John Wall scored 31 points, and the Houston Rockets went on a 9-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Dallas Mavericks 102-93 to end a 5-game losing streak.
It was tied at 89 when Wall’s driving layup put the Rockets ahead for good with 2:03 left. He scored 7 points as they pulled away to a 98-89 lead with 48 seconds left.
Wall’s 19-foot pull-up jumper with 1:28 left made it 93-89, and Kevin Porter Jr.’s driving dunk with 1:00 left put it away at 96-89.
During clutch time, the Rockets outscored the Mavericks 10-6. Wall scored 5 of the Rockets’ 10 on 2 for 4 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line.
Christian Wood had 22 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 10 rebounds.
For the Mavericks, Kristaps Porziņģis had 23 points (16 in the paint) and 12 rebounds. Luka Dončić had 23 points and 9 rebounds but shot 9 for 26.
The Rockets shot 43.2% from the field and 38.6% from 3 to the Mavericks’ 37.9% and 25.6%. The Rockets’ starters outscored the Mavericks 68-47 in 25 minutes together.