Finally, the Houston Rockets get to face the Dallas Mavericks in Houston again. They should also benefit from the presence of Alperen Sengun, who missed the first game in Dallas with an illness and left the second game after just a minute of action. Anthony Davis played in both of those games because he loves nothing more than actually playing against Houston in Dallas. Playing in other games? Not so much.
Dallas has benefitted greatly from the “Rando that goes off against the Rockets” corollary,
with Brandon Williams having gone off in both games in the Ft. Worth area. Max Christie went 10-13 in the other game. One rando is allowed (and required by NBA law), but when Dallas gets two randos that go off? They’re spitting in the face of Adam Silver. Also, Klay Thompson already exists and has made more 3s against Houston than any other team in his career.
Cooper Flagg is coming off his best offensive game as a pro, dropping 49 points and grabbing 10 boards in a 123-121 loss to the Charlotte Hornets. Houston’s best shot at winning will be finding a way to keep him in check.
Tip-off
7:30pm CT
How To Watch
ABC
Injury Report
Rockets
Steven Adams: OUT
Fred VanVleet: OUT
Mavericks
Anthony Davis: OUT
Kyrie Irving: OUT
Dereck Lively II: OUT
Dante Exum: OUT
The Line (as of this post)
HOU -11.5
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Looking ahead because we can
Monday night on the road against the Indiana Pacers
