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Thursday 8pm ET
Houston Rockets (6-10) at Dallas Mavericks (10-6)
Recommended Play: Dallas -7
Preview courtesy of The Sports Network:
The Houston Rockets attempt to put the brakes on a four- game losing streak tonight, as they visit the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center.
The struggling Rockets were crushed by the Detroit Pistons, 93-72, on Tuesday at the Toyota Center. Jim Jackson led the Rockets with 21 points, as Houston dropped its fourth straight game. Yao Ming notched 19 points and seven boards, while Tracy McGrady added 16 points for Houston.
Jackson has scored in double-digits in 12 straight games and has averaged 14.9 points in that span. Yao, who scored in double-digits for the first time in three games, is averaging 17.9 points and 7.6 rebounds in 16 contests for Houston.
The Rockets are 4-5 on the road this season.
Dallas, which plays the second of a four-game homestand tonight, dropped a 107-89 decision to the arch-rival San Antonio Spurs at American Airlines Center on Tuesday night. Mavericks head coach Don Nelson allowed assistant Avery Johnson to run the show for this one, but the team did not respond.
Johnson, who spent the bulk of his playing days in San Antonio, including the 1999 NBA Championship team, is being groomed as Nelson's eventual successor and will coach five or six games this season.
All-Star Dirk Nowitzki paced Dallas with 21 points and 13 boards, while Josh Howard scored 17. Marquis Daniels chipped in 15 points and six rebounds in a losing cause.
Nowitzki has scored 20 or more points in 13 of the 15 games that he has played in this season. He leads the Mavericks in scoring (25.5 ppg) and rebounding (11.1 rpg).
The Mavericks are 5-3 at home this season. Dallas hosts the Utah Jazz on Saturday and the defending NBA champion Detroit Pistons on Monday.
Last season, the Rockets lost three of the four contests with Dallas.
Overall, the Mavericks have won seven of the last eight games against Houston, which has lost four straight and six of its last seven at Dallas.
Good luck
Mike Thomas
www.ChampionPlays.com
Houston Rockets (6-10) at Dallas Mavericks (10-6)
Recommended Play: Dallas -7
Preview courtesy of The Sports Network:
The Houston Rockets attempt to put the brakes on a four- game losing streak tonight, as they visit the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center.
The struggling Rockets were crushed by the Detroit Pistons, 93-72, on Tuesday at the Toyota Center. Jim Jackson led the Rockets with 21 points, as Houston dropped its fourth straight game. Yao Ming notched 19 points and seven boards, while Tracy McGrady added 16 points for Houston.
Jackson has scored in double-digits in 12 straight games and has averaged 14.9 points in that span. Yao, who scored in double-digits for the first time in three games, is averaging 17.9 points and 7.6 rebounds in 16 contests for Houston.
The Rockets are 4-5 on the road this season.
Dallas, which plays the second of a four-game homestand tonight, dropped a 107-89 decision to the arch-rival San Antonio Spurs at American Airlines Center on Tuesday night. Mavericks head coach Don Nelson allowed assistant Avery Johnson to run the show for this one, but the team did not respond.
Johnson, who spent the bulk of his playing days in San Antonio, including the 1999 NBA Championship team, is being groomed as Nelson's eventual successor and will coach five or six games this season.
All-Star Dirk Nowitzki paced Dallas with 21 points and 13 boards, while Josh Howard scored 17. Marquis Daniels chipped in 15 points and six rebounds in a losing cause.
Nowitzki has scored 20 or more points in 13 of the 15 games that he has played in this season. He leads the Mavericks in scoring (25.5 ppg) and rebounding (11.1 rpg).
The Mavericks are 5-3 at home this season. Dallas hosts the Utah Jazz on Saturday and the defending NBA champion Detroit Pistons on Monday.
Last season, the Rockets lost three of the four contests with Dallas.
Overall, the Mavericks have won seven of the last eight games against Houston, which has lost four straight and six of its last seven at Dallas.
Good luck
Mike Thomas
www.ChampionPlays.com