Houston Rocketsbottom of the Western Conference, nearly picked up its second win of the season vs Dallas Mavericksbut this time it was Luka Doncic to prevent it.
The Slovenian signed one of the best performances of his career, with 50 points, 10 assists, 6-12 on 3-pointers and enough exposure in the final minutes and managed to give his team the road win, to prevent them from falling below 50% wins thanks to this 112-106.
Doncic succeeded first 50-10 of his career in this game in which he was just one point away from matching his NBA best, the He scored 51 points against the LA Clippers in February 2022.
Only helped by Davis Bertans and Spencer Dinwiddie with 11 goals was Doncic, who had to work hard to beat some Rockets with Jabari Smith Jr. (24 points and 10 rebounds) and Jalen Green (23 points) very sharp and that made it very difficult for Dallas to rebound and with points scored in the paint.
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How was Dallas Mavericks vs. Houston Rockets? Final score
| Team’s | First quarter | Second bedroom | Third quarter | Last room | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockets | 24 | 26 | 3. 4 | 22 | 106 |
| Mavericks | 30 | 31 | twenty | 31 | 112 |
Dallas Mavericks vs. Houston Rockets live: recap and highlights
Last room:
Dallas Mavericks won: 112-106 win over the Houston Rockets.
Doncic with the dagger and 50 points. Doncic reached 50 points in his memorable game with a 3-pointer that left Dallas on the brink of victory, leading 111-106 with 18 seconds left.
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) December 24, 2022
Two painful losses for Houston. Trailing 108-106, the Rockets committed two consecutive turnovers in the final minute and it could have cost them dearly.
Rockets revive: Houston fell by eight but got back into the game thanks to Jabari Smith, its best player tonight, who hit two 3-pointers assisted by Kevin Porter Jr. to make it 105-102 for Dallas with 3:30 to play. final.
Barry lets it fly 💦 pic.twitter.com/4R6Hefo8yx
—Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) December 24, 2022
Doncic with the game in his hands: four consecutive Mavericks possessions ended in baskets thanks to the genius of Luca, who hit three doubles and then found Bertans for his 3-pointer, this one at 97-94. There are seven minutes left in the game.
Reggie Bullock will not be returning to the party due to a blow to the neck. Dallas and Houston are tied at 84 with 11 minutes left.
It started in the last quarter.
Third Quarter:
Houston, in control of the game until the last quarter. The Rockets came out of the third quarter winning 84-81 and trailing Dallas after that 34-20 run that was flagged by Jalen Green’s aggressiveness: 11-12 on free throws for him.
Reaction of Dallas Doncicdependent. The Mavericks went back ahead 76-75 with three minutes left, finding Doncic in Dilikina to finally take advantage of his shots.
Light work for 7️⃣7️⃣
⭐️➡️ https://t.co/TqEV1UocW3 pic.twitter.com/Avn0gEM59K
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) December 24, 2022
Houston is back against a Dallas that doesn’t help Doncic. Partial 19-7 for the Rockets, who went ahead 69-67 against a Dallas that in six minutes took only points from the hands of Luka Doncic: mainly Hardaway seems to have lost touch with his shot, while they cannot to arrive to attack the zone. of a fairly compact Houston.
💪@alperennsengun | #Rockets pic.twitter.com/gaDu2vGRMq
—Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) December 24, 2022
The third quarter began.
Second bedroom:
A rift appeared in the Mavericks. Houston got within seven points late in the second quarter, taking advantage of a Mavericks’ unruly moment of turnovers and distractions. Dallas leads 61-50 at halftime, with 18 points and 6 assists from Doncic and 8 points from Christian Wood.
Dallas keeps control of the game. At 5-7 on 3-pointers, the Mavericks have been out of reach for the Rockets so far in that stretch: 56-43 for the locals, already with five different players scoring from the perimeter to Houston’s just two 3-pointers.
As the previous period ended, this one also began. Dallas finally broke through in the closing minutes of the first quarter, and now with McKinley Wright in Doncic’s place, they ran away from the Rockets as well: a 13-7 run to take an already 15-point lead.
Eat for Theo 3️⃣
Stay for Luke’s feast 🙌 pic.twitter.com/7yKbdyjhFr— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) December 24, 2022
The second quarter began.
First Quarter:
Dallas took the first quarter. The Mavericks win 30-24 with Doncic leading the way with his 14 points and 3 assists despite going 3-13 on 3-pointers.
LD ➡️ THJ ➡️ 🪣 pic.twitter.com/uiihRnmQ2B
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) December 24, 2022
Draw with two minutes left: four more points from Doncic tied the score at 23. There are already 11 goals from the Slovenian, who has started to pick up the pace with his shooting.
Dallas closes in the standings: The Rockets led by five points but the gap was cut to 20-19 on Doncic’s first double-double, who can’t finish many games but already has seven points.
Rockets lead: Houston wins 12-8 after five minutes of the game, with enough ease to get to the basket and Shengun the star with six points.
It’s slams season @alperennsengun | #Rockets pic.twitter.com/wMcGoCGCze
—Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) December 24, 2022
The match has begun
Dallas has so low for this game a Dorian Finney-Smith, Josh Green, Jaden Hardy, Maxi Kleber and Kemba Walker, while Houston is without Eric Gordon or Jae’Sean Tate.
“It will be a very different team to the one we faced without Luka. He has a lot of time on the ball, it is very difficult to compare this game to the last one.” Houston Rockets coach Stephen Silas said in the preview.
Stephen Silas talks to Luka Doncic of the Mavs@HoustonRockets @creditkarma pic.twitter.com/r0CjyULa5j
— AT&T SportsNet™ | SW (@ATTSportsNetSW) December 23, 2022
That’s how Luka Doncic got to the Rockets court.
(All) Star walking’ 🌟
I vote for @luka7doncic ➡️ https://t.co/TqEV1UocW3@BEDGEAR // #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/Pi7P4JIl43
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) December 23, 2022
The Dallas Mavericks lineup
Luka Doncic, Spencer Dinwiddie, Tim Hardaway Jr., Reggie Bullock, Christian Wood.
The Houston Rockets lineup
Kevin Porter Jr., Jalen Green, Kenyon Martin Jr., Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun.
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