Before the start of the night, we were worried this could potentially be a trap game for the Houston Rockets, and though they didn’t quite play their best ball of the season, it was still enough to down an inferior Dallas Mavericks squad 104-97.
James Harden led the way with 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 13 assists, and he checked out for the night with about 4 minutes still to go with the game in hand for Houston. He hit 6 three pointers in a barrage of triples for Houston, as they went 21-51 overall from beyond the arc, including going 10-14 from deep in the first period to lead the game 38-28 after one quarter.