Outscored 36-27 in the opening quarter of Saturday’s game, the Mavericks (5-18) would quickly find themselves playing from behind. The Mavs would then fail to crack a dent in their deficit over the next three quarters, finishing the night allowing 50 percent shooting from the field and surrendering a 48-32 rebounding advantage to the Rockets to overshadow Houston’s 15 turnovers for 19 Dallas points. Now, the Mavericks hope to feed off their home crowd Monday night against the Nuggets (9-15) in the first of four regular-season matchups between the two teams. But while continuing to play without 13-time All-Star Dirk Nowitzki (right Achilles strain), veteran guard J.
Game 24: Mavs vs. Nuggets
