Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 31 points, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Houston Rockets 137-123 for their fifth straight win.
The Mavericks took control with a 21-4 run in the fourth quarter and led by as many as 22.
In the fourth quarter, Luka Dončić had 2 steals, and the Mavericks scored 5 points off them.
Dončić had 41 points and 10 assists, and Kristaps Porziņģis added 23 points (14 in the paint) and 13 rebounds. The Mavericks had 2 30-point scorers. Dončić and Hardaway set each other up for 7 baskets and 17 points, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Rockets, James Harden had 32 points (18 in the paint), 9 rebounds and 11 assists but went 2 for 15 from 3, and Russell Westbrook added 27 points and 6 assists. Clint Capela had 21 points and 23 rebounds. P.J. Tucker scored 16 points on 7 for 10 shooting. The Rockets had 3 20-point scorers.
The Mavericks shot 48.0% from the field and 38.6% from 3 to the Rockets’ 45.9% and 22.7%. The Rockets forced 12 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Mavericks outscored the Rockets 46-30 in 14 minutes with Hardaway, Porziņģis, Finney-Smith, Kleber and Dončić on the floor together.