The Dallas Mavericks fell to the Houston Rockets at home Saturday night, 133-108. DeMarcus Cousins wrecked the Dallas defense, scoring 28 points, grabbing 17 rebounds, and dishing five assists. Luka Doncic was the high point man for Dallas with 26.
With both the Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets having played a high volume of games in the last week as well as each team missing a number of rotation players with injury issues, one might have expected a lackluster game from both teams. Rather, the Mavericks looked gassed early, falling behing quickly and constantly playing catch up.