The Rockets defeated the Luka-less Mavericks 122-96 with the help of Sengun, who had 22 points and 15 rebounds.
The Rockets outscored the Mavericks 66–50, doing the majority of their damage in the paint. Jalen Green scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while Jabari Smith Jr. scored 21 points.
Sengun and Smith are complementary to one another and possess good versatility, according to Rockets coach Ime Udoka. “After a few years of dating, there seems to be developing chemistry between them. They complement one another nicely.
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Maxivier-Olivier Prosper scored 20 points off the bench to lead Dallas. Tim Hardaway Jr. and Richaun Holmes both had sixteen points, while Dexter Dennis had eighteen.
Houston took the lead early on and went on to lead by 38 points in the third quarter. In the first half, Sengun finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Dallas had a terrible shooting performance, making only 15 of 54 attempts for a 27.8% percentage and 3 of 24 from beyond the arc. Their 3 percent today was incredibly poor, coming in at 17.5% from beyond the arc.
“You have to get stops when you can’t put the ball in the basket, and we just didn’t do that tonight,” Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd stated. Being shorthanded highlights Luka’s value to the team and the amount of work he produces for everyone. We need to figure out how to make shots if he can’t go tomorrow.
Houston scored 29 fast-break points, a season-high.
The Rockets lead 89-60 at the start of the fourth quarter and 56-39 at the half.
Out of the 14 Rockets players, 13 scored during the game. However, despite his name being chanted inside Toyota Center, fan favorite Boban Marjanovic did not participate.
The Rockets used their size to their advantage, outrebounding the Mavericks with 63 rebounds to 47 for the Mavericks.The Mavericks scored 50 points in the paint, while the Rockets scored 66. Rockets were also good from free throw line shooting 82.6% while Mavericks were 73% from the line.
Sengun stood out among the rockets’ performers. His court vision and overall play tonight demonstrated his potential.
In addition, Dante Exum (left lower leg contusion) was out for the Mavericks, while Tari Eason (left lower leg soreness) was out for the Rockets.
With 16-12 record Dallas Mavericks are 7th seed while Houston Rockets are 8th seed with 14-12 record https://x.com/NBA/status/1738441062530654589?s=20
Both teams are in the hunt for playoffs. Dallas are battling with injuries but with the stars like Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic its will be very disappointing for them to not make depp playoff run. Houston rockets on the other hand young core of talented players for whom playoff experience will be helpful in a long run to built a championship caliber team in future.
Mavericks will Host San Antonio on Saturday night.
Rockets will be on road at New Orleans on Saturday night.
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