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January 30, 2026
Fades injury report
Finney-Smith (ankle) is not listed on the injury report ahead of Saturday's game against the Mavericks.
Analysis
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.
January 29, 2026
Resting Thursday
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.
Analysis
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.
January 25, 2026
Not listed on injury report
Finney-Smith (ankle) isn't listed on the injury report for Monday's game against the Grizzlies.
Analysis
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.