Houston Rockets (38-39, 11th place in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (47-30, 5th place in the Western Conference)
Dallas; Sunday, 3:30pm ET
Bottom line: Dallas hosts Houston and looks to continue its six-game winning streak at home.
The Mavericks are 30-20 against conference opponents. Dallas ranks second in the Western Conference with Kyrie Irving averaging 3.4 points and 15.7 fast-break points per game.
The Rockets are 9-6 against the rest of the division. Houston is 21-16 in games decided by at least 10 points.
The Mavericks are shooting 48.2 percent from the field this season, 1.8 points better than the 46.4 percent the Rockets have allowed to their opponents. The Rockets are shooting 45.8 percent from the field, 1.7 percentage points lower than the Mavericks' opponents' 47.5 percent shooting percentage this season.
This is the fourth meeting between the two teams this season. The Mavericks defeated the Rockets 125-107 in their last meeting on March 31st. Luka Doncic led the Mavericks with 47 points and Jabari Smith Jr. had 28 points.
Top performers: Tim Hardaway Jr. is averaging 14.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game for the Mavericks. Irving is averaging 22.5 points and 4.2 rebounds in his last 10 games.
Fred VanVleet of the Rockets is averaging 16.7 points and 8.1 assists. Jaylen Green is averaging 27.9 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists over the past 10 games.
Last 10 games: Mavericks: 9-1, averaging 112.9 points, 46.4 rebounds, 27.6 assists, 7.7 steals, and 5.9 blocks per game, shooting 47.4 percent from the field. Opponents are averaging 102.5 points per game.
Rockets: 6-4, averaging 118.1 points, 43.4 rebounds, 23.9 assists, 8.4 steals, and 4.2 blocks per game, shooting 45.2 percent from the field. The opponent's average score was 115.8 points.
Injuries: Mavericks: Greg Brown III: Out (personal), Luka Doncic: Out (knee), Josh Green: Out (ankle), Derek Lively II: Out (leg), Maxi Kleber: Out (back).
Rockets: Tali Eason: Out for the season (leg), Jae'Sean Tate: Out (ankle), Steven Adams: Out for the season (knee), Alperen Sengun: Out (ankle).
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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