The Houston Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks 108-102.
The Rockets never trailed and led by as many as 23.
The Mavericks got within 103-100 on Luka Dončić’s 29-foot step-back 3-pointer with 1:08 to play, but Amen Thompson answered with an 11-foot fadeaway, and the Mavericks got no closer.
During clutch time, the Rockets outscored the Mavericks 10-0. Jalen Green scored 6 of the Rockets’ 10 on 2 for 3 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line.
Green had 23 points and 12 rebounds, and Tari Eason added 15 points (10 in the paint) on 6 for 10 shooting off the bench.
For the Mavericks, Dončić scored 29 points, and Kyrie Irving added 28 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Dončić scored 15 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter.
The Rockets grabbed 18 offensive rebounds to the Mavericks’ 10.