Jalen Green and the Houston Rockets took off resoundingly, weathering the furious Dallas Mavericks rally before playing spoiler to Klay Thompson’s historic night.
Green fired 23 points as the Rockets put out key counters to every Mavericks’ late baskets to hack out a 108-102 road win on Friday, November 1 (PH Time).
GOT THE DUB IN DALLAS 👏#Liftoff pic.twitter.com/4uuz8A8QDH
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) November 1, 2024
Green added 12 rebounds and continued his streak of scoring 20 points or more to five games to start the season.
JALEN WITH SOME HALLOWEEN SORCERY 😱 pic.twitter.com/iqm8CSd5jN
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) November 1, 2024
Alperen Sengun and Dillon Brooks each had 17 markers, Tari Eason added 15 off the bench, and Jabari Smith Jr. chipped in 14 points.
Meanwhile, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving did the heavy lifting for the Mavericks with a combined 57-point outing.
Dallas is playing its third game in the last four days and looked weary in the first three quarters, before a comeback attempt in the fourth fell short.
My goodness Kyrie Irving is ridiculous pic.twitter.com/Iimb9uqo8C
— Alex (@AlexHoops_) November 1, 2024
LUKA 🎯
— NBA TV (@NBATV) November 1, 2024
With time expiring 🔥 pic.twitter.com/8bx7l6Ys4a
Klay Thompson finished with 12 points, becoming just the sixth player in league history to hit 2,500 career threes.
Klay Thompson knocks down his 2,500th 3-pointer, just the 6th player to reach the figure!👏 pic.twitter.com/AWqjjJ1asw
— NBA (@NBA) November 1, 2024
After trailing by as much as 23 points, the Mavericks roared back and cut the Rockets' lead to three points, 100-97, after a Doncic triple with 2:07 left in regulation.
Luka 3-ball cuts it to just 3!
— NBA (@NBA) November 1, 2024
2 minutes left on NBA League Pass: https://t.co/6Cq4DdNeQY pic.twitter.com/aC2ypFlnDE
Jalen Green answered back with a three of his own before the Slovenian superstar drilled another trey to bring the Mavs within striking distance, 103-100.
Jalen Green comes RIGHT back with one of his own. CLUTCH 😤 https://t.co/7AluXJ4O9v pic.twitter.com/XLMenb2aHh
— NBA (@NBA) November 1, 2024
But Amen Thompson hit a clutch shot followed by another big-time Dillon Brooks triple that sealed the deal for the Rockets.
Dillon Brooks with the DAGGER pic.twitter.com/5p6gLKlvnp
— ClutchFans (@clutchfans) November 1, 2024
Earlier, Houston gained early momentum and built a 34-21 lead in the opening frame as raced to a fast start and scored 10 quick points.
They then expanded their lead to 23 points at 82-59 after a Brooks dunk with 2:23 left in the third frame.
Houston will next play the surging Golden State Warriors next while Dallas continues its homestand against the Orlando Magic.
