Dallas Mavericks at Houston Rockets
Final
Recap
HOUSTON – Kevin Durant and Jabari Smith Jr. scored 30 points apiece and the Houston Rockets used a big second quarter to build a huge lead and coast to a 128-110 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams. The Rockets led by six after the first quarter before outscoring Dallas 38-12 in the second to take a 32-point lead into halftime. Durant and Smith each scored 16 points each in the first half. The Rockets were up by 15 midway through the second before using a 19-2 run to make it 70-38 at halftime.
Team stats
52%Field goal %53%
30%3-point %44%
65%Free throw %72%
33Rebounds42
8Offensive rebounds17
20Assists32
12Steals11
4Blocks2
21Turnovers15
23Fouls20
Box score
Players
| Players | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper FlaggF | 33 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 |
| Moussa CisseC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| P.J. WashingtonF | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sergio de LarreaF | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morez Johnson Jr.F | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Zaccharie RisacherF | 27 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Naji MarshallF | 29 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kyrie IrvingG | 24 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Marcus SasserG | 24 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Daniel GaffordF | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Max ChristieG | 29 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 243 | 110 | 33 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 41 | 79 | 11 | 37 | 17 | 26 | 23 |