Dallas leads the season series 2–1. Houston earned its lone win Nov. 3 at Toyota Center, holding the Mavericks to 44.9% shooting. The Mavericks responded with back-to-back home victories, shooting 57.4% over those two games.

Today’s NBA slate features the Toronto Raptors facing the Orlando Magic in this highly anticipated clash of Eastern Conference rivals. The tip is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. pt/7:30 p.m. ET (5:30 p.m. MST) on Friday,

Live coverage begins at 6 p.m. ET with debut of Basketball Night in America and Lenny Kravitz’s Sunday Night Basketball show open.

The NBA on NBC launches weekly Sunday night coverage beginning February 1, and we’ve got the complete game schedule.