Rockets' Dorian Finney-Smith: Ruled out for Wednesday
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Finney-Smith (knee) won't play Wednesday against the Kings, Lachard Binkley of SI.com reports.
Finney-Smith will receive a rest day on the first leg of this back-to-back set, but he'll return to the floor for Thursday's game in Orlando. Josh Okogie could see some extra minutes with Finney-Smith unavailable and Jeff Green might be able to get into the rotation.
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Rockets' Dorian Finney-Smith: Fares well in win
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Finney-Smith (knee) finished Thursday's 105-101 win over the Hornets with eight points (3-7 FG, 2-6 3Pt), four rebounds, one assist and one steal across 23 minutes.
Houston's final game prior to the All-Star break was the second half of a back-to-back, and Finney-Smith sat out that contest for injury maintenance. He was good to go for the first game coming out of the break, and Finney-Smith ended up receiving his largest workload of the season in narrow win. The Rockets are thin in the frontcourt in the wake of Steven Adams' season-ending ankle injury, so Finney-Smith could end up maintaining a 20-plus-minute role moving forward if his play warrants the extra playing time.
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Rockets' Dorian Finney-Smith: Off injury report
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Finney-Smith (knee) is off the injury report for Thursday's game against the Hornets.
Houston's final contest prior to the All-Star break was the second half of a back-to-back, which Finney-Smith sat out, but he's good to go for Thursday and should occupy his usual role off the bench. However, the veteran forward has failed to score at least five points in each of his last seven appearances, diminishing most of his fantasy appeal.
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Rockets' Dorian Finney-Smith: Resting Wednesday
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Finney-Smith (knee) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Clippers.
As expected, Finney-Smith will be held out for the second leg of the back-to-back set due to left ankle injury management. Finney-Smith played a season-high 20 minutes in Tuesday's 102-95 win over the Clippers, finishing with three points (1-2 FG, 1-2 3Pt), two assists, one rebound and one block.
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Rockets' Dorian Finney-Smith: Limited again in victory
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Finney-Smith produced three points (1-2 FG, 1-2 3Pt), one rebound, two assists and one block in 20 minutes during Tuesday's 102-95 victory over the Clippers.
Finney-Smith scored fewer than five points for the seventh straight game, despite the fact that he has carved out a somewhat consistent role. In 12 appearances over the past month, he has averaged just 3.1 points in 16.1 minutes, leaving him well and truly off the fantasy radar.
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Rockets' Dorian Finney-Smith: Available to play Thursday
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Finney-Smith (ankle) is available for Thursday's game against the Hornets.
After sitting out the front end of a back-to-back set, Finney-Smith will be good to go for this contest. The forward is averaging 15.5 minutes per game over his last five outings.
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Rockets' Dorian Finney-Smith: Sitting out Wednesday
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Finney-Smith is out for Wednesday's game against the Celtics due to left ankle injury management.
The expectation is that the veteran forward will be ready to go for Thursday's tilt against the Hornets. Josh Okogie and Clint Capela should help fill out the frontcourt minutes Wednesday.
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Rockets' Dorian Finney-Smith: Fades injury report
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Finney-Smith (ankle) is not listed on the injury report ahead of Saturday's game against the Mavericks.
The Rockets held Finney-Smith out of the second leg of their back-to-back set Thursday against the Hawks due to left ankle injury management, but the veteran forward will be available for Saturday's Texas clash. Finney-Smith is averaging 2.9 points and 2.6 rebounds over 15.7 minutes per game this season.
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Rockets' Dorian Finney-Smith: Resting Thursday
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Rockets head coach Ime Udoka said that Finney-Smith will be out for Thursday's game in Atlanta due to left ankle injury management, Varun Shankar of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Houston will exercise caution in holding out Finney-Smith and Tari Eason for the second leg of a back-to-back set after both played in Wednesday's game against the Spurs. In the Rockets' 111-99 loss, Finney-Smith finished with zero points (0-2 FG, 0-2 3Pt) and two rebounds in 19 minutes. Finney-Smith is averaging just 2.9 points and is shooting 30 percent from the field over 15 appearances with Houston since being cleared to make his season debut Dec. 25 upon completing his recovery from offseason ankle surgery.
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Rockets' Dorian Finney-Smith: Not listed on injury report
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Finney-Smith (ankle) isn't listed on the injury report for Monday's game against the Grizzlies.
Finney-Smith sat out Friday's win over Detroit -- the second leg of a back-to-back set -- due to left ankle injury management. However, he's set to return to action Monday. The veteran forward has appeared in 10 games so far this month, during which he has averaged 3.2 points and 3.0 rebounds in 15.5 minutes per tilt.
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Rockets' Dorian Finney-Smith: Sitting out Friday
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Finney-Smith is out for Friday's game against Detroit due to left ankle injury management.
The veteran forward is sitting out the second half of Houston's back-to-back set. With Tari Eason (ankle) joining Finney-Smith as a spectator Friday, Josh Okogie could see a bump in minutes in the frontcourt.
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Rockets' Dorian Finney-Smith: Cleared from injury report
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Finney-Smith (ankle) is off the injury report for Friday's game against Minnesota.
Finney-Smith is set to be available for the second leg of Houston's back-to-back after missing the past two games for left ankle injury management. The veteran forward's presence is likely to result in fewer minutes for Josh Okogie on Friday.
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Rockets' Dorian Finney-Smith: Out again Thursday
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Finney-Smith has been ruled out for Thursday's game against Oklahoma City.
Finney-Smith will miss a second straight game due to left ankle injury management. Thursday's contest is the first leg of a back-to-back set, so it's possible the Rockets plan on playing him Friday against Minnesota. Regardless, Aaron Holiday and Josh Okogie could see a slight increase in playing time. Finney-Smith is averaging 2.8 points and 2.9 rebounds across 15.4 minutes per game this season.
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Rockets' Dorian Finney-Smith: Sitting out vs. Bulls
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Finney-Smith is out for Tuesday's game against the Bulls due to left ankle injury management.
Finney-Smith missed the onset of the season due to offseason left ankle surgery, and the Rockets are giving him Tuesday night off. Thursday's matchup against the Thunder is his next chance to suit up. His absence should allow Aaron Holiday and Josh Okogie to see an uptick in playing time off the bench Tuesday.
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Rockets' Dorian Finney-Smith: Another quiet outing
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Finney-Smith supplied three points (1-7 FG, 1-7 3Pt), three rebounds and one assist across 18 minutes during Friday's 111-105 loss to the Trail Blazers.
Finney-Smith has yet to find his footing for Houston, posting averages of 2.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 15.4 minutes across eight appearances. It's worth mentioning that Tari Eason left this game with an ankle issue, however, so more minutes could potentially open up for Finney-Smith.
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Rockets' Dorian Finney-Smith: Scoreless in 15 minutes
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Finney-Smith notched zero points (0-2 FG, 0-1 3Pt), three rebounds, one assist and one steal over 15 minutes during Thursday's 120-96 win over Brooklyn.
Finney-Smith, who has just four appearances to his name this season, is still finding his footing for the Rockets. In that sample size, Finney-Smith is shooting 30.0 percent from the field with averages of 2.3 points and 2.0 rebounds in 15.2 minutes per contest.
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Rockets' Dorian Finney-Smith: Little output in team debut
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Finney-Smith (ankle) was held scoreless (0-1 FG, 0-1 3Pt) and committed a foul in 13 minutes during Thursday's 119-96 win over the Lakers.
Making his Rockets debut after missing Houston's first 27 games while completing his recovery from offseason surgery on his left ankle, Finney-Smith was under a strict minutes limit in what was his first game action since April 30. Though he was a plus-2 during his time on the court, Finney-Smith barely made an impact while taking on a minuscule 3.2 percent usage rate. After signing a four-year, $52 million deal with the Rockets in July, Finney-Smith will likely be in line for a greater role once he gets fully ramped up following surgery, but he's expected to continue handling light usage while he shares the floor with the likes of Alperen Sengun, Amen Thompson and Kevin Durant. Most of the limited fantasy appeal that Finney-Smith will offer will be as a streaming option for three-pointers.
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Rockets' Dorian Finney-Smith: Cleared for team debut
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Finney-Smith (ankle) is available for Thursday's game against the Lakers, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.
Finney-Smith joined the Rockets on a four-year deal this offseason but hadn't been available for the first 27 games of the season after he underwent surgery in June to address a left ankle injury. The Rockets had been mum on providing updates on his status throughout the season, but Finney-Smith was apparently able to do enough ramp-up work behind the scenes over the past few weeks for the team to sign off on him making his team debut. As Charania notes, Finney-Smith will be operating with a strict minutes limit Thursday, though once he gets fully ramped up, the 32-year-old could end up eating into the playing time of supporting players such as Tari Eason, Clint Capela, Steven Adams, Reed Sheppard and Josh Okogie.
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Rockets' Dorian Finney-Smith: Likely out through December
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The Rockets are eyeing January for Finney-Smith (ankle) to make his season debut, Michael Shapiro of SI.com reports.
The target month would appear to rule out the veteran forward for the rest of December. However, Finney-Smith is beginning to ramp up his basketball activity with live action in practice. Until Finney-Smith is fully recovered from ankle surgery, Josh Okogie should play meaningful minutes.
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Rockets' Dorian Finney-Smith: Remains out for Houston
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Finney-Smith (ankle) will not play Monday against the Jazz.
Finney-Smith continues to rehab from offseason ankle surgery and remains without an official timetable to return. He can be considered week-to-week moving forward.
