Finney-Smith will start Friday versus the Pelicans, Will Guillory of The Athletic reports.
This will be the first start of the season for Finney-Smith, who will be joined in the first unit by Amen Thompson, Tari Eason, Kevin Durant and Jabari Smith. Per 36 minutes this season, Finney-Smith owns averages of 6.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.6 triples per contest.
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Rockets' Dorian Finney-Smith: Will play vs. Pelicans
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Finney-Smith (ankle) isn't listed on the injury report ahead of Friday's game against New Orleans.
Finney-Smith sat out of Wednesday's clash for injury management purposes, but he'll be back in action Friday evening. The Florida product is averaging 4.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists over his last six appearances, all as a reserve.
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Rockets' Dorian Finney-Smith: Sitting out Wednesday
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Finney-Smith is out for Wednesday's game against Denver due to left ankle injury management.
Finney-Smith has yet to play both ends of a back-to-back set since making his season debut Dec. 25, so his absence Wednesday doesn't come as a major surprise after he suited up for Tuesday's 113-99 win over the Raptors. He played 21 minutes in the victory, finishing with three points (1-3 FG, 1-2 3Pt), three rebounds, two assists and one steal.
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Rockets' Dorian Finney-Smith: Good to go Friday
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Finney-Smith (ankle) is good to go for Friday's game against Portland.
Finney-Smith is no longer on the injury report after sitting out the front end of this back-to-back set. The forward is averaging 19.1 minutes over his last five appearances.
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Rockets' Dorian Finney-Smith: Sitting out Thursday
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Finney-Smith (ankle) won't play in Thursday's game against the Warriors, Lachard Binkley of SI.com reports.
The veteran forward is sitting out the front end of Houston's back-to-back for injury management, and the expectation is that Finney-Smith will be able to play in Friday's tilt versus Portland. His absence Thursday should lead to a bump in minutes for Josh Okogie and Clint Capela off the bench.
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Rockets' Dorian Finney-Smith: Decent workload in win
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Finney-Smith ended with five points (2-6 FG, 1-1 3Pt), six rebounds, one assist and one steal across 27 minutes during Monday's 123-118 win over the Wizards.
Finney-Smith saw a sizable workload in this win, but he wasn't able to do much damage in the box score. Amen Thompson suffered an ankle issue Monday and Jabari Smith (ankle) is also day-to-day, so Finney-Smith could see a short-term boost in minutes.
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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 Magic.
The veteran forward sat out Wednesday's blowout win over the Kings due to knee injury management. Finney-Smith is ready to handle his typical role off the bench Thursday, but he hasn't yet reached double figures in scoring in any of his 23 appearances.
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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.
