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DALMavericks beat Rockets 116-111
The Dallas Mavericks beat the Houston Rockets 116-111 on Friday at American Airlines Center.
The Mavericks came back from 8 down after the third quarter. The fourth quarter made the difference: the Mavericks outscored the Rockets 40-27.
The Mavericks shot 52% to 42% and lost the boards 48-41.
For the Mavericks, Kyrie Irving (G): 35. For the Rockets, Kevin Durant (F): 28.
The Mavericks improve to 4-2. The Rockets fall to 5-1.
Attendance: 18,832.
Full recap at ESPN: Irving scores 35 and Flagg adds 33 as Mavericks hand Rockets 1st loss of season 116-111Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.
