The Dallas Mavericks hosted the Houston Rockets Wednesday night, in one of Dallas’ few nationally televised games this season. Two teams with two very different trajectories: the high-powered Houston offense with the second best record in the West, and the Mavericks with the second worst.
That disparity was on full display early in the game, with Houston setting the net on fire, starting 8/8 from the field and 6/6 from deep, eventually hitting 10 threes in the quarter. After a series of careless Dallas turnovers, Houston jumped out to a quick 20-7 lead. It took a series of scrappy Salah Mejri offensive boards, and a few Dennis Smith Jr.