Houston Rockets (15-5, second in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (8-16, 12th in the Western Conference)

Dallas; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Dallas plays Houston in a matchup of Western Conference teams.

The Mavericks have gone 4-11 against Western Conference opponents. Dallas allows 116.4 points and has been outscored by 5.0 points per game.

The Rockets have gone 8-4 against Western Conference opponents. Houston is the league leader with 16.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Steven Adams averaging 4.8.

The Mavericks score 111.4 points per game, 1.7 more points than the 109.7 the Rockets give up. The Rockets average 5.1 more points per game (121.5) than the Mavericks give up (116.4).

The two teams play for the second time this season. The Rockets defeated the M

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