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Dallas Mavericks (21-16, 4th Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (10-26, 15th Western Conference)
Houston; Monday at 8:00 PM ET
Bottom line: Dallas visits the Houston Rockets after Luka Doncic scored 51 points in a 126-125 win over the San Antonio Spurs.
The Rockets are 1-6 against teams in the Southwest Division. Houston ranks last in the Western Conference, posting 33.1% from the 3-point range.
The Mavericks are 4-2 against Southwest Division opponents. Dallas ranks him fifth in the league, allowing only 110.4 points while he holds his opponent’s shooting percentage to 48.0%.
The teams will meet for the fourth time this season. In their final meeting on December 30, the Mavericks were led by Doncic’s 35 points he won 129-114, and Jalen Green scored his 23 points for the Rockets.
Top performer: Kevin Porter Jr. is averaging 19.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists for the Rockets. Green is averaging 21.6 points over his last 10 games for Houston.
Doncic is averaging 34.2 points, 8.7 rebounds, 8.9 assists and 1.7 steals with the Mavericks. Christian Wood is averaging 17.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.5 blocks over his last 10 games for Dallas.
Last 10 games: Rockets: 2-8, averaging 107.2 points, 49.8 rebounds, 22.1 assists, 7.2 steals, 4.2 blocks, 44.2% field goal percentage. Opponents are scoring an average of 114.8 points per game.
Mavericks: 7-3, averaging 114.6 points, 38.8 rebounds, 22.3 assists, 5.4 steals, 4.8 blocks, 48.0% shooting percentage. Opponents are scoring an average of 111.1 points.
Injured: Rockets: Jeshaun Tate: out (ankle).
Mavericks: Maxi Clever: out (hamstring), Josh Greene: out (elbow), Dorian Finney Smith: out (adductor).
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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