HOUSTON – Playing on the second night of a back-to-back continues to be a giant puzzle the Dallas Mavericks haven’t been able to solve on a consistent basis this season.
One night after rallying to defeat Portland at home, the Mavs had their fourth quarter rally on Monday stymied by Houston, and the Rockets went on to score a 120-104 triumph before a sellout crowd of 18,055 at the Toyota Center.
With only Wednesday’s home game left before the All-Star break, the Mavs dropped to 26-30 on the season and 6-22 on the road. Also, the Mavs are just 1-9 on the second night of a back-to-back as they failed to put things together for 48 minutes against the Rockets.