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Rockets thoughts: Weak interior defense continues to get exposed

After two of their biggest wins of the season, the Rockets started a new losing streak this week. Here's what we saw:

Rockets vs. Mavericks (Friday)

This game was nowhere near as close as the 113-100 final score would indicate. The Mavericks were up 67-44 at the half and never looked back. Dwight Powell was the story for Dallas, as the center scored 26 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, exposing major holes in Houston's defense with rookie Alperen Sengun starting at center in place of Christian Wood.

The matchup underscored the biggest concern with Sengun. While not nearly as bad defensively on the perimeter as had been projected, he struggles with interior help defense.