Utah Jazz: Game at a glance

Rockets 113, Jazz 96

Game 3: Houston broke an 80-80 tie with a 7-0 early fourth quarter burst en route to a 113-96 win.

JAZZ ALMANAC

RECORD: 1-2

HOME: 1-1

AWAY: 0-1

STREAK: L1

The Jazz split four games with the Mavericks last season, but they've lost four straight and 11-of-12 at Dallas. ... Mavs star Dirk Nowitzki has scored 30-plus in his last three home games vs. Utah. ... This opens a back-to-back set for Dallas, which has won two straight on the road over the Los Angeles Clippers and Lakers. ... Former Jazz first-rounder Kris Humphries is averaging 5.7 points in 14.7 bench minutes for the Mavs.

TONIGHT

JAZZ AT MAVERICKS

TODAY, 6:30 p.m.

FSN

PROBABLE STARTERS

C. Boozer, F

(16 ppg, 11.5 rpg)

D. Nowitzki, F

(26.3 ppg, 9.3 rpg)

A. Kirilenko, F

(10.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg)

S. Marion, F

(16.7 ppg, 8 rpg)

M. Okur, C

(13 ppg, 6 rpg)

E. Dampier, C

(9.3 ppg, 8.7 rpg)

D.. Williams, G

(24.5 ppg, 11 apg)

J. Kidd, G

(3 ppg, 9 apg)

R. Brewer, G

(16.5 ppg, 5 rpg)

Q. Ross, G

(3.3 ppg, 0 rpg)

GAME NOTES

The Jazz split four games with the Mavericks last season, but they've lost four straight and 11-of-12 at Dallas. ... Mavs star Dirk Nowitzki has scored 30-plus in his last three home games vs. Utah. ... This opens a back-to-back set for Dallas, which has won two straight on the road over the Los Angeles Clippers and Lakers. ... Former Jazz first-rounder Kris Humphries is averaging 5.7 points in 14.7 bench minutes for the Mavs.