Houston escapes Dallas, 111-107
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Jason Kidd was not pleased after the Mavericks lost to the Houston Rockets on Saturday evening.
HOUSTON (AP) — Amen Thompson had 21 points, nine assists and eight rebounds to lead the Houston Rockets to a 111-107 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night. An alley-oop dunk by Thompson put Houston up four with under two minutes left before the Mavericks scored the next four points,
They will visit the defending champion Indiana Pacers on Monday in a game in which they will be favored due to the Pacers being in a gap year following the injury to All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton.
Key absences reshape both teams. Discover how missing stars force strategic shifts, impacting playstyle and defining Saturday's crucial matchup.
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Dallas faces the Houston Rockets after Cooper Flagg scored 49 points in the Mavericks’ 123-121 loss to the Charlotte Hornets. The Rockets are 5-5 against division opponents. Houston is 11-3 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 14.
Rockets vs. Mavericks live score, updates, highlights from Saturday Night Basketball originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Houston Rockets host the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night at Toyota Center, meeting for the fourth and final time this season.
The Mavericks have a key injury to monitor in their backcourt. Guard Brandon Williams went down with what appeared to be a knee injury in the first half of Saturday’s game against the Houston Rockets. Williams went down after Rockets guard Reed Sheppard collided with his right leg.