next game is on Thursday at home versus the Los Angeles Clippers.
RoCo scored 47.6 FanDuel points on Monday, his second-highest output of the season. numberFire's models project him for 11.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.3 steals, 0.9 blocks, and 0.9 triples per game over the rest of the season.
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