The Dallas Mavericks got back on the hardwood against the Houston Rockets Thursday night. Completing a three-games-in-four nights stretch, the Mavericks unfortunately had more tricks than treats during this Halloween showdown, suffering an embarrassing 108-102 loss to drop their record to 3-2 before heading into a two-day break. Here we will recap game sequences that may get overlooked in the moment, but which nonetheless have a critical impact on momentum and the final outcome.
Turning Point: Dinwiddie to Lively alley-oop
At the 6:35 mark of the second quarter, Spencer Dinwiddie found Derek Lively for an alley-oop dunk to cut the Rockets’ lead to 45-28. On the very next play, Klay Thompson poked the ball away from Jalen Green and dove on the floor…..