Houston (32-41) at Seattle (30-43) 10:00 pm EDT

SEATTLE (Ticker) -- The Seattle SuperSonics have not been so super against the Houston Rockets of late.

The SuperSonics look to avoid their seventh straight loss to the Rockets when the teams square off on Tuesday.

Seattle has lost all three matchups with Houston this season by an average of 19.0 points.

The Sonics do have some momentum, however, as they are coming off a 122-83 rout of Portland on Sunday. Ray Allen scored 24 points and Earl Watson added 23 for Seattle, which shot 53 percent from the field, including 11-of-17 from 3-point range.

Houston has lost eight of its last 11 games following Sunday's 104-88 defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.

Yao Ming collected 33 points and 16 rebounds for his third straight double-double. The 7-6 All-Star is averaging 33.3 points and 12.3 rebounds in that stretch.