Mavericks
Dallas
Western Conference
Southwest
40
38
78
2335
1885
33
10
30
80
33
41
14
12
86
27
13
40
4
19
9
12
20
88
4
78
16
21
2122
614
29
60
50
83
65
35
100
01
49
34
44
1834
6060
711
12
2
1819
76
4
35
34
97
511
14
525
12
42
02
22
1818
6060
7
1
14
21
6
29
6
5
83
6
3
9
0
4
3
4
18
60
8
6
75
22
14
64
0
0
0
5
5
10
1
9
4
4
34
60
7
1
14
18
7
39
3
3
100
5
1
6
1
4
0
2
18
60
11
2
18
19
6
32
5
4
80
11
4
15
2
2
2
2
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
40
6
18
33
4
12
33
0
0
0
0
6
6
0
3
0
2
2
16
6
none
J.J.
Barea
J.J. Barea
True
36
10
16
62
4
7
57
3
3
100
0
5
5
8
0
0
2
1
27
1
none
Dirk
Nowitzki
Dirk Nowitzki
True
32
2
8
25
0
2
0
3
3
100
2
4
6
1
1
0
0
3
7
-2
none
Zaza
Pachulia
Zaza Pachulia
True
24
3
6
50
0
0
0
2
2
100
2
0
2
3
2
0
0
2
8
-10
none
Justin
Anderson
Justin Anderson
True
20
2
5
40
0
1
0
1
2
50
1
2
3
2
0
1
2
1
5
3
none
Devin
Harris
Devin Harris
False
31
3
12
25
2
9
22
2
2
100
0
4
4
1
0
0
2
2
10
1
none
David
Lee
David Lee
False
19
4
6
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
3
8
0
2
0
1
4
8
6
none
Raymond
Felton
Raymond Felton
False
18
1
7
14
0
2
0
1
2
50
0
1
1
3
1
0
2
3
3
-4
none
Salah
Mejri
Salah Mejri
False
15
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
5
1
0
3
1
2
4
9
none
Charlie
Villanueva
Charlie Villanueva
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
JaVale
McGee
JaVale McGee
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Dwight
Powell
Dwight Powell
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Deron
Williams
Deron Williams
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
8
April
2016
Friday
American Airlines Center
Dallas
Grizzlies
Memphis
True
Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
38
40
78
2170
2171
20
6
30
78
34
44
18
12
67
29
12
41
4
19
6
15
17
86
4
53
11
21
1818
810
45
53
51
96
103
12
115
30
57
31
55
2222
6060
57
22
39
2220
115
5
46
33
72
88
63
151
01
52
11
32
2715
6060
5
1
20
18
8
44
5
5
100
10
1
11
3
5
3
5
22
60
3
1
33
18
10
56
3
1
33
3
2
5
0
7
1
5
22
60
5
2
40
22
11
50
4
3
75
8
6
14
0
5
1
3
27
60
7
2
29
20
5
25
6
3
50
8
3
11
1
2
1
2
15
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
James
Harden
James Harden
True
43
8
22
36
4
10
40
6
7
86
0
5
5
4
1
2
6
4
26
-1
none
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
41
4
10
40
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
3
3
5
2
0
1
1
9
-4
none
Dwight
Howard
Dwight Howard
True
33
7
9
78
0
0
0
0
4
0
6
10
16
1
0
1
4
2
14
-3
double
Patrick
Beverley
Patrick Beverley
True
29
4
8
50
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
4
5
3
0
0
0
5
9
0
none
K.J.
McDaniels
K.J. McDaniels
True
15
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
0
1
0
4
-2
none
Corey
Brewer
Corey Brewer
False
23
1
9
11
0
2
0
2
2
100
0
3
3
0
0
0
1
1
4
5
none
Michael
Beasley
Michael Beasley
False
21
6
10
60
0
0
0
3
3
100
2
1
3
1
1
0
1
3
15
0
none
Jason
Terry
Jason Terry
False
17
1
6
17
0
3
0
1
2
50
1
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
3
3
none
Clint
Capela
Clint Capela
False
12
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
1
1
1
0
1
2
-1
none
Andrew
Goudelock
Andrew Goudelock
False
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-7
none
Terrence
Jones
Terrence Jones
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Donatas
Motiejūnas
Donatas Motiejūnas
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Josh
Smith
Josh Smith
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
7
April
2016
Thursday
Toyota Center
Houston
Suns
Phoenix
True
The Dallas Mavericks ( 40 - 38 ) defeated the Houston Rockets ( 38 - 40 ) 88 - 86 on Wednesday . In what was a pseudo playoff game , the hotter team escaped with a win . This now gives Dallas their fifth - straight win and gives Houston their eighth loss in their last 13 games . The second quarter was when the Mavericks made their mark , as they outscored the Rockets 34 to 22 . Dallas also turned on their defense in the fourth quarter , as they held the Rockets to 15 points , with only three of those coming from players other than James Harden . The Rockets fought hard in this game , but could n't quite escape with a crucial win . Harden struggled for the first three quarters , but scored 12 in the fourth to cap off a 26 - point performance . The rest of the team really struggled though , as they went 1 - for - 11 in the final 12 minutes . Dwight Howard had a nice game as well though , as he scored 14 points and grabbed 16 rebounds . The Rockets have a short turnaround , as they play the Phoenix Suns on Thursday in a must win game . Dallas had ugly stretches throughout this game and narrowly escaped with a huge win . J.J. Barea once again led the team with 27 points to mark his fourth - straight 20 - point game . He also dished out eight assists and grabbed five rebounds in an all around great performance . Wesley Matthews scored 16 of his own , while locking down Harden for long stretches of this game . On deck for Dallas is a matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday .
The Dallas Mavericks (40 - 38) defeated the Houston Rockets (38 - 40) 88 - 86 on Wednesday. In what was a pseudo playoff game, the hotter team escaped with a win. This now gives Dallas their fifth - straight win and gives Houston their eighth loss in their last 13 games. The second quarter was when the Mavericks made their mark, as they outscored the Rockets 34 to 22. Dallas also turned on their defense in the fourth quarter, as they held the Rockets to 15 points, with only three of those coming from players other than James Harden. The Rockets fought hard in this game, but couldn't quite escape with a crucial win. Harden struggled for the first three quarters, but scored 12 in the fourth to cap off a 26 - point performance. The rest of the team really struggled though, as they went 1 - for - 11 in the final 12 minutes. Dwight Howard had a nice game as well though, as he scored 14 points and grabbed 16 rebounds. The Rockets have a short turnaround, as they play the Phoenix Suns on Thursday in a must win game. Dallas had ugly stretches throughout this game and narrowly escaped with a huge win. J.J. Barea once again led the team with 27 points to mark his fourth - straight 20 - point game. He also dished out eight assists and grabbed five rebounds in an all around great performance. Wesley Matthews scored 16 of his own, while locking down Harden for long stretches of this game. On deck for Dallas is a matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday.
The Dallas Mavericks (40 - 38) defeated the Houston Rockets (38 - 40) 88 - 86 on Wednesday. In what was a pseudo playoff game, the hotter team escaped with a win. This now gives Dallas their fifth - straight win and gives Houston their eighth loss in their last 13 games. The second quarter was when the Mavericks made their mark, as they outscored the Rockets 34 to 22. Dallas also turned on their defense in the fourth quarter, as they held the Rockets to 15 points, with only three of those coming from players other than James Harden. The Rockets fought hard in this game, but couldn't quite escape with a crucial win. Harden struggled for the first three quarters, but scored 12 in the fourth to cap off a 26 - point performance. The rest of the team really struggled though, as they went 1 - for - 11 in the final 12 minutes. Dwight Howard had a nice game as well though, as he scored 14 points and grabbed 16 rebounds. The Rockets have a short turnaround, as they play the Phoenix Suns on Thursday in a must win game. Dallas had ugly stretches throughout this game and narrowly escaped with a huge win. J.J. Barea once again led the team with 27 points to mark his fourth - straight 20 - point game. He also dished out eight assists and grabbed five rebounds in an all around great performance. Wesley Matthews scored 16 of his own, while locking down Harden for long stretches of this game. On deck for Dallas is a matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday.
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Barea <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 27 <FG> 10 16 62 <FG3> 4 7 57 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 8 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wesley Matthews <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 40 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 18 33 <FG3> 4 12 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Devin Harris <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 12 25 <FG3> 2 9 22 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> David Lee <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 6 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 5 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Zaza Pachulia <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dirk Nowitzki <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 8 25 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Justin Anderson <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Salah Mejri <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Raymond Felton <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 7 14 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Deron Williams <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <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> Dwight Powell <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <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> JaVale McGee <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <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> Charlie Villanueva <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <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> James Harden <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 43 <PTS> 26 <FG> 8 22 36 <FG3> 4 10 40 <FT> 6 7 86 <REB> 5 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 6 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Michael Beasley <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 10 60 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dwight Howard <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 14 <FG> 7 9 78 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 4 0 <REB> 16 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 6 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Patrick Beverley <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 41 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 5 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Corey Brewer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 9 11 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> K. J. McDaniels <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jason Terry <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Clint Capela <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Josh Smith <TEAM> Houston Rockets <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> Donatas Motiejūnas <TEAM> Houston Rockets <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> Terrence Jones <TEAM> Houston Rockets <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> Andrew Goudelock <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <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