{"id":349721,"date":"2025-11-02T06:12:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T06:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/349721\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T06:12:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T06:12:14","slug":"houston-faces-dallas-aims-for-4th-straight-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/349721\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston faces Dallas, aims for 4th straight victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dallas Mavericks<\/a> (2-3, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets<\/a> (3-2, seventh in the Western Conference)<\/p>\n

Houston; Monday, 8 p.m. EST<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Houston heads into a matchup against Dallas as winners of three straight games.<\/p>\n

Houston finished 52-30 overall and 13-3 in Southwest Division play last season. The Rockets allowed opponents to score 109.8 points per game and shoot 45.9% from the field last season.<\/p>\n

Dallas finished 39-43 overall and 8-8 in Southwest Division action during the 2024-25 season. The Mavericks gave up 115.4 points per game while committing 17.8 fouls last season.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Rockets: Fred VanVleet<\/a>: out for season (acl), Dorian Finney-Smith<\/a>: out (ankle).<\/p>\n

Mavericks: Anthony Davis<\/a>: out (leg), Kyrie Irving<\/a>: out (knee), Dante Exum<\/a>: out (knee), Dereck Lively II<\/a>: out (knee).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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