National Basketball Association
Houston 117, Dallas 115
When: 8:30 PM ET, Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Officials:
#52 Scott Twardoski, #65 Sean Wright, #48 Scott Foster
Attendance:
19359
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Rockets 117, Mavericks 115: Chandler Parsons led the way with 26 points as visiting Houston held off a late charge and edged Dallas.
Dwight Howard added 21 points and Jeremy Lin contributed 18 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Rockets, who snapped a three-game slide. Terrence Jones scored 16 points while Donatas Motiejunas collected his first career double-double with 12 points and 13 boards off the bench for Houston.
Dirk Nowitzki recorded 38 points and a season-high 17 rebounds but never got a chance at the final shot for the Mavericks. Vince Carter scored 22 points off the bench and Devin Harris had 14 for Dallas.
Nowitzki found Brandan Wright for a layup that cut it to 98-95 with 7:48 remaining but Patrick Beverley capped a 9-0 run with a 3-pointer to spread it back out. The Rockets made the mistake of fouling both Carter and Harris on 3-point attempts and both hit all three free throws before Carter connected from beyond the arc and Nowitzki hit two from the line to cut it to 117-115, but Jose Calderon misfired twice from 3-point range on the final possession as the comeback came up short.
The Rockets took a 63-57 advantage into the break and scored the first six points of the third to spread the lead to double figures before the Mavericks began to battle back. Nowitzki’s 3-pointer knotted it at 75 with just over five minutes left in the period before a late surge sent Houston into the final 12 minutes with a 91-85 cushion.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Three of Nowitzki’s five 30-plus efforts this season have come against the Rockets. … The Rockets were playing without G James Harden (thumb) for the second straight night. … Mavericks C DeJuan Blair scored 13 points in a reserve role as the Dallas bench outscored Houston's reserves 55-25.
Top Game Performances
| Houston |
|
Dallas |
|
Chandler Parsons 26 |
Scoring |
Dirk Nowitzki 38 |
|
Jeremy Lin 7 |
Assists |
Jose Calderon 5 |
|
Donatas Motiejunas 13 |
Rebounds |
Dirk Nowitzki 17 |
|
Dwight Howard 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Dirk Nowitzki 11 |
|
Aaron Brooks 2 |
Steals |
Monta Ellis 2 |
|
Dwight Howard 1 |
Blocks |
DeJuan Blair 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Houston
|
117 |
55.4 |
9-21 |
26-36 |
24 |
42 |
1 |
8 |
18 |
| Dallas
|
115 |
46.5 |
5-19 |
30-36 |
20 |
41 |
4 |
5 |
14 |
Upcoming Games
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Dallas will play their next game at home against Sacramento. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Houston will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Rockets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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