Calvin Watkins covers the Houston Rockets and the NBA for ESPN.com. He joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009. He's covered the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers as well as colleges, boxing and high school sports.
HOUSTON – The X-factor in this series between the Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks might not even involve any of the veterans with championship rings or years of experience, it could reside with a 20-year old kid with a French accent who doesn’t have a Texas driver's license yet.
