The Dallas Mavericks (4-2) defeated the Houston Rockets (5-1), 116-111, in a Friday night matchup at the American Airlines Center. The matchup marked the first of the NBA Cup Group Play between the two teams representing West Group A. The…
The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Houston Rockets 116-111 in an NBA Cup Group Play matchup at American Airlines Center. Dallas handed Houston its first defeat of the season behind dominant performances from Kyrie Irving, who scored a game-high 35 points, and Cooper Flagg, who contributed 33 points. Kevin Durant led the Rockets with 28 points in the loss.
Irving scored 24 of his points in the second half, while Flagg posted 11 fourth-quarter points alongside nine rebounds and six assists. Zaccharie Risacher added 12 points, hitting three 3-pointers and tallying four combined steals and blocks to help Dallas secure the victory.
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