Scouting report: vs. Dallas Mavericks
When/where: 2:30 p.m. today; Toyota Center.
TV/radio: ATTSW; 740 AM, 790 AM, 850 AM (Spanish), 101.7 FM (Spanish).
So far: Rockets 11-5; Mavericks 10-5.
Lately: Rockets dropped both games of a road trip, losing to the Nuggets and Clippers. Mavericks have won their past two games by an average of 45 points to complete a 4-0 homestand.
Scouting the Rockets: Rockets have won 10 of 12 games against the Mavericks, splitting last season’s four games. … Team begins a three-game homestand with a six-game winning streak at Toyota Center. … Rockets slipped to third in offensive rating, averaging 111.7 points per 100 possessions after two games, both road losses, in which they had a net rating of 104.4. … Averaging 24.2 shots per game, guard James Harden has taken just 16 in each of the past two games, the fewest he has attempted since the season opener. … Center Clint Capela’s streak of games with 20 rebounds ended at five Friday when he recorded 19 boards. … Forward Ben McLemore has averaged 15.8 points in four games starting with Danuel House Jr. out. … Russell Westbrook’s 21.9 points per game ranks 23rd in the NBA, but with Westbrook making 22 percent of his 3s while taking 5.9 per game and making 68.9 percent of his free throws, he has a true shooting percentage of 49.1 percent, second to last among the Rockets’ regulars.
Scouting the Mavericks: Mavericks are five games above .500 for the first time since the 2015-16 season. … Dallas owns the best offensive rating in the NBA, averaging 116.9 points per 100 possessions, and is tied with the Milwaukee Bucks for the best net rating at plus 8.7. … Mavericks rank second in the NBA in assistto-turnover ratio. They rank fifth in offensive rebounding percentage and second-chance points. … Averaging 29.9 points, 10.4 rebounds and 9.7 assists, second-year guard Luka Doncic has produced a league-high seven triple-doubles. On Wednesday, he became the first player to post a 35-point triple-double in less than 29 minutes. … In the past two games filling in for Seth Curry in the starting lineup, Tim Hardaway Jr. has made 12 of 15 shots, averaging 18 points per game. … Kristaps Porzingis had a career-best streak of four double-doubles before scoring 17 points with seven rebounds in just 27 minutes Friday.
Injury report: Rockets: Forward Danuel House Jr. (sore left shoulder) is questionable. Guards Eric Gordon (right knee surgery) and Gerald Green (left foot surgery) and center Nene (strained adductor) are out. Clippers: Guard Seth Curry (illness) is probable.
By the numbers: 3. Consecutive games with at least 30 points and 10 assists for Luka Doncic, making him the youngest player in NBA history (20 years, 267 days) to put together a 30-10 streak of three games. Looking ahead: Rockets vs. Heat, Wednesday. Mavericks vs. Clippers, Tuesday.