DEFENSE WAS ON POINT: It had to be difficult for the Mavs to walk away from Sunday’s game against the Rockets without getting a win after they put on one of the best defensive performances of the season. In addition to holding the Rockets to just 94 points – their lowest point total in a win in two-and-a-half seasons – Houston shot just 36.4 percent from the field and misfired on 36 of their 52 shots from 3-point range. This also snapped a streak of 12 consecutive games where teams had scored at least 100 points on the Mavs.
