Dallas guard J.J. Barea, left, defends Eric Gordon in the first half Sunday. Gordon made six 3-pointers and finished with 26 points.
Dallas guard J.J. Barea, left, defends Eric Gordon in the first half Sunday. Gordon made six 3-pointers and finished with 26 points.
Photo: Richard W. Rodriguez, FRE
Dallas guard J.J. Barea, left, defends Eric Gordon in the first half Sunday. Gordon made six 3-pointers and finished with 26 points.
Dallas guard J.J. Barea, left, defends Eric Gordon in the first half Sunday. Gordon made six 3-pointers and finished with 26 points.
Photo: Richard W. Rodriguez, FRE
When/where: 7 p.m. Wednesday/Toyota Center
TV/radio: AT&T SportsNet /790-AM, 850-AM, 101.7-FM (Spanish)
IN BRIEF:
Rockets
The Rockets have lost three straight, all on the road since their five-game winning streak. They have won their past four home games ... The Rockets are 1-6 in games played without either James Harden or Chris Paul ... The Rockets have won their past eight meetings with the Mavericks and have won 9 of the past 11 games between the teams in Houston ... The Rockets defense has ranked last in the NBA over the past five games. They were 13th before that stretch ... In his past five games, James Harden has averaged 40.8 points on 47.6 percent shooting, 40.4 percent 3-point shooting ... Eric Gordon's 36 points on Monday were the most he has scored in three seasons with the Rockets and tied the second-most of his career ... Clint Capela's 93 offensive rebounds are the most for a Rockets player through 19 games since Hakeem Olajuwon in 194-85, his rookie season ... Guards Chris Paul (sore left leg) and Gerald Green (sore right ankle) are questionable. Centers Nene (right calf tightness) and Zhou Qi (sprained ankle) and guard Brandon Knight (left knee injury) are out.
Mavericks
The Mavericks have won six of their past seven games, including wins against Oklahoma City, Golden State and Boston, and a 50-point win against Utah ... The Mavericks are eighth in defensive rating ... Luka Doncic leads all rookies in scoring (19.1 points per game), while averaging 6.6 rebounds (second among all guards) and 4.3 assists. He passed Kevin Durant for the most points scored by a teenager through 15 games in league history ... Center DeAndre Jordan is third in the NBA in rebounding, averaging 13.6 per game and seventh in field goal percentage, making 62.7 percent of his attempts ... Luka Doncic (illness), Dennis Smith Jr. (right wrist sprain) and Dwight Powell (left knee effusion) are questionable. Dirk Nowitzki (left ankle surgery) is out.
Statistically speaking
5 - games in which James Harden has had 50 points and at least 10 assists in his career, two more than the next most in NBA history.
