Overview
- Houston enters on a four-game winning streak after a 120-96 road rout of Brooklyn.
- Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. CDT at American Airlines Center in Dallas.
- Coach Ime Udoka points to assertive ball movement as the Rockets share the scoring load.
- The Rockets rank fifth in scoring at 120.5 points per game and are tied for third in field-goal percentage at 49.4%.
- Dallas has dropped four straight with slumping defense and sparse three-point output, remains without Kyrie Irving, Dante Exum and Dereck Lively II, leans on Anthony Davis and high-usage rookie Cooper Flagg, and has split the season series with Houston.