Overview
- Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CT at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
- Houston enters 21-10 with a four-game win streak and sits third in the West, while Dallas is 12-23 on a four-game skid in 13th.
- Previews list Steven Adams as questionable for Houston with an ankle issue and Fred VanVleet out with an ACL injury, with Dallas ruling out Derek Lively, Kyrie Irving and Dante Exum.
- Projected lineups remain tentative, with reports pointing to Amen Thompson, Kevin Durant, Josh Okogie, Jabari Smith Jr. and Alperen Sengun for Houston, and a bigger Dallas look featuring Cooper Flagg, Max Christie, PJ Washington, Daniel Gafford and Anthony Davis.
- The Rockets are about 7.5-point favorites, and broadcast listings include Space City Home Network and Fubo for Houston markets along with MavsTV and NBA League Pass.