The Houston Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks 128-110 in Wednesday’s regular-season opener, pulling away with a 38-point second quarter.
Houston led 32-26 after the first quarter, when Dallas made six of 13 three-point attempts. The Rockets then stretched their lead to 70-38 by halftime. Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun and Kevin Durant were among the Houston players who contributed during the second-quarter surge.
Dallas made just four field goals in that quarter and missed 21 consecutive three-point attempts at one stage. Houston shot 59.5% from the field in the first half, compared with 33.3% for Dallas. The result left the Rockets at 1-0 and the Mavericks at 0-1.
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