DeMarcus Cousins will start for Rockets in place of Christian Wood (ankle)
Houston Rockets forward/center DeMarcus Cousins will start on Friday versus the Detroit Pistons in place of Christian Wood (ankle), per head coach Stephen Silas.
What It Means:
Friday is the front end of a road back-to-back and Wood isn't traveling with the team to Detroit, so Cousins could be looking at another start on Saturday versus the Dallas Mavericks. He scored 9 points with 14 rebounds, an assist, 2 steals, 4 blocks, and a triple in his only other start this season.
Boogie is averaging 1.2 FanDuel points per minute and has a 28.3 usage percentage while playing without Wood this season. Looking into Friday's opponent, the Mavericks rank 18th in FanDuel points allowed per game to the center position. Cousins scored a season-high 44.3 FanDuel points in his previous start.
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