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NBA : ATS Matchup
Saturday 10/21/2017Line$ LineOU LineScore
DALLAS
 
HOUSTON
+11.5  

-11.5  
+500

-750

216
 
91
Final
107

DALLAS (0 - 2) at HOUSTON (2 - 0)
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Saturday, 10/21/2017 8:05 PM
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505DALLAS214.5215
506HOUSTON-10.5-12
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
DALLAS - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games0-2-4.70-21-199.546.542.9%43.5105.052.047.0%58.5
Road Games0-000-00-0000.0%0000.0%0
Last 5 Games0-2-4.70-21-199.546.542.9%43.5105.052.047.0%58.5
Division Games0-000-00-0000.0%0000.0%0
DALLAS Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)99.546.534-8042.9%14-3935.9%16-2178.6%43823166135
vs opponents surrendering103.248.535-8242.1%13-4032.1%21-2583.2%511020166164
Team Stats (Road Games)000-00.0%0-00.0%0-00.0%0000000
Stats Against (All Games)105.052.042-9047.0%9-2046.3%10-1475.0%581520189134
vs opponents averaging100.25241-9144.8%8-2436.2%10-1378.8%541120219144
Stats Against (Road Games)000-00.0%0-00.0%0-00.0%0000000

HOUSTON - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games2-0+4.21-11-1113.557.044.4%52.0110.559.550.6%45.5
Home Games0-000-00-0000.0%0000.0%0
Last 5 Games2-0+4.21-11-1113.557.044.4%52.0110.559.550.6%45.5
Division Games0-000-00-0000.0%0000.0%0
HOUSTON Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)113.557.040-9044.4%13-4331.4%20-2483.3%521123158134
vs opponents surrendering108.85639-8844.6%14-3835.5%17-2375.8%501022168144
Team Stats (Home Games)000-00.0%0-00.0%0-00.0%0000000
Stats Against (All Games)110.559.542-8450.6%12-2645.3%13-1587.1%45726225176
vs opponents averaging110.556.542-8649.1%13-2845.6%13-1681.2%511026226165
Stats Against (Home Games)000-00.0%0-00.0%0-00.0%0000000
Average power rating of opponents played: DALLAS 93.5,  HOUSTON 102.5
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
DALLAS - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
10/18/2017ATLANTA111-117L-5.5L199O38-8644.2%461548-9451.1%5413
10/20/2017SACRAMENTO88-93L-6L202U31-7541.3%411237-8742.5%6314
10/21/2017@ HOUSTON              
10/23/2017GOLDEN STATE              
10/25/2017MEMPHIS              
10/26/2017@ MEMPHIS              
10/28/2017PHILADELPHIA              
10/30/2017@ UTAH              
11/1/2017@ LA CLIPPERS              
11/3/2017NEW ORLEANS              
11/4/2017@ MINNESOTA              

HOUSTON - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
10/17/2017@ GOLDEN STATE122-121W9W231.5O47-9748.5%531243-8053.7%4217
10/18/2017@ SACRAMENTO105-100W-7L216.5U33-8339.8%511442-8847.7%4917
10/21/2017DALLAS              
10/23/2017MEMPHIS              
10/25/2017@ PHILADELPHIA              
10/27/2017@ CHARLOTTE              
10/28/2017@ MEMPHIS              
10/30/2017PHILADELPHIA              
11/1/2017@ NEW YORK              
11/3/2017@ ATLANTA              
11/5/2017UTAH              
KEY GAME INFORMATION
DALLAS: The Mavericks will have to overachieve to avoid missing the playoffs in a second straight season for the first time since their abysmal decade of 1990s was wrapping up. They need a big contribution from center Nerlens Noel, who will come off the bench because of the way the roster is constructed and has plenty to prove after failing to get long-term deal and settling for $4.1 million qualifying offer as restricted free agent. Harrison Barnes' continuing development as a go-to scorer can help make things more enjoyable for Dirk Nowitzki, who joins Kobe Bryant as the only players with 20 seasons for one franchise. The key to the team's success could ultimately hinge on Dennis Smith Jr., who was taken ninth overall, the highest draft position for Mavericks since getting Nowitzki in 1998. Already touted by head coach Rick Carlisle as a point guard with skills the Mavericks have never had at that position, Smith will have to assimilate to the NBA game quickly for this team to be competitive. He turns 20 in November.
HOUSTON: After being eliminated by the Spurs in the conference semifinals, the Rockets made a bold move by trading for Chris Paul to give Houston another All-Star to play with Harden and try to narrow the gap in the Western Conference. It will be interesting to see how head coach Mike D'Antoni's offense runs with both Paul and Harden in it. Paul gets a fresh start in Houston after being dogged by criticism in recent years for failing to get the Clippers out of the second round of the playoffs. The Rockets expect him to be the piece that gets them into the conference finals after coming up just short last year. The defense should be better after not only adding Paul, but also P.J. Tucker to a unit that lost defensive specialist Patrick Beverley in the trade with the Clippers.
PREVIEW
Rockets to play home opener vs. Mavs without Paul
 

The Houston Rockets will show off a new look, but one that won't include star point guard Chris Paul when they make their 2017-18 home debut against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night.

Paul made a nice splash in his first game for the Rockets with 11 assists and four points in a national showcase road win over the championship-celebrating Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night. But he played through pain in his right knee in the 33-minute effort, and 24 hours later sat out a 105-100 win up the road at Sacramento.

The Rockets announced Friday that Paul will not play in Saturday's home opener, and it was subsequently reported that he could miss two to four weeks rehabbing the injury he suffered banging knees with Memphis' Mario Chalmers on Oct. 11.

"If I'm ready, trust me. You don't ever have to worry about me sitting if I'm fine," Paul insisted at practice Friday, later noting he and team management are more concerned about the "big picture" than winning any single game.

After joining the Portland Trail Blazers as the only teams to open the 2017-18 season with two road wins, the Rockets will put their perfect overall record on the line against Dallas, which tipped off with home losses to Atlanta and Sacramento.

To add injury to insult, the Mavericks had to go Friday night without impressive rookie Dennis Smith Jr., whose left knee swelled up after he'd debuted with 16 points and 10 assists against Atlanta.

Smith also will not suit up Saturday night.

"It doesn't make any sense to rush through the weekend," Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle cautioned Friday night. "Doc checked him out, and we think he's going to be fine."

The Rockets' new look has featured improvements offensively and defensively.

One big reason they were able to outlast the Warriors in a high-scoring game was the play of the only three guys they used off the bench -- Eric Gordon, P.J. Tucker and Luc Mbah a Moute.

They not only combined for 58 points, outscoring the Golden State reserves by 10 points, but newcomers Tucker and Mbah a Moute, both considered defensive standouts, shared in an effort that held Warriors star Kevin Durant scoreless for the first quarter and to 20 points overall.

Durant had averaged 35.5 points against the Rockets last year, during which Golden State won the season series 3-1.

Houston is still led by James Harden, who had 27 points in each of the wins.

But he has had just one double-double, limited to nine assists against the Kings and totaling no more than six rebounds in either game.

Harden had two double-doubles when the Rockets swept the four-game season series from their Texas rival last season.

The Mavericks have lost three in a row at Houston and trail 90-81 in the all-time series.

Dallas so far has been hampered by poor 3-point defense -- the Hawks and Kings combined to go 19 of 41 (46.3 percent) from beyond the arc -- and the lackluster play of Dirk Nowitzki, who has totaled just 20 points on 8-of-23 shooting (34.8 percent).


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