Coming off a strong showing against the Philadelphia 76ers that extended their winning streak to a league-leading seven games, the Houston Rockets head on the road to face a Dallas Mavericks team that is up 2-1 in the season series but would probably rather lose.
Having lost four straight and nine of their last ten, Dallas arguably has more reason to tank than any team in the league, as they only keep their first-round pick if they find a way into the top five (otherwise it conveys to Atlanta as part of the infamous Young-Doncic swap).