{"id":109839,"date":"2026-01-03T21:22:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T21:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/109839\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T21:22:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T21:22:37","slug":"houston-rockets-at-dallas-mavericks-stream-lineups-injury-reports-broadcast-1-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/109839\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Rockets at Dallas Mavericks: Stream, lineups, injury reports, broadcast (1\/3)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/houston-rockets\/10\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Houston Rockets;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Houston Rockets<\/a> will make the trip north across the state of Texas to take on their in-state rivals, the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/dallas-mavericks\/6\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dallas Mavericks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Dallas Mavericks<\/a>, at their home arena of American Airlines Arena. In that game, the Rockets will be looking to keep their current win streak alive vs. the Mavs, while Dallas will be looking to snap a losing streak of equal length.<\/p>\n<p>That ought to make for a compelling contest between these two Lone Star state ball clubs, especially with Houston trending towards being as healthy as they have been in some time. We expect a Houston win tonight, but don&#8217;t discount the desperation of the Mavericks heading into this tilt.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Records, standing, and streaks<\/p>\n<p>At present, the Rockets have a 21-10 record and a four-game win streak, which puts them in the Western Conference standings&#8217; third-place slot.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"DALLAS, TEXAS - DECEMBER 06: Kevin Durant #7 of the Houston Rockets and Anthony Davis #3 of the Dallas Mavericks watch a shot during the second half at American Airlines Center on December 06, 2025 in Dallas, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Tim Heitman\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/a096a3e9eaf20011d260ce801ee511c3.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>DALLAS, TEXAS &#8211; DECEMBER 06: Kevin Durant #7 of the Houston Rockets and Anthony Davis #3 of the Dallas Mavericks watch a shot during the second half at American Airlines Center on December 06, 2025 in Dallas, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Tim Heitman\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The Mavs are the owners of a 12-23 record and a four-game losing streak, good enough for 13th place in the West.<\/p>\n<p>What happened in the last game for each team?<\/p>\n<p>Houston beat the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/brooklyn-nets\/17\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Brooklyn Nets;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Brooklyn Nets<\/a> 120-96 on the road.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Feb 8, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Max Christie (00) and Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun (28) in action during the game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ace1fe55fc63692bef282304efd48ef2.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Feb 8, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Max Christie (00) and Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun (28) in action during the game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Dallas lost to the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/philadelphia-76ers\/20\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Philadelphia 76ers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> 123-108 at home.<\/p>\n<p>Injuries<\/p>\n<p>For Houston, Steven Adams (ankle) is questionable, and Fred VanVleet (ACL) is out.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Feb 8, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks forward Anthony Davis (3) dunks the ball over Houston Rockets forward Tari Eason (17) and center Alperen Sengun (28) during the first quarter at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/e086dce3e5c56bcac64ef5fe159cbfaf.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Feb 8, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks forward Anthony Davis (3) dunks the ball over Houston Rockets forward Tari Eason (17) and center Alperen Sengun (28) during the first quarter at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>For Dallas, Derek Lively (foot), Kyrie Irving (ACL) and Dante Exum (knee) are out.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Probable starting lineups &#8211; Houston<img alt=\"Nov 3, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun (28) dunks against Dallas Mavericks forward P.J. Washington (25) in the first quarter at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-Imagn Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"627\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/9e0000b2f6fac2ad2f49900a17defbd6.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Nov 3, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun (28) dunks against Dallas Mavericks forward P.J. Washington (25) in the first quarter at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Probable starting lineups &#8211; DallasHere&#8217;s when you should tune in to see the game:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">TV Channel: Space City Home Network<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Rockets Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/rocketswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/rockets\/2026\/01\/03\/rockets-at-mavericks-stream-lineups-injury-reports-broadcast-13\/88006797007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rockets at Mavericks: Stream, lineups, injury reports, broadcast (1\/3);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Rockets at Mavericks: Stream, lineups, injury reports, broadcast (1\/3)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Houston Rockets will make the trip north across the state of Texas to take on their in-state&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":109840,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[6372,49084,4643,6386,4642,2582,25580,6381,56,58,57,4854,9641,32335,4846,4641,44700,26175,4645,6403,38622,29291,32337,9617,15637,49085,18306],"class_list":{"0":"post-109839","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-amen-thompson","9":"tag-american-airlines-arena","10":"tag-anthony-davis","11":"tag-brooklyn-nets","12":"tag-cooper-flagg","13":"tag-dallas-mavericks","14":"tag-dante-exum","15":"tag-fred-vanvleet","16":"tag-houston","17":"tag-houston-headlines","18":"tag-houston-news","19":"tag-houston-rockets","20":"tag-jabari-smith-jr","21":"tag-josh-okogie","22":"tag-kevin-durant","23":"tag-kyrie-irving","24":"tag-losing-streak","25":"tag-mavs","26":"tag-max-christie","27":"tag-philadelphia-76ers","28":"tag-pj-washington","29":"tag-ryan-nembhard","30":"tag-sengun","31":"tag-steven-adams","32":"tag-the-mavericks","33":"tag-the-state-of-texas","34":"tag-win-streak"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109839\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}