Luka Doncic, Mavs expose hole in Rockets lineup

Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks posts up against JaeSean Tate of the Houston Rockets in the first half at American Airlines Center on October 26, 2021 in Dallas, Texas.After watching their young rookie phenom have a breakout performance, the Rockets visited Dallas on Tuesday to face one of the league's true superstars in Luka Doncic, a player whose impact is the type which the Rockets hope Jalen Green can some day mirror.

A perceived hole on the team entering the season was wing defense and thus, a big question I had entering the game was how the team would approach the task of defending Doncic. Neither Kevin Porter Jr., nor Green have the size or savvy for the assignment and neither…