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The Dallas Mavericks visit the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on Saturday, January 31, with tip-off scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET.

Dallas enters on a three-game losing streak, including narrow losses to Charlotte (121-123) and Minnesota (105-118), holding a 19-29 record.

Houston arrives with a two-game winning streak, defeating Atlanta 104-86 and Memphis 108-99, improving to 29-17 and fourth in the Western Conference.

The Mavericks will be without Kyrie Irving (left knee surgery), Dante Exum (right knee surgery), Dereck Lively II (right foot surgery), and Anthony Davis (left finger sprain).

Miles Kelly is listed as doubtful, while Moussa Cisse and Ryan Nembhard are probable.

Houston faces significant absences as well, with Steven Adams (left ankle surgery) and Fred VanVleet (right knee ACL repair) ruled out, while Tristen Newton is unavailable as a two-way G League player.

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