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00:00Один-time All-Star, 11-time All-NBA selection,
00:03one-time MVP for the regular season, two-time Finals MVP.
00:11So basically you tell me he's a Hall of Famer.
00:13I would say first foul.
00:15Unanimous.
00:19He just tied up the game.
00:21KD ends the first half with 20 points.
00:24Meanwhile, 13 for Brandon Williams and 12 for Anthony Davis.
00:28Lead the attack for the members.
00:30Even Steven at halftime, 57 All, Mavs and Rockets here on Mavs TV.
00:34Stay tuned.
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00:49All right, all tied up at halftime, 24 minutes to go.
00:53And in talking to Mavs assistant coach Josh Rogheimer at halftime there
00:57for our Rooms to Go recap, he said,
01:00look, we have got to double-team Kevin Durant faster when we do send the double-team.
01:05Because we saw the way he feasted there in the first half.
01:07And then also they really want to keep that pressure up offensively.
01:10It is a compromised team in Houston.
01:12They've got some injury issues.
01:13It's a second out of a back-to-back.
01:15The Mavericks want to be the ones putting the offensive pressure on the Rockets.
01:18Well, the third quarter starts on level terms, 57-57.
01:25Of course, now it's easy to say you want to double-team Durant.
01:28To your point, a minute ago, Durant plays and manipulates the defense
01:32and puts himself in positions on the floor that make it hard to double-team it.
01:36Now, in that situation, they could.
01:38Yeah, when he dribbled down into the corner.
01:40And then it ended the shot clock hit by Jabari Smith, Jr.
01:43Let's go, man!
01:50Smith is the second Rockets player in the double-team.
01:53Durant has 20.
01:54Smith now has 10.
01:55Dallas going with their same starting five from tonight's game.
02:01Here's Anthony Davis working in the mid-post against Clint Capella.
02:05Shot clock winding down.
02:07He looks totally comfortable taking that low shot clock jumper and hits the fadeaway.
02:13Go back to the double-team zone, Durant.
02:16You want to double-team him.
02:17We're not compromising your defense.
02:19But he's smart enough to know as we see him hit the spot.
02:23Getting to his spot, he knows the spots he wants to avoid
02:26and get his guys the best possible shot.
02:33Rockets break the tie on the Durant jumper.
02:36Two-point lead for Houston.
02:39Here's AD against KD.
02:42On the money for Davis again.
02:45What a response to last night's game.
02:48Last night was the outlier when he had a one-of-nine two-point game.
02:52Tonight, 8 of 11.
02:53And 18 in the game.
02:55I'm sorry, 16 in the game for AD.
02:57Durant misses on a three.
02:59But Capella with an offensive rebound.
03:00Lost the ball, though, as he went down.
03:03Now for Nembhard in transition.
03:06Leaves his feet.
03:07Dished it back to Marshall.
03:09Filling a vacated area is Nembhard.
03:12Nembhard's got a koge on him.
03:13Now they move it for an open shot.
03:15Point of three is missed by Pichai.
03:17Just over two minutes played in the third quarter.
03:25Capella going after the ball.
03:26It's out of bounds off him.
03:27Shindoon sick.
03:31Adams second night of a back-to-back.
03:32So the normal two players who might start at center are out of the mix.
03:38Tari Eason, long-ranging defender that could start or play off the bench.
03:44Either way, he's effective.
03:45He's unavailable tonight as well.
03:47A koge with the deflection and then a loose ball foul.
03:49Ball against Ryan Nembhard.
03:54Can't say too many times turnover by Nembhard.
03:59Doesn't happen that often.
04:00No, it does not.
04:01Well, it's happened three times in three and a half games.
04:0433 assists and three turnovers since the beginning of the Denver game.
04:11I'll take an 11-to-1 assist to turnovers here.
04:18I'm in Thompson.
04:20Saddle with some foul trouble in the first half.
04:22He's never really gotten into any kind of rhythm on offense.
04:25Just one point in the first half.
04:27Durant, who's got a hell of a challenge in there.
04:29A.T. hit the face.
04:32He wanted something called.
04:36Got even in a little bit underneath the toggle somehow.
04:40Nothing was called.
04:41Here's a three.
04:42And no good for P.J.
04:44Slapped outside.
04:45This is going to fall for Koop.
04:46And Dallas has a reload of 14 on the shot clock.
04:49Nembhard got popped in the face, too.
04:52What's the deal with everybody getting hit in the face?
04:54Nembhard, five seconds.
04:56Nembhard against Kevin Durant.
04:58Step back shot is no good.
05:06I mean, Thompson brought it up.
05:09Trail three.
05:09Where Jabari Smith made such a sweet looking stroke.
05:13Too good of a shooter to be able to catch it.
05:15Yeah.
05:15Line up the seams.
05:17Check your feet right.
05:20Najee Marshall in the paint.
05:21I'd say that was a transition defensive issue there.
05:25Nice answer, though.
05:26Guys, going into play tonight, Najee is up to shooting 67% on paint field goal attempts this year.
05:34The league average is 57 and a half percent.
05:36Just to tell you how good he is doing in that regard, as Ahmed Thompson has his first made field goal tonight.
05:44Rockets up three.
05:48A team operating comfortably in the mid-range a lot tonight.
05:53Missed on that one.
05:54Tipped out by Marshall to Nembhard.
05:56Koop and an iso and a drive and a finish with the left hand over KD.
06:00You'll love to see it.
06:02The left hand is so smooth.
06:04It's sick.
06:06He waited until Thompson vacated the area and attacked that scene immediately.
06:1020 games in a row for Cooper Flagg into W.
06:13And good defense by Cooper.
06:16Rebound, though, is collected by Owen Thompson underneath.
06:18Clint Capella all alone for the slam dunk.
06:24Looks like Dallas is about to head the other way in transition with a chance to go in front
06:28with a 50-50 ball won by the Rockets.
06:33Koop operates the offense.
06:36Picked up his dribble.
06:38Nembhard to Davis.
06:41Low clock situation.
06:42Devil keeps coming.
06:43He got the shot away.
06:44It's in there and a foul is called two.
06:48He just can't say enough about how well Anthony Davis is playing tonight,
06:57especially in light of the game last night against the Thunder.
07:00Nice little step back, knowing that the double team's coming on that high side.
07:05Able to create a little bit of space.
07:08Gets it to go.
07:11You know that last night's game is sticking in the back of his mind.
07:15He didn't play as well as he could have.
07:17He's coming back with a nice response today.
07:20Earlier this week, Anthony Davis, 32 points, 13 rebounds at a win against Denver.
07:2517 points, 17 rebounds, and a win against the Miami Heat.
07:28This is the ninth free throw of the game for Dallas.
07:34The other eight have been shot by bench players.
07:37That's the first starter on the line tonight.
07:39Davis completes a three-point play.
07:43Averaging about 19 points per game this year, Davis has 19 tonight.
07:47And the Mavericks have tied it.
07:48It's 11-11 with the two teams here in the third quarter.
07:53Brandon Williams had his highest scoring half of the year with 13 points in the first half,
07:58and he's back in the game.
07:59Show and go by Okokie.
08:01Passed in a crowd, and it's Williams who has the loose ball.
08:04And then Williams racing to the other end of the floor.
08:07He's fouled.
08:07And it's Oman Thompson's fourth foul of the game.
08:12There's a timeout on the floor with 634 left in the third quarter.
08:15The game tied at 68.
08:19Welcome back.
08:20Tonight's East Texas A&M Draft Day Decisions.
08:24So we'll look at Kevin Durant, who was the number two pick in his draft in 2007,
08:28and Cooper Flagg, of course, the number one overall pick.
08:31How about a little first 23-game comparison of their rookie seasons?
08:35Playing with the then-Seattle Supersonics, KD averaged just over 20-and-a-half points,
08:42shot 40% from the floor.
08:44The scoring numbers lower for Koop, but the efficiency number is better,
08:48and the rebounds are certainly better.
08:50Over six boards a game.
08:51Koop shooting 47-and-a-half percent.
08:54Going to drill down even a little bit farther, guys.
08:57Over the last 13 games, Cooper is averaging almost 20 a game,
09:00and he is shooting 52% from the floor in that stretch of time.
09:03And probably a big part of that, too, is just getting more comfortable.
09:07But also, I mean, we've noticed him being more aggressive
09:10in terms of consistency with attacking, not really deferring, going after it
09:15for a good chunk of the game.
09:18Brandon Williams, two free throws.
09:20Before the timeout, there was a foul on Ummin Thompson, his fourth of the game.
09:25And so they've had to reach down deeper into the roster in rotation tonight.
09:29J.D. Davison is playing in this game now for the Rockets.
09:33Number four for Houston.
09:35Standing outside the three-point line.
09:37They're on the left side of the floor next to Koop.
09:39Davison played three seasons with the Celtics, appearing in just 36 games.
09:44Now he's with Houston.
09:45He's played 65 minutes this year.
09:48Ten appearances going into play tonight.
09:50One and done player for Alabama in the 2021-22 college season.
09:54One and two on the line for B. Will.
10:03With that, Dallas takes the lead.
10:06Point better than Houston here in the third quarter.
10:09Capella screens for Reed Shepard.
10:11And the Mavs have that rebound.
10:14Might carry him back to Capella, but it didn't.
10:16And then Brandon Williams, all night long, he has had an extra gear to find on offense.
10:22Landon Ritchie all night long?
10:24Yes, all night long.
10:26Yeah.
10:27Get a party.
10:28Get a carumba.
10:29He was dancing on the ceiling.
10:31Oh, here is a steal by Anthony Davis, and Davis will accelerate up ahead.
10:35He was looking back at the defense, and then just decided to step on the gas
10:39and take it right to the cup to slam it.
10:41Defense!
10:42The important little burst here.
10:478-0 for Dallas.
10:49Could have been a push-off.
10:50Could have been.
10:51Durant misses.
10:52Davison with a tough rebound.
10:54Now Smith.
10:56Smith with a drive.
10:58Blocked by A.D.
11:00Who picks up the loose ball in transition, and no stopping him as he goes to the basket.
11:04And the only thing that does stop him is a defensive foul that will send him to the stripe for a pair.
11:11The way that spacing was working, Devon, he had to go.
11:14Yeah.
11:14Had to go all the way.
11:1713 foul.
11:18See the block here by A.D.
11:21And obviously getting Koop in space.
11:25All they could do was foul.
11:26With a guy like that, but defensively just really active in this second half.
11:32Not really giving anything easy.
11:35Did a good job on guard Durant as well.
11:39We built a legacy of excellence through hard work and determination.
11:45We are East Texas A&M University.
11:51Koop makes his free throws.
11:52He's hitting free throws this year at a clip of just over 81%.
11:57Big screen by Durant, who just committed his first foul.
12:04Shepard on the drive.
12:05Steal.
12:05Brandon Williams.
12:06And then it's a foot race, and Washington has run along with Brandon Williams.
12:11He hands him the baton and the relay, and P.J. knew what to do with it.
12:16Mavericks explode to a nine-point lead here in the third quarter.
12:27Shot by K.D.
12:28Comes up short.
12:29Good contest.
12:30And then Reed Shepard collects it along the sideline.
12:3414 on the reset for the Rockets.
12:36Shepard with it.
12:37For the Rockets who come in with 15 wins and just five losses this year.
12:41But it's a big run right now by Dallas.
12:43They've opened up a nine-point lead.
12:45Got another chance in transition.
12:48And P.J. Washington, the forceful and powerful finish.
12:56Let them know, Paul.
12:58First steal, Brandon Williams, Devin.
13:00Drops it off.
13:01P.J. does the rest.
13:04And it was so nice.
13:06He just thinks about doing it twice.
13:09Back-to-back sprams with P.J.
13:11Mavs up 11.
13:12Headlines brought to you by your North Texas Honda dealers.
13:21Let's look ahead to the knockout stage games of the third NBA Cup.
13:27The Eastern Conference games will be on Tuesday.
13:29You've got a Florida Derby, Miami at Orlando, and the Knicks and Raptors will play.
13:35And then on Wednesday, the Western Conference quarterfinals.
13:37Phoenix and Oklahoma City.
13:38San Antonio at the Lakers.
13:40And then the semifinals and finals move to Las Vegas.
13:43Saturday for the semis.
13:45And then on Tuesday, December, the 6th.
13:50Nothing Dallas run right now, gentlemen.
13:52Houston's got 16 turnovers tonight, and the Mavericks, they have really gotten that turnover thing under control as of late.
14:00Only 7 tonight.
14:01There's an aggressive drive at one of the game's great scores.
14:04No surprise.
14:05But that's where Emei, Udoka, and the Rockets go to stop a 14-0 Dallas run out of a timeout.
14:11A little confused about how the Mags will guard that.
14:15But when you can just rise up over a defender, get downhill, I mean, forget the play.
14:20Right.
14:21By the way, your turnover point, Mavericks have caused a lot of those turnovers tonight with aggressive defense.
14:25Here's Davis, aggressive offense to the baskets.
14:28That's great tonight.
14:3111 of 15, Skin.
14:33A lot of 23 points.
14:34A lot of really athletic plays around the rim, too.
14:37Operating effectively in pockets of space for mid-range jumpers, or, to your point, everything around the rim.
14:47Now AD starting, KT, Durant on the drive, Smith on the drive, Lake Locke got to the rim to finger roll it in there.
14:53That was using that rise up to his advantage, man.
14:58He set that up all night long.
15:04Now it's in front by nine.
15:06Headed down towards three minutes left in the third quarter.
15:09Brandon Williams aggressively to the baskets.
15:14He's got it all working tonight.
15:15Yes, he does.
15:16And the drive game tonight for Brandon Williams.
15:20He got out of the starting blocks and was off to the races.
15:26Avin Thompson, don't leave it alone in the corner.
15:2922% on threes.
15:309 of 41 this year going into action tonight.
15:39That's 11 of 15.
15:4173% for the floor this quarter.
15:44And here is Davis, another one of those athletic plays,
15:47stepping through, a crowd of bodies in the paint,
15:51either trying to defend or on the ground.
15:58AD driving around Max Christie, scoring with a foul for Kevin Durant.
16:01He takes his time.
16:12No really, no shot blockers out there.
16:15Obviously, Durant, the amount of ground you have to cover to guard him
16:18when he does decide to drive.
16:20That seven-foot frame is just hard to stop.
16:24Long strides.
16:26It's been the unstoppable force versus the immovable object
16:28as you look at the matchup of Kevin Durant and Anthony Davis tonight.
16:32Both players have ascended well into the mid-20s
16:35and scoring in this game on very efficient shooting.
16:41High-quality, efficient basketball.
16:43All right, we're going to take it together.
16:51Here's B-Will.
16:53B-Will, nice uptake and step through!
16:57Oh, this game tonight for Brandon Williams
16:59is one of his signature performances.
17:04He's tied a season high with 20,
17:07and Durant tried to pocket pass,
17:09and it pinballs off a defender.
17:10Here's B-Will.
17:11Oh, no, but it's got it home.
17:14Easy little putback for P.J.
17:18This Mavs team is playing with so much swagger right now.
17:23The third quarter has been a thing of beauty.
17:27Dallas has opened up an 89-75 lead.
17:31Got Kevin Durant with it.
17:32Over to Jeff Green.
17:34He draws in the defense.
17:35Jay Sean.
17:36Three-poil short.
17:39Here we go.
17:40Passed up ahead to Max Christie.
17:43Christie's going to wait for his teammates to get organized.
17:50Pocket pass to Nachi Marshall.
17:53He turned down an inside shot.
17:54They give the Mavericks an outside shot,
17:56but P.J. misses on the corner three.
18:00Aaron Holliday with the attack.
18:02Bumped off his drive by Christie.
18:04J.D. Davison flings it way out to Jeff Green.
18:08And Green on the drive and finish for Jeff Green.
18:11They make an old leg, but they're still athletic.
18:13Yes, indeed.
18:15The 39-year-old with his first two points of the game.
18:19What an amazing story that he's still in the league.
18:21He had to deal with early health issues in his career,
18:23heart issues.
18:24Yeah, aortic bowel surgery.
18:27Drive, Nachi, Lee, Powell!
18:31Reverse layup for Dwight Powell.
18:32Defense!
18:38And with that basket, Dwight Powell is on the scoreboard
18:41with his first hoop in ten minutes of play.
18:44That's the backup at the five.
18:47Durant draws a crowd in the paint.
18:49He finds Davison.
18:51Catch by Tate.
18:52Low shot clock.
18:53Davison to beat the buzzer.
18:55No.
18:55Eight seconds left in the quarter.
18:57P.J. the rebound.
18:58How about an exclamation point for the Mavericks here
19:00to end the third quarter?
19:02Marshall come on these buzzer beaters,
19:04and there's your exclamation point!
19:13The Mavericks went to town in the third quarter, man.
19:16They outscored the Rockets by 17 points.
19:19Follow-up, you asked for it, you got it.
19:21Yes, sir!
19:24Well, three things to know.
19:27Anthony Davis, 25.
19:28Kevin Durant, 27.
19:30The leading scores in this game for the Mavericks and Rockets.
19:33Dallas has 60 paint points tonight,
19:35because Houston's 42.
19:37And the Mavericks have been outstanding
19:38converting off turnovers.
19:40They've got 28 points scored
19:41off 17 Houston Rocket turnovers.
19:45The Mavericks just had, by scoring margin,
19:47their best quarter of the year.
19:48They outscored Houston by 17 points, 37 to 20.
19:52Their previous quarter best scoring margin was a plus 15,
19:56and those happened in quarters earlier this week.
19:58Second quarter against Denver and Miami
20:00in both of those games.
20:02Nagy ended the third quarter
20:04and will start the fourth quarter with free throws.
20:06He ended the third quarter with a made three.
20:08Here's his buzzer-beating three-pointer.
20:12I do feel like Marshall's a very good buzzer-beating shooter
20:19in his season-plus with the Maps.
20:21It would have looked like that
20:22when he gets to step into it in rhythm.
20:25And that momentum from that third quarter carries on to the fourth.
20:31Mentioned earlier, the Rockets, this is just their second back-to-back this year.
20:39Every team in the league has played at least three.
20:42This is the Mavericks' sixth.
20:44Tied for the most in the NBA.
20:46Steal, Cooper Black.
20:47And he finds Nibhard with a great pass.
20:50That was outstanding.
20:52Nibhard typically dishes dimes like that,
20:55but Koop's got that in his locker as well.
21:00Koop helped up by his teammate, Dwight Powell.
21:02He's limping a little bit,
21:03but it didn't deter him from that leap-out pass.
21:08Threading the needle.
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21:58Here's Ahmed Thompson.
22:01And Thompson, oh, some bully ball inside.
22:03He went hard.
22:04And Cooper flagged, but missed the shot.
22:08Good to see Koop's okay.
22:09He was limping a little bit after the ball he took
22:12on that last play where he found Ryan Nembhard
22:14for a transition basket.
22:16And here is a rainbow up and no good for Nembhard,
22:18a rebound for Jabari Smith, Jr.
22:21A 21-point lead here early in the fourth quarter.
22:25A three for Aaron Holiday is good.
22:28Woo!
22:28Got to figure there's one last swing coming for the Rockets.
22:31For sure.
22:32And they would love to do it when Kevin Rantz on the bench.
22:37Yeah.
22:39He's put in a really good shift tonight with 27 points.
22:43Marshall in the paint.
22:44Yes, sir.
22:46And he is cash money operating inside as of late.
22:52Two points there for Marshall.
22:53Holiday trying to break down the defense.
22:55Dribbles all the way to the baseline
22:57and finds Ahmed Thompson.
23:01Smith with it.
23:02And lost the dribble.
23:03Then hit the floor and the ball hard.
23:06Holiday with a flat three that he misses from the corner.
23:09Capella got it back.
23:11Floater missed by Reed Shepard.
23:13And then Powell says,
23:14Enough of this malarkey.
23:14I'm going to grab the rebound.
23:16But then he loses it.
23:17And Shepard shoots a three and hits it.
23:20That was definitely malarkey.
23:24But that's the kind of play
23:25that can give you a little bit of momentum.
23:27It can, man.
23:28No doubt about it.
23:29And Houston is the kind of team
23:32that is capable of defending at a high level
23:35for a long enough period in the game.
23:38It's a drive-in time by D'Lo to win for Powell.
23:42And free throws coming for Dwight Powell
23:44with 9.33 to play.
23:46Is that foul on the shoulder or up around the neck?
23:48The foul had it, but Smith didn't give up on the play.
23:54First to the floor.
23:55Yeah.
23:55Makes the right play.
23:56Smith and Capella both to the floor.
23:59That's an on-time, on-target pass
24:00laying on your back, too, to a three-point shooter.
24:03How many times have we seen tonight
24:05players for Houston
24:07diving on the floor after loose balls?
24:10They're down 17 points,
24:12but the hustle and effort aspect of it
24:15has nothing to do with
24:16why they find themselves down on the scoreboard right now.
24:20They're not looking at it,
24:22but I think the Mavericks felt like
24:24Dwight Powell got fouled up high
24:27pretty hard.
24:28They've been carrying this conversation on for a minute.
24:36And Dwight Powell
24:38was part of that conversation.
24:41Here's Powell with a two-for-two at stake,
24:44and he rattles in the second.
24:50Dwight's been good on his free throws this season.
24:5321 out of 29.
24:54Pull up here from Aaron Holliday.
25:00And it's Coop claiming that rebound.
25:02Not easy to grab those defensive boards
25:04against Houston,
25:05but Dallas does there.
25:06Ryan Nembhardt.
25:07A four-three-pointer.
25:09It's in there
25:10with the softness of touches
25:13on the shots.
25:15Sometimes you've got to talk to it, too.
25:17You've got to tell it what you want it to do.
25:18You've got to give it a little body English.
25:20Yeah, coax it.
25:21Coax it, caress it, do whatever you've got to do.
25:27Nicely done there by Clint Capella underneath.
25:32Set up by Jabari Smith, Jr.
25:40Double-team on Coupe.
25:41Right back to Ryan Nembhardt, who drives.
25:43And then flings it to De'Angelo Russell for an open three.
25:48And it's missed, and it's Houston with the ball.
25:5020-point lead, eight and a half minutes to go.
25:55Deans!
25:57Smith.
25:58And he bangs in the third.
26:00Lockets three of this quarter.
26:01He good.
26:03He's terrific.
26:0418, the number tonight for Smith.
26:08Went into tonight, two of his last 11 on court.
26:12He's made it two of six tonight on court.
26:14Houston's really drafted well the last few years.
26:17Here's Marshall.
26:18And he scores again.
26:21Marshall had the ball for a long time.
26:23That tripped down the floor,
26:24and finally was able to shake free from Shepard.
26:26Holliday draws in the defense for an open on the tops at three.
26:33Smith elevates for the rebound and the putback.
26:35Give him 20.
26:37That's the fourth game out of 20 played this year
26:39that Smith has scored.
26:4020 or better.
26:42Still getting after it.
26:43Still pushing through.
26:47Now he's got to continue to execute on this side of the floor.
26:50Here's a drive by Coupe.
26:51He draws a foul, and will go to the free throw line.
26:56Mavericks are about to send Max Christie and P.J. Washington
26:59into the game.
27:03Trip to the free throw line coming up here for Coupe.
27:09UT Southwestern.
27:11Breakthrough science.
27:13Exceptional care.
27:16The number one hospital in Dallas, Fort Worth.
27:21Over the last four games,
27:22Cooper's averaging 24 points,
27:24shooting 57% from the floor.
27:26Cooper doesn't have a big number on the board tonight,
27:29with 14 and counting.
27:31Five out of 12 shooting the ball.
27:37All four of his free throws tonight.
27:40Keep it going.
27:4215 days away from Cooper's 19th birthday.
27:47O'Van Thompson inside.
27:53That was quick passing in a hurry.
27:55Sure was.
27:56Flavor vision ain't blurry.
27:58Only five points tonight for O'Van Thompson.
28:01At 31 last night.
28:04Nimhard the driving kick.
28:05Christie just got back in.
28:06He's got Aaron Holiday all over him and throws it away.
28:09Steele, O'Van Thompson.
28:10Then a transition.
28:11It's poked away, but he maintains possession.
28:14Going to Smith.
28:16Smith, along with Durant,
28:18the best Rockets players on offense tonight.
28:20Under seven to play.
28:21And in the paint.
28:23No good foul.
28:24On a block on Dwight Powell.
28:31I don't think it was a block.
28:32I think they looked at the shot and how short it was.
28:35And they figured something looked wrong.
28:41Now, let's get used to challenge.
28:43Houston used one of the first quarter unsuccessfully,
28:45but Dallas is going to use their coaches' challenge here.
28:50649 remaining coaches' challenge by Jason Kidd
28:53with Dallas in front by 17.
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29:19Dallas in front of the Houston Rockets
29:21with 649 left at American Airlines Center.
29:24The Mavericks, turns out,
29:26are not challenging this play.
29:29And good thing.
29:30Definitely gets up on the elbow on the way up.
29:33The green light on the school board and on the scorers' table,
29:40and on the backboard,
29:43went on to indicate that there was going to be a coach's challenge.
29:46But it turns out that is not the case.
29:49So, um, and Thompson will go to the free-throw line.
29:55Averaging 18.7 rebounds,
29:57five assists a game this year.
29:59But the numbers tonight for Thompson,
30:01five, three, and five points, boards, and six.
30:04Still have to come back with KD, by the way.
30:14Probably give another minute or so,
30:15see how the game is going.
30:16All right, let me do those hands together.
30:26Dallas had a 22-point lead.
30:28Now it's 15.
30:30Offensive foul on Najee Marshall.
30:32And this group has something brewing a little bit.
30:37Yes, they do.
30:38So, why not let them rock a little bit longer?
30:40See if they can make it a game.
30:42Defense!
30:43Oh, Smith has done some scoring.
30:46Thompson's done some scoring.
30:48Get some hustle out of Jayshon Tate.
30:50Aaron Holliday has provided a little pop as well.
30:53AD's back in for Dallas.
30:55And Thompson elevated to the paint.
30:58And the Mavericks now collect the rebound.
31:00Davis.
31:0225-point-6 rebound for Anthony Davis on Saturday night
31:06in his 10th game of the year.
31:10Williams will go back in for the Mavs.
31:13For the backside lookout, Thompson was gambling for the steal.
31:17Davis will literally move it.
31:18And he catches the air ball that was shot by P.J.
31:21and scores exactly like they planned it, right?
31:25AD around the rim.
31:27It's a good old night long.
31:29For three, Josh Kogi.
31:31Houston's three-point shooting has kept them from going away quietly into the night.
31:41A man, Thompson pokes the ball away.
31:43He's on the floor.
31:44So is Nembhard.
31:45And Thompson has wrestled it away.
31:48And a foul is called.
31:49And I thought Thompson just jumped over the top of Nembhard.
31:52He kind of moved him out of the way and doled for the ball.
31:57I want to see this again.
31:59So he gets a deflection here.
32:01Seems kind of just usher him away before he dives on it.
32:04That's...
32:08Seems like a foul to me, but...
32:10It's the second foul of the game.
32:11The second foul of the quarter, I'm sorry, on the Mavs from a team foul perspective.
32:15Got Nembhard going out.
32:16Brandon Williams in.
32:17Williams in the midst of an excellent night.
32:2020 points, tying a season high.
32:21His 12th career, 20-point scoring game.
32:24Holiday misses the three, but it's an offensive rebound.
32:27Thompson's everywhere.
32:29Not able to go right back up to score.
32:31Here's Zocokie with a dribble exchange on the right side of the floor.
32:36Smith driving.
32:37That rolls out.
32:38Thompson again.
32:40To Aaron Holiday.
32:41And Holiday with a basket and a foul.
32:48Shows you the maturity level of Thompson.
32:54Can't get it going offensively.
32:56You see two back-to-back plays of extra hustle, getting the rebound, creating other opportunities.
33:01For his guys.
33:04Looking at possibly a...
33:06Getting it down to an 11-point lead with five to go.
33:10That flag did not get a long rest either.
33:12He did not.
33:15Aaron Holiday.
33:1788% on free throws for him this year.
33:22Holiday completes the three-point play.
33:24Half of Dallas' biggest lead chewed up.
33:26Five minutes left in the game.
33:32Used to getting ultra-aggressive defensively.
33:36Now you've got AD against Zocokie.
33:38Here comes the double.
33:39Dallas moves it.
33:40TJ's had a lot of looks from the corner tonight.
33:42And that one is on the money.
33:45Great recognition by AD.
33:49Knowing where the ball needs to go.
33:50And TJ does his job.
33:53Here's the trip.
33:55For the quarter on Dallas foul-wise.
34:01That's why it's so hard to double-team in the middle of the floor.
34:04These are the kind of looks you're going to continue to give up.
34:08TJ doesn't let the previous misses deter him.
34:12Follows two with that one and knocks it down.
34:16That's the last foul that the Mavericks have to give here in this quarter.
34:22They're 14 fouls.
34:24Free throws on 18 fouls moving forward.
34:26Committed by Dallas.
34:28Smith in the paint.
34:31And Smith scores again to give him 22.
34:37Got a delayed game warning assist against the Rockets.
34:42Man, Tate is definitely in the crew of the agitators.
34:47They got a bunch of agitators.
34:48They do.
34:49They really do.
34:50Jayshon Tate had a season earlier in his career where he led the NBA in fouls committed in a season.
34:57Racing up ahead, Brandon Williams.
35:00Do that trip down the floor for Houston.
35:02Three last time down the floor.
35:04And there's Tate for the foul.
35:05So that's the last one the Rockets have to give this quarter.
35:07Herschel, 4-2 out.
35:09Dallas ball, 14 seconds under shot cloud.
35:12And take it right back up.
35:13Here we go.
35:13Jayshon Tate from Ohio State playing like he would be part of that Big Ten championship game tonight.
35:22Hitting physical with Brandon Williams picking up the foul there.
35:25And again, Tate switched on to B-Will.
35:27The drive by Williams.
35:29Outside to Coop.
35:30And Coop will attack the paint.
35:32That rolls out.
35:33Rebound is free and knocked around and picked up by Elman Thompson.
35:36And Thompson's out in the open court.
35:39And it's stolen by Brandon Williams.
35:41Up ahead to Coop.
35:42And here comes Coop.
35:44Leaves it for A.D.
35:45Chances.
35:46And a needed basket for Dallas to help feather their nest here in the last four minutes.
35:51Huge play by B-Will there.
35:53Guessing right.
35:56Smith off on a three.
35:59Really well defended by Andrew Davis.
36:01That would have felt like kind of a big sequence in the game there.
36:05Oh, Holliday diving after it.
36:07P.J. on the floor.
36:08Saved it to Marshall.
36:10Passed it up ahead.
36:11Now Davis.
36:13Rockets player went down.
36:15Ball is tipped out of bounds.
36:17Off Dallas.
36:20That sequence.
36:21Brandon Williams a steal when it looked like Elman Thompson was threatening to score in the open court.
36:26Great anticipation.
36:29Using that quickness to get that deflection.
36:31Houston, Steele.
36:32Holliday.
36:33That's in with a foul.
36:35A.D. thinks he got hooked.
36:44He's got a timeout now for Houston.
36:48Here's the play.
36:49Slight little vet move there.
36:50But that's what they're taught.
36:51When you feel that hand on the hip, just kind of grab a hold of it.
36:55Take him with you.
36:5612-point lead for Dallas.
36:58It's a 3-11 of the week against a team with not just a winning record, but won by a fairly healthy margin.
37:06Reporting a victory earlier this week over the Denver Nuggets.
37:08Then the Miami Heat.
37:10And now a chance to beat the Houston Rockets.
37:15Missed free throw.
37:19There was a technical foul assessed on Imei Yudoka during the timeouts.
37:25A.D. took the free throw for the technical foul and missed it.
37:27So the Mavericks miss out on that chance to add a point to their 12-point lead.
37:33Meanwhile, we'll head back to the other end of the floor, and the Rockets can complete a three-point play here with Aaron Holliday on the line.
37:39That's when you have to turn up your ability to stay solid, understanding that the pressure's going to be there, handle the pressure, and make the right plays.
37:54Holliday with one of his top three scoring games of the season.
37:56He's now at 17 points.
38:01Williams to Davis.
38:03Under three to go.
38:05Coop's got it.
38:06Lake Plot operating smoothly and hitting.
38:10Knows that area.
38:13Looks super comfortable in ICP's.
38:15When they take away the drive, that's the shot they're going to continue to give him.
38:19Downhill, um in Thompson.
38:20Steal, P.J.
38:22Read the play.
38:24Washington finds Marshall.
38:32Now Marshall on the attack.
38:33Little runner inside.
38:34The Elite Book Gang is on display again.
38:39Every Dallas starter in double figures tonight.
38:42Marshall is six of eight with 15 points and more.
38:46Scoring on turnovers.
38:50Here's P.J. with some good defense.
38:52And he has played excellent defense all night long.
38:57And five steals in the game.
39:00That was for P.J. Washington tonight.
39:01It's been the name of the game.
39:04Welcome back.
39:08Missed you the last week.
39:09We did.
39:10He grabbed back up on the defense today.
39:11And then Marshall.
39:12And then Marshall.
39:13He's finished you down here.
39:15Defense!
39:18Isaiah Crawford and J.D. Davison ran off the block.
39:21His bench has Holiday drives and finishes.
39:23Davison played earlier for Isaiah Crawford who's on a two-way contract.
39:27He's from the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
39:30North Crowley High School in Tarrant County.
39:33Played with the Kings in 16 games last year.
39:35And this is his second game of the season.
39:38Little clock malfunction but that's all sorted out.
39:43Trap in the backcourt.
39:45Up ahead to Koop.
39:46And Koop in the game is detonated!
39:56Oh, he was shot out of a cannon.
40:00What a finish to the Knights for the Mavericks and for Cooper Flagg.
40:06An exclamation point on the second half that featured outstanding play by Anthony Davis and P.J.
40:14Washington and Brandon Williams.
40:17And then Cooper Flagg adds to his highlight reel of poster dunks.
40:22Although Josh Akogi made a business decision so it wasn't really on the button.
40:26Got a guy like that coming at you with that kind of athleticism, I get out of the way too.
40:31This has been a heck of a week for this team.
40:35Yes, it has been.
40:37Denver, Miami and now the Houston Rockets.
40:39Timeout with 1.32 left in the game.
40:43I believe it was called by the Mavs.
40:46It was.
40:48Well, so Houston tonight, Devin, has turned the ball over 20 times.
40:52And the Mavericks have cashed in for 34 points.
40:56That collection of 20 turnovers includes P.J. with five steals tonight tying his career high.
41:01Saw the one right before the half, but love this one by Ryan Nembhardt recognizing on the back side.
41:08But when you can rebound the bat from great turnovers and play with pace, this team has another gear offensively.
41:15And talked about how good they've been defensively all year long.
41:18Top five, but offensively slowly but surely making headway.
41:23And you get wins over the Clippers.
41:26Wins over Denver, Miami.
41:29Gives you a lot of confidence to go out there and continue to compete at a high level.
41:33And not such a great showing last night at OKC, but responded nicely on this back-to-back with a very solid win.
41:39It's a very good team.
41:40Season 9, 34 points off turnovers.
41:42They forced 20 turnovers, their second most in a game this season.
41:46Saturday night's been good for swipes for Dallas.
41:48They had 15 steals last Saturday night, tying a season high.
41:52And that game against the Los Angeles Clippers, they've got 13 steals tonight as we come out of this.
41:58Last time out of the game with 1.32 left.
42:01Mavericks have emptied their bench.
42:03There's a miss by Jaden Hardy.
42:05Musa Cisse with some time here at the end of the game.
42:10Yeah, that was nice by Ja'Shawn Tate.
42:18Guy who's played a little bit over 300 career games in the league.
42:25Mavs will up their record to 9-16 once this goes final.
42:30Houston will fall to 15-6.
42:32Russell's pass, I think, he's looking for a new Mavs.
42:38He's looking for a foul who he's looking for.
42:41All the way to the basket, but unable to finish Aaron Holliday.
42:44So Dallas really had such a difficult stretch of games.
42:57We talked about two weeks ago, on the road to Miami, then on the road to play the Lakers and Clippers, at Denver, home Miami, at OKC, home Houston.
43:06The Mavericks are going to play that seven-game run at four wins and three losses.
43:15I think looking at that schedule, you'll take that.
43:19All day, every day, dude.
43:20Absolutely.
43:21The road win against the Clippers, and I know they're having their struggles this year, but look at the talent up and down that roster, that's a nice win.
43:32And then you go beat Denver, Miami, and Houston, and they've got the record to back up the talent in all three instances.
43:39And the Mavericks win tonight, 122 to 109.
43:46This game was tied at halftime, a plus 17 in the third quarter, Dallas' best quarter-scoring advantage of the season.
43:56Dallas built the lead to 22 early in the fourth, and then they had to navigate one last run from some Rocket players that did not include Kevin Durant out on the fourth right now.
44:06It's another game that they have to learn how to play with the lead going into the fourth quarter.
44:11But I think a lot of those close losses that we talked about earlier in the season, they've learned a lot of those lessons.
44:17Their fourth-quarter efficiency has done a complete 180 in this last week or so stretch, and they're playing really good basketball at the right time.
44:24The previous biggest loss for Houston was 11 against San Antonio.
44:30They lose by 13 to the Mavericks tonight.
44:31Brandon Williams had 20 points tying his season high along with five assists, and he's with Skin right now.
44:36Yeah, thank you, Falwell.
44:37Here with Brandon Williams.
44:38All right, the minute and a half to go.
44:40Jay Kidd called a timeout, let you guys go to the bench.
44:44Exuberation.
44:45I saw you feeding off the crowd.
44:46What was that moment like for you?
44:48Just getting the energy back in here.
44:50Just want to bring the atmosphere up.
44:51Ultimately, the crowd is our sixth man, no matter what we're going through.
44:55So I was happy we showed up tonight for him.
44:58Yeah, and it was a great effort tonight.
45:00And really, over the last two weeks, things seem to have changed for you guys.
45:04What is the main difference in how y'all are playing now and how y'all were playing a couple weeks ago?
45:08Just picking up the intensity on both ends of the floor.
45:10Following the game plan throughout all four quarters, all 48 minutes, and ultimately just staying together throughout the whole game.
45:17We're going to give ourselves a good chance to win.
45:19You had a huge effort tonight off the bench.
45:21You've started some, you've come off the bench.
45:23When you do come off the bench, what are you looking to do?
45:25I'm looking to just be aggressive, take what the defense gives.
45:28It's a different role, but there's not a lot I haven't seen in my young career so far.
45:32So it's good, like I said, to learn that in my career right now.
45:35It's nice to get a win.
45:37Now you guys got almost like an entire week off.
45:39What are you going to do over the next few days?
45:41Well, we all need to get in the gym for sure.
45:44Stay in the gym and keep going and keep winning games.
45:47B. Will, thank you so much. Congratulations.
45:49All right, back to you guys.
45:5197 career games, 12 times.
45:53He scored 20 or more, including tonight.
45:55Brandon Williams visiting with Skin after the Mavericks defeat the Houston Rockets by a final score of 122 to 109.
46:03Dallas' next game is Friday.
46:06How about that?
46:07They'll play the Brooklyn Nets here at American Airlines Center at 730 with Mavs Center Court starting the night off at 7.
46:13For Devin Harris, Jeff Skinn-Wade, and the entire crew here at American Airlines Center, I'm Mark Folliwell.
46:18Mavs Center Court with Dana Larson and Derek Harper starts up after a brief break.
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