The Dallas Mavericks won their 25th home game of the season Wednesday night, defeating the Houston Rockets 110-91. Jalen Brunson led the Mavericks with 28 points on 10 of 19 shooting including eight free throws. Alperen Sengun led Houston from the bench with 14 points.
Things started a bit slow for Dallas, with the Mavericks playing down to their competition for a significant chunk of the quarter. The Mavericks took the lead on a Dorian Finney-Smith lay-up at the 2:40 mark and held on the rest of the frame. Dallas carried a 25-21 lead after twelve minutes. The Rockets kept things close in the second quarter and retook the lead in the second quarter as the Mavericks couldn’t find any sustained defense or offense.