Rockets Aim to Keep the Home Momentum, Host Mavericks
Ugly Rivals. Home, Sweet Home. Bouncing Back.
Houston, winners of two of their last three games, host the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night. The Rockets will look to make it three in a row at Toyota Center tonight, as they’ve won their past two home contests. Dallas is coming off an ugly loss to the New York Knicks, and will be looking to bounce back tonight in Houston. With the Spurs also in rebuilding mode like the Rockets, the Mavs are now the ugliest Texas rivals Houston has to face. Luka Doncic has had a stellar second-half of the season, and is one of the most lethal perimeter threats in the game. The Rockets need to contain Doncic if they want to keep the winning times alive at home.
Despite being 2-1 over their last three games, Houston has struggled mightily to in 2022 to string two wins together consecutively. The Rockets will try and end that trend tonight, but they’ll have to bring better effort than they did against an old, washed Lakers squad who they beat on Wednesday. Dallas is coming in tonight hungrier than L.A., and expect them to give the Rockets a real fight tonight from the opening tip.
Can Houston finally bounce back, and win two games in a row? They have then momentum, but this young team has struggled with the hangover of emotional wins affecting their performance in the next game. The squad will look to avoid that tonight, and put the hungry Mavericks to sleep on a Friday night in Houston.
Toyota Center: Houston, Texas
Jersey Colors:
Dallas Mavericks (40-26): White
Houston Rockets (17-49): Navy “City Edition”
Tip-Off: 7 PM CT
TV: AT&T Sportsnet SW, NBA League Pass