National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 117, Dallas 115
When: 8:30 PM ET, Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Officials: #52 Scott Twardoski, #65 Sean Wright, #48 Scott Foster
Attendance: 19359

Rockets 117, Mavericks 115: Chandler Parsons led the way with 26 points as visiting Houston held off a late charge and edged Dallas.

Dwight Howard added 21 points and Jeremy Lin contributed 18 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Rockets, who snapped a three-game slide. Terrence Jones scored 16 points while Donatas Motiejunas collected his first career double-double with 12 points and 13 boards off the bench for Houston.

Dirk Nowitzki recorded 38 points and a season-high 17 rebounds but never got a chance at the final shot for the Mavericks. Vince Carter scored 22 points off the bench and Devin Harris had 14 for Dallas.

Nowitzki found Brandan Wright for a layup that cut it to 98-95 with 7:48 remaining but Patrick Beverley capped a 9-0 run with a 3-pointer to spread it back out. The Rockets made the mistake of fouling both Carter and Harris on 3-point attempts and both hit all three free throws before Carter connected from beyond the arc and Nowitzki hit two from the line to cut it to 117-115, but Jose Calderon misfired twice from 3-point range on the final possession as the comeback came up short.

The Rockets took a 63-57 advantage into the break and scored the first six points of the third to spread the lead to double figures before the Mavericks began to battle back. Nowitzki’s 3-pointer knotted it at 75 with just over five minutes left in the period before a late surge sent Houston into the final 12 minutes with a 91-85 cushion.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Three of Nowitzki’s five 30-plus efforts this season have come against the Rockets. … The Rockets were playing without G James Harden (thumb) for the second straight night. … Mavericks C DeJuan Blair scored 13 points in a reserve role as the Dallas bench outscored Houston's reserves 55-25.
Top Game Performances
 
Houston   Dallas
Chandler Parsons 26 Scoring Dirk Nowitzki 38
Jeremy Lin 7 Assists Jose Calderon 5
Donatas Motiejunas 13 Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 17
Dwight Howard 9 Free Throws Made Dirk Nowitzki 11
Aaron Brooks 2 Steals Monta Ellis 2
Dwight Howard 1 Blocks DeJuan Blair 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Houston 117 55.4 9-21 26-36 24 42 1 8 18
Dallas 115 46.5 5-19 30-36 20 41 4 5 14
Upcoming Games
  • Dallas will play their next game at home against Sacramento. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Houston will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Rockets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.