Mavericks open NBA Cup group play against the Rockets at home
The Mavericks open West Group A of the NBA Cup at home to the Rockets at the American Airlines Center. Dallas lost to Houston by 18 last week after trailing by as many as 37, and arrive with three wins in four and the tenth-best offensive rating in the league.
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A fase de grupos da NBA Cup começa na sexta-feira, e o Grupo A do Oeste abre em Dallas, com os Mavericks recebendo os Rockets.
Parece o mais difícil dos grupos do Oeste. Denver segue com Nikola Jokic e Jamal Murray, Houston pode ser o melhor time da liga, Utah tem talento apesar das lesões, Dallas é uma surpresa com 3-2 e Phoenix continua perigoso. Um começo 1-0 ajudaria enormemente os Mavericks a chegar à fase eliminatória.
Os dois times se enfrentaram na semana passada, e a lembrança não é boa: Dallas ficou atrás por até 37 pontos e perdeu por 18. A intensidade defensiva de Houston dominou os armadores de Dallas naquela noite. Desde então, Dallas venceu três de quatro com o décimo melhor rating ofensivo da liga, enquanto Houston tem uma defesa entre as cinco melhores nas quatro vitórias desde a estreia. O ataque de Houston só ficou abaixo dos 120 pontos uma vez, na vitória por 114-110 sobre o San Antonio na última sexta-feira.
No banco, Dusty May ganhou dois torneios no último ano civil — o Players Era de 2025 e o Torneio da NCAA de 2026 — enquanto Ime Udoka nunca venceu um como técnico principal.
Amen Thompson tem médias de 18 pontos, mais de oito rebotes e quase quatro assistências, com seus números defensivos de contagem nos mínimos da carreira.
A bola sobe no começo da noite, no American Airlines Center.
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