At half past three in the morning on April 8, Beijing time, the Mavericks faced the Rockets at home in the 23-24 NBA regular season. The Rockets have lost four in a row, leaving only a theoretical possibility from the play-offs, and the Mavericks are still two games away from fourth place with two straight wins.
A brief description of the competition
At the end of the first half, the Mavericks trailed the Rockets by 5 points at 66:71, and the Rockets scored 30:12 inside in the first half, and the Rockets had an obvious advantage inside; in the last three minutes of the fourth quarter, the Rockets led the Mavericks by one point at 120:119;In the last 24 seconds, the Rockets led by two points at 128:126, and VanVleet hit one of two free throws, 129:126, and the Mavericks took a timeout, leaving the Mavericks with 22 seconds; Irving missed three points, and in the last 13 seconds, the Rockets called a timeout; Rockets Smith Jr. missed two free throws, and Exum pressed the whistle!
In overtime, Irving scored six points in a row, Dillon hit a key three-pointer, and PJ Washington hit a three-pointer to almost kill the game, and the Mavericks led by 6 points at 142-136 with 59 seconds left!
The Rockets lost this game and completely missed the playoff play-offs!
Rockets player stats
Jalen Green: 4-of-8 from two-point range, 2-of-7 from three-point range and 7-of-7 from the free-throw line, finishing with 21 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals
VanVleet: 7-of-13 two-pointers, 2-of-8 three-pointers, 4-of-6 free throws, 24 points, 1 rebound and 12 assists
Dillon: 4-of-7 from two-point range, 5-of-7 from three-point range, 6-of-7 from the free-throw line, and finished with 29 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists
Landale: 5-of-7 from two-point range and 3-of-6 from the free-throw line for 13 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists
Mavericks player stats
Luka Doncic: 8-of-11 two-pointers, 4-of-10 three-pointers, 9-of-9 free throws, 37 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists
Irving: 12-of-17 on two-pointers, 3-of-8 on three-pointers, 15-of-17 on free throws, 48 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists
PJ Washington: 3-of-5 from two-point range, 2-of-7 from three-point range, 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, 14 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists
Exum: 3-of-7 from two-point range, 2-of-4 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, finishing with 14 points, nine rebounds and two assists