Houston heads to Dallas for conference matchup

Houston Rockets (1-2, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (1-1, seventh in the Western Conference)

Dallas; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Western Conference foes Dallas and Houston square off.

Dallas went 42-30 overall and 21-21 in Western Conference play last season. The Mavericks averaged 112.4 points per game while allowing opponents to score 110.2 last season.

Houston went 5-7 in Southwest Division play and 8-28 on the road last season. The Rockets averaged 108.8 points per game while allowing opponents to score 116.7 last season.

INJURIES: Mavericks: None listed.

Rockets: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.