Dallas, October 27 (BUS): Luka Doncic scored 26 points and 14 rebounds, Reggie Bullock made his best game for his new team with 16 points and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Houston Rockets 116-106 in coach Jason Kidd’s first home game. Tuesday night.
Kristaps Porzingis had another rough shooting night, starting on 1 of 9 before finally making his triple pointer and leaving shortly thereafter. Porzingis no longer frequently injured due to lower back tightness. The Associated Press reported that he entered the game with a black eye.
Eric Gordon scored 22 points and Christian Wood 16 points and 17 rebounds for the Rockets, who lost their opening game at home for the first time after winning the previous three times.
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 16 points, including the first set of the second half to start Dallas 13-0 to lead 70-60.
After the Porzingis 3 gave the Mavericks their biggest lead to that point at 73-62, the Rockets responded 10-0 before sending the Dallas to Doncic to finish the round.
The 22-year-old star did most of his damage inside the arc, finishing 10 of 25 despite shooting 1 of 6 of 3. He got seven assists while his assistant, Galen Bronson, led Dallas with 11 assists and scored 11 Point .
It was the first time since the end of the 2007-08 season for someone other than Rick Carlisle on the sidelines in Dallas for the Mavericks. But he was a familiar face in The Kid, who ranked second overall in 1994 before leaving on a deal, coming back on another deal and helping the franchise win its only championship with Dirk Nowitzki leading the way in 2011.
Hints
The Rockets: Kevin Porter Jr., who had 13 points and eight assists, was called up for a technical foul in the fourth quarter after he failed to call up at the end of the attack when he was hit twice by Jalen Bronson and ultimately lost a spin. Porter Branson mistook the other end, and he quickly got the technology. …Daniel Theis scored 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Mavericks: Maxi Clipper scored three consecutive first-half points three times for all of his nine points. …Boban Marjanovic, a fan favorite at 7-foot-4, scored 11 points in the later picks.
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Rockets: Utah visits Thursday. The Jazz’s 3-0 sweep streak last season was their first since running 3-0 in 1998-99.
Mavericks: The other opponent from Texas, San Antonio, visits Thursday. Spurs have lost each of the past two seasons, but won the final both times to avoid a first Dallas sweep.