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Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun help Rockets hold off late Mavericks rally to win 108-102
DALLAS (AP) Jalen Green had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Alperen Sengun added 17 points and 12 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets held off a fourth-quarter Dallas rally to beat the Mavericks 108-102 on Thursday night.
The Rockets led by 23 points late in the third quarter before the defending Western Conference champions cut Houston's lead to 103-100 with a minute to play.
Dillon Brooks also had 17 for the Rockets, and Tari Eason scored 15 off the bench for the Rockets, whose reserves outscored the Mavericks’ 33-21.
Luka Doncic led Dallas with 29 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter.
Kyrie Irving scored 28, and Klay Thompson was the only other Maverick to score in double figures with 12 points.
Rockets: Houston was third in the NBA averaging 94.5 field goal attempts per game prior to Thursday and put up 97 shots. Dallas attempted 85 shots.
Mavericks: The center tandem of Daniel Gafford and Dereck Lively was plagued by foul trouble. Lively had five and Gafford four through three quarters. They finished with a combined six rebounds as the Rockets outrebounded the Mavericks 50-37 and outscored them 20-8 on second-chance points.
Doncic sank a 3-pointer with 1:08 left pulling Dallas within three, but Amen Thompson answered for Houston with a fadeaway jumper with 43 seconds remaining.
The Mavericks dug too deep of a hole after shooting 2 for 12 on 3-pointers in the first half.
The Rockets begin a three-game homestand on Saturday against the Warriors, and the Mavericks play the first of a home back-to-back on Sunday against the Magic.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Alperen Sengun vs. Daniel Gafford (Jabari Smith Jr. gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 |  | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:27 | | P.J. Washington misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:25 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | Klay Thompson personal foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 11:11 | | +3 | Dillon Brooks makes three point jump shot (Jalen Green assists) | 6-0 |
| 10:57 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 6-2 |
| 10:37 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:34 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | Dillon Brooks personal foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 10:15 | | Fred VanVleet shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 10:15 | | Dillon Brooks technical foul | ||
| 10:15 | | +1 | Kyrie Irving makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 6-3 |
| 10:15 | | P.J. Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:15 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 10:15 | | P.J. Washington misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:11 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 9:57 | | Daniel Gafford blocks Alperen Sengun's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:55 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 9:53 | | P.J. Washington turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Green steals) | ||
| 9:51 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point cutting dunk (Jalen Green assists) | 8-3 |
| 9:39 | | Daniel Gafford misses two point dunk | ||
| 9:37 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | Kyrie Irving shooting foul (Dillon Brooks draws the foul) | ||
| 9:35 | | +1 | Dillon Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-3 |
| 9:35 | | +1 | Dillon Brooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-3 |
| 9:21 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 10-5 |
| 9:03 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:02 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point running pullup jump shot | 10-7 |
| 8:31 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point floating jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 12-7 |
| 8:18 | | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:18 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:56 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | Kyrie Irving misses two point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 7:46 | | Kyrie Irving offensive rebound | ||
| 7:43 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point layup (Luka Doncic assists) | 12-9 |
| 7:28 | | Daniel Gafford shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 7:28 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-9 |
| 7:28 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-9 |
| 7:14 | | Dereck Lively II offensive foul (Off the ball) (Dillon Brooks draws the foul) | ||
| 7:14 | | Dereck Lively II turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:00 | | Luka Doncic personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 6:46 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point driving finger roll layup | 16-9 |
| 6:38 | | Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 6:38 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:32 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point cutting layup (Dereck Lively II assists) | 16-11 |
| 6:11 | | Jalen Green misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:09 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | Klay Thompson misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:02 | | Kyrie Irving offensive rebound | ||
| 6:00 | | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:58 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 5:45 | | Dereck Lively II personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 5:45 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-11 |
| 5:45 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-11 |
| 5:31 | | Luka Doncic misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:28 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point running layup | 20-11 |
| 5:14 | | Jalen Green shooting foul (Spencer Dinwiddie draws the foul) | ||
| 5:14 | | +1 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-12 |
| 5:14 | | +1 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-13 |
| 4:52 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:50 | | Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound | ||
| 4:36 | | Luka Doncic misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:30 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point cutting dunk (Dillon Brooks assists) | 22-13 |
| 4:00 | | Luka Doncic misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:57 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 3:44 | | Jalen Green turnover (bad pass) (Luka Doncic steals) | ||
| 3:38 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point running reverse layup | 22-15 |
| 3:13 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point cutting layup (Alperen Sengun assists) | 24-15 |
| 2:56 | | Dereck Lively II misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 2:55 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 2:50 | | +3 | Dillon Brooks makes three point running jump shot (Tari Eason assists) | 27-15 |
| 2:49 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:31 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point driving finger roll layup (Daniel Gafford assists) | 27-17 |
| 2:10 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point pullup jump shot (Steven Adams assists) | 29-17 |
| 2:00 | | +3 | Kyrie Irving makes three point jump shot (Naji Marshall assists) | 29-20 |
| 1:46 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point driving floating jump shot | 31-20 |
| 1:22 | | Steven Adams shooting foul (Quentin Grimes draws the foul) | ||
| 1:22 | | Quentin Grimes misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 1:22 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 1:22 | | Quentin Grimes misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | ||
| 1:22 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 1:22 | | +1 | Quentin Grimes makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 31-21 |
| 1:02 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 33-21 |
| 0:50 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:49 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 0:49 | | Daniel Gafford personal foul (Loose ball) (Tari Eason draws the foul) | ||
| 0:49 | | Tari Eason misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:49 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:49 | | +1 | Tari Eason makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-21 |
| 0:32 | | Quentin Grimes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:29 | | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 0:06 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:03 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Tari Eason misses two point putback layup | ||
| 0:02 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | Luka Doncic misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:43 | | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | +2 | Cam Whitmore makes two point driving layup (Tari Eason assists) | 36-21 |
| 11:08 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point floating jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 36-23 |
| 10:57 | | Daniel Gafford blocks Cam Whitmore's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:57 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:51 | | Luka Doncic shooting foul (Dillon Brooks draws the foul) | ||
| 10:51 | | Dillon Brooks misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:51 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:51 | | +1 | Dillon Brooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-23 |
| 10:42 | | +3 | Kyrie Irving makes three point pullup jump shot | 37-26 |
| 10:19 | | +3 | Cam Whitmore makes three point stepback jump shot | 40-26 |
| 10:07 | | Luka Doncic misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:05 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | Daniel Gafford turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:44 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point cutting layup (Steven Adams assists) | 42-26 |
| 9:44 | | Kyrie Irving shooting foul (Tari Eason draws the foul) | ||
| 9:44 | | +1 | Tari Eason makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 43-26 |
| 9:34 | | Tari Eason shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 9:34 | | Luka Doncic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:34 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | Luka Doncic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:31 | | Dereck Lively II offensive rebound | ||
| 9:27 | | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:24 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 9:07 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:05 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | Jaden Hardy offensive foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 9:01 | | Jaden Hardy turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:01 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:44 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point turnaround hook shot | 45-26 |
| 8:22 | | Kyrie Irving misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:17 | | Jaden Hardy offensive rebound | ||
| 8:17 | | Jaden Hardy misses two point tip layup | ||
| 8:15 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:12 | | Cam Whitmore misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:10 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | Kyrie Irving misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:04 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | Dereck Lively II blocks Alperen Sengun's two point cutting layup | ||
| 7:49 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 7:42 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot |