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Robson Conceicao, who thrilled the home fans by becoming the first Brazilian boxer in history to win an Olympic gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics last month, has signed a professional contract with American promotional giant Top Rank.Conceicao signed a five-year deal, Top Rank president Todd duBoef told ESPN.com on Friday night. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.Conceicao, who won the lightweight gold medal (132 pounds in the amateur ranks), will make his professional debut on the Manny Pacquiao-Jessie Vargas undercard on Nov. 5 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, duBoef said.As talented as the 27-year-old Conceicao is -- he was also an Olympian in 2012 and 2008 -- duBoef sees him as a fighter with a built-in fan base at home who can become a major box-office star.The most important thing to me was the incredible connection he has to those fans in Brazil, duBoef said. That was A, No. 1. The fighting style, his speed, his power, what he does with his right hand or his left hand -- I will leave that to my matchmakers. But his marketability is sensational, absolutely over the top.DuBoef said that Top Rank matchmaker Brad Abdul Goodman, who attended the Olympics, was blown away by the reaction he saw from the Brazilian fans when Conceicao boxed.He said he had never seen anything across the board in terms of enthusiasm in the arena as Conceicao progressed in the Olympics, and especially when he won the gold medal, duBoef said. Obviously, his skills at that level speak for themselves, but the marketability and coming from Brazil, which is a massive country that supports its sports stars, make this the perfect combination for us.DuBoef said he will be in Rio de Janeiro to make a formal announcement of the signing at a news conference on Sept. 9.Conceicao, who has solid power, fluid movement and good defensive skills, won the gold medal by unanimous decision against Frances Sofiane Oumiha as the home crowd went wild.Afterward, Conceicao said, It was an incredible feeling to represent the whole of Brazil and also [the state of] Bahia. I continued to fight because of them. They gave me the strength when I was fighting, so it was an incredible feeling. Its because of them that I got this medal.DuBoef said because of Conceicaos considerable amateur background and age that he will forgo four-round bouts and make his pro debut in a scheduled six-rounder.Hes mature, and hes going to jump right into six-rounders and maybe into eight-rounders after two fights, duBoef said. We may see quicker transitions to the pros than we have after previous Olympics because of the new rules in Rio.For the Rio Olympics, male boxers fought without head gear in matches that were supposed to be scored like professional bouts using the 10-point must system rather than wearing head gear and having computerized scoring, as had been the case in several previous Olympics.His trainer [Luiz Dorea, who has worked with MMA star Anderson Silva] feels the development into a professional will be very smooth and quick, duBoef said.Besides his gold medal and three Olympic appearances, Conceicao claimed a silver medal at the 2013 World Amateur Championships and a bronze medal at the 2015 World Amateurs. He took silver at the 2011 Pan American Games.At the 2011 World Amateurs, he lost a 19-18 decision to eventual winner Vasyl Lomachenko, a two-time Olympic gold medalist from Ukraine, a former professional featherweight world titleholder and a reigning junior lightweight world titleholder. Top Rank also promotes Lomachenko, and perhaps a pro rematch with Conceicao looms in the future.Conceicaos signing is the second major Brazilian one for Top Rank. Following the 2012 Olympics, it signed middleweight Esquiva Falcao, the countrys first-ever boxing silver medalist. Falcao (14-0, 11 KOs), 26, is one of Top Ranks top prospects.This is step No. 2 of our long-term investment into Brazil and the boxing category, duBoef said. 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Think thats one of the things that were preaching is we got to end quarters the right way.Harrison Barnes, playing his first home game for the Mavericks after signing a max contract in the summer, had a career-high 31 points.Nowitzki didnt play for just the second time in 19 home openers with Dallas. The 38-year-old had a stomach ailment bad enough that coach Rick Carlisle wasnt sure he would make the trip to Houston for the Rockets home opener Sunday.Dirks not going to be around here forever. And were going to be sitting him sometimes this year, Carlisle said. The other guys have got to step up and step forward. And Im one of them. Weve all got to really raise the level of our game when a guy like thats not on the floor.Two nights after recording a career-high 17 assists in an opening loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, Harden had eight assists and seven rebounds.Ariza was 5 of 7 from 3-point range, including one early in the fourth quarter to push Houstons lead back to nine points. 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Deron Williams had 14 points, but just one in the second half.FILLING IN FOR DIRKThe only other home opener Nowitzki missed was in 2012 when he sat the first 27 games recovering from knee surgery. Sliding over to power forward, Barnes was strong inside and out, going 13 of 23 from the field with five rebounds. I think he has a chance to be a very special player. Ive felt that all along, Carlisle said.DEFENSIVE TURNAROUNDAfter giving up 51 percent shooting in the loss to the Lakers, the Rockets allowed Dallas to shoot 52 percent in the first quarter while Barnes scored 12 points . But the Mavericks were held to 15 of 40 (38 percent) in the second and third quarters, when Houston outscored them 53-43. We cant just rely on offense or James bailing us out like he did a lot last year, Ariza said. We have to do it collectively on the defensive end.SHOOTING STRUGGLESDallas Wesley Matthews scored 13 points on a second straight bad shooting night. Hes 7 of 30 from the field through two games, including 3 of 18 from 3-point range.LONG-RANGE SUCCESSThe Rockets were 15 of 32 from 3-point range (47 percent). Ariza, Harden (4 of 9) and Gordon (3 of 6) combined to make 12 of 20 from beyond the arc. I think our legs were a little bit better, and well get more in shape as we play more games, first-year coach Mike DAntoni said.UP NEXTThe Rockets home opener Sunday against the Mavericks is their only home game in the first eight this season. One of three five-game road trips -- a season high -- follows. ' ' '