Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
17
7
24
3499
3372
37
19
51
74
37
50
22
16
73
38
10
48
1
31
4
15
16
109
4
66
43
65
1917
138
7
77
65
84
119
12
131
01
97
12
44
3624
6060
1411
75
5
1820
88
5
53
32
60
810
43
853
00
87
10
43
2623
6060
6
4
67
19
13
68
7
6
86
11
1
12
0
9
1
4
36
60
6
3
50
17
8
47
7
5
71
9
2
11
1
7
2
4
24
60
14
7
50
18
8
44
5
3
60
8
4
12
0
8
1
4
26
60
11
5
45
20
8
40
3
2
67
10
3
13
0
7
0
3
23
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
James
Harden
James Harden
True
39
4
12
33
2
8
25
8
10
80
0
9
9
17
2
0
4
1
18
21
double
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
32
6
11
55
4
8
50
1
2
50
0
7
7
1
0
0
2
0
17
14
none
Ryan
Anderson
Ryan Anderson
True
30
2
8
25
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
1
0
0
1
1
4
13
none
Patrick
Beverley
Patrick Beverley
True
28
5
7
71
4
6
67
1
2
50
1
6
7
2
1
0
1
4
15
9
none
Clint
Capela
Clint Capela
True
27
4
8
50
0
0
0
5
7
71
5
5
10
2
0
0
1
4
13
10
double
Eric
Gordon
Eric Gordon
False
26
6
14
43
6
9
67
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
0
0
2
2
18
12
none
Sam
Dekker
Sam Dekker
False
22
4
7
57
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
3
4
2
0
0
3
2
9
14
none
Montrezl
Harrell
Montrezl Harrell
False
18
5
6
83
1
1
100
1
1
100
2
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
12
9
none
Corey
Brewer
Corey Brewer
False
11
1
1
100
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
3
2
none
Tyler
Ennis
Tyler Ennis
False
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
none
K.J.
McDaniels
K.J. McDaniels
False
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
none
Nenê
Hilário
Nenê Hilário
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
12
December
2016
Monday
Toyota Center
Houston
Nets
Brooklyn
True
Mavericks
Dallas
Western Conference
Southwest
5
18
23
3086
3087
34
11
32
79
32
41
14
12
86
26
6
32
3
18
7
9
18
87
4
911
34
4
2318
107
5
54
44
81
46
21
67
20
65
22
12
2722
6060
410
22
5
1919
87
5
32
22
69
88
21
109
10
34
21
24
2018
6060
9
3
33
23
10
43
5
4
80
4
2
6
2
6
2
1
27
60
11
4
36
18
7
39
4
4
100
6
1
7
0
5
2
2
22
60
4
2
50
19
8
42
3
2
67
8
2
10
1
3
2
2
20
60
10
2
20
19
7
37
2
2
100
8
1
9
0
4
1
4
18
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wesley
Matthews
Wesley Matthews
True
35
8
22
36
5
13
38
5
7
71
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
1
26
-15
none
Harrison
Barnes
Harrison Barnes
True
32
7
13
54
1
1
100
5
5
100
2
2
4
1
1
0
2
2
20
-11
none
Deron
Williams
Deron Williams
True
31
3
10
30
1
4
25
2
2
100
0
3
3
6
0
0
0
2
9
-12
none
Dorian
Finney-Smith
Dorian Finney-Smith
True
30
5
9
56
1
3
33
0
0
0
1
3
4
0
1
2
0
2
11
-13
none
Salah
Mejri
Salah Mejri
True
11
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
1
1
1
3
0
-12
none
Seth
Curry
Seth Curry
False
26
3
5
60
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
7
-7
none
Dwight
Powell
Dwight Powell
False
26
4
4
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
5
6
2
2
0
1
1
8
-9
none
Jonathan
Gibson
Jonathan Gibson
False
14
0
5
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
2
0
-7
none
Nicolás
Brussino
Nicolás Brussino
False
12
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
-7
none
Justin
Anderson
Justin Anderson
False
11
2
7
29
2
6
33
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
2
3
6
-9
none
Devin
Harris
Devin Harris
False
4
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
-2
none
A.J.
Hammons
A.J. Hammons
False
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
-6
none
Andrew
Bogut
Andrew Bogut
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
12
December
2016
Monday
American Airlines Center
Dallas
Nuggets
Denver
True
The Houston Rockets defeated the Dallas Mavericks , 109 - 87 , at Toyota Center on Saturday . This was a lopsided matchup on paper headed in and the Rockets left no doubt who the better team was . They got it done with a surprising recipe though , as they rode their defense to a win . In fact , they held Dallas to 40 percent from the field and 32 percent from three - point range . In addition , Houston won the rebounding battle , 48 - 32 . Ball movement was a huge factor for the Rockets as well , recording 31 assists on 37 made baskets . Houston shot 50 percent from the field and 51 percent from three - point range . Dallas ( 5 - 18 ) has had a rough season and this loss just adds to those struggles . Wesley Matthews continues to revive his career though , as he led the team with 26 points , three rebounds and two assists . Harrison Barnes was second on the team , with 20 points on 7 - of - 13 shooting . Dwight Powell had a nice game off the bench , accruing eight points , six rebounds , two assists and two steals on a perfect 4 - of - 4 shooting . On deck for the Mavericks is a home matchup against the Denver Nuggets on Monday . Houston ( 17 - 7 ) was expected to win this game fairly easily and they did just that by never trailing after the first five minutes . James Harden was once again the catalyst , as he tallied 18 points , nine rebounds and 16 assists , despite taking just 12 shots and making just four of them . Trevor Ariza provided 17 points and seven rebounds on 6 - of - 11 shooting . Clint Capela recorded another double - double , totaling 13 points and 10 boards . Eric Gordon was once again productive off the bench , scoring 18 points and handing out three assists . Houston has another favorable matchup for their next game , as they host the defensively - inept Brooklyn Nets on Monday . Houston was expected to win this game easily and they did just that , as they never trailed after the first five minutes . In fact , the Rockets won all four quarters en route to their 22 - point win . Defense was key , as they held Dallas to 40 percent shooting and won the rebounding differential , 48 - 32 . The most impressive stat was the ball movement , as the Rockets assisted on 31 of their 37 made baskets . James Harden was the main reason for that , as he tallied 18 points , nine rebounds and 16 assists in the win . Clint Capela recorded another double - double , totaling 13 points and 10 rebounds . Trevor Ariza and Patrick Beverley each grabbed seven boards , as Ariza scored 17 points and Beverley added 15 of his own . Wesley Matthews and Harrison Barnes were the only Mavericks to play well , as Matthews scored a game - high 26 points and Barnes provided 20 .
The Houston Rockets defeated the Dallas Mavericks, 109 - 87, at Toyota Center on Saturday. This was a lopsided matchup on paper headed in and the Rockets left no doubt who the better team was. They got it done with a surprising recipe though, as they rode their defense to a win. In fact, they held Dallas to 40 percent from the field and 32 percent from three - point range. In addition, Houston won the rebounding battle, 48 - 32. Ball movement was a huge factor for the Rockets as well, recording 31 assists on 37 made baskets. Houston shot 50 percent from the field and 51 percent from three - point range. Dallas (5 - 18) has had a rough season and this loss just adds to those struggles. Wesley Matthews continues to revive his career though, as he led the team with 26 points, three rebounds and two assists. Harrison Barnes was second on the team, with 20 points on 7 - of - 13 shooting. Dwight Powell had a nice game off the bench, accruing eight points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals on a perfect 4 - of - 4 shooting. On deck for the Mavericks is a home matchup against the Denver Nuggets on Monday. Houston (17 - 7) was expected to win this game fairly easily and they did just that by never trailing after the first five minutes. James Harden was once again the catalyst, as he tallied 18 points, nine rebounds and 16 assists, despite taking just 12 shots and making just four of them. Trevor Ariza provided 17 points and seven rebounds on 6 - of - 11 shooting. Clint Capela recorded another double - double, totaling 13 points and 10 boards. Eric Gordon was once again productive off the bench, scoring 18 points and handing out three assists. Houston has another favorable matchup for their next game, as they host the defensively - inept Brooklyn Nets on Monday.
The Houston Rockets defeated the Dallas Mavericks, 109 - 87, at Toyota Center on Saturday. This was a lopsided matchup on paper headed in and the Rockets left no doubt who the better team was. They got it done with a surprising recipe though, as they rode their defense to a win. In fact, they held Dallas to 40 percent from the field and 32 percent from three - point range. In addition, Houston won the rebounding battle, 48 - 32. Ball movement was a huge factor for the Rockets as well, recording 31 assists on 37 made baskets. Houston shot 50 percent from the field and 51 percent from three - point range. Dallas (5 - 18) has had a rough season and this loss just adds to those struggles. Wesley Matthews continues to revive his career though, as he led the team with 26 points, three rebounds and two assists. Harrison Barnes was second on the team, with 20 points on 7 - of - 13 shooting. Dwight Powell had a nice game off the bench, accruing eight points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals on a perfect 4 - of - 4 shooting. On deck for the Mavericks is a home matchup against the Denver Nuggets on Monday. Houston (17 - 7) was expected to win this game fairly easily and they did just that by never trailing after the first five minutes. James Harden was once again the catalyst, as he tallied 18 points, nine rebounds and 16 assists, despite taking just 12 shots and making just four of them. Trevor Ariza provided 17 points and seven rebounds on 6 - of - 11 shooting. Clint Capela recorded another double - double, totaling 13 points and 10 boards. Eric Gordon was once again productive off the bench, scoring 18 points and handing out three assists. Houston has another favorable matchup for their next game, as they host the defensively - inept Brooklyn Nets on Monday. Houston was expected to win this game easily and they did just that, as they never trailed after the first five minutes. In fact, the Rockets won all four quarters en route to their 22 - point win. Defense was key, as they held Dallas to 40 percent shooting and won the rebounding differential, 48 - 32. The most impressive stat was the ball movement, as the Rockets assisted on 31 of their 37 made baskets. James Harden was the main reason for that, as he tallied 18 points, nine rebounds and 16 assists in the win. Clint Capela recorded another double - double, totaling 13 points and 10 rebounds. Trevor Ariza and Patrick Beverley each grabbed seven boards, as Ariza scored 17 points and Beverley added 15 of his own. Wesley Matthews and Harrison Barnes were the only Mavericks to play well, as Matthews scored a game - high 26 points and Barnes provided 20.
<GAME> <DATE> 10 December 2016 <DAY> Saturday <STADIUM> Toyota Center <CITY> Houston <HOME> <TEAM> Rockets <CITY> Houston <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 109 <WINS-LOSSES> 17 7 <QTRS> 36 24 26 23 <TEAM-AST> 31 <3PT> 19 <TEAM-FG> 37 <TEAM-FT> 16 <TEAM-REB> 48 <TEAM-TO> 15 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 12 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <NEXT-STADIUM> Toyota Center <NEXT-CITY> Houston <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Brooklyn <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Nets <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Mavericks <CITY> Dallas <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 87 <WINS-LOSSES> 5 18 <QTRS> 27 22 20 18 <TEAM-AST> 18 <3PT> 11 <TEAM-FG> 32 <TEAM-FT> 12 <TEAM-REB> 32 <TEAM-TO> 9 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 12 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <NEXT-STADIUM> American Airlines Center <NEXT-CITY> Dallas <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Denver <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Nuggets <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Eric Gordon <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 18 <FG> 6 14 43 <FG3> 6 9 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Harden <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 18 <FG> 4 12 33 <FG3> 2 8 25 <FT> 8 10 80 <REB> 9 <AST> 17 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 11 55 <FG3> 4 8 50 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick Beverley <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 15 <FG> 5 7 71 <FG3> 4 6 67 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 7 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Clint Capela <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 13 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 5 7 71 <REB> 10 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 5 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Montrezl Harrell <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 6 83 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Sam Dekker <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ryan Anderson <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 8 25 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Corey Brewer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nenê Hilário <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> K. J. McDaniels <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Ennis <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wesley Matthews <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 26 <FG> 8 22 36 <FG3> 5 13 38 <FT> 5 7 71 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Harrison Barnes <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 20 <FG> 7 13 54 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 5 5 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dorian Finney-Smith <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 9 56 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Deron Williams <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 10 30 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dwight Powell <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 4 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Seth Curry <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Justin Anderson <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andrew Bogut <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> A. J. Hammons <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Devin Harris <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nicolás Brussino <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jonathan Gibson <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 5 0 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Salah Mejri <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none