{"id":334407,"date":"2025-12-07T04:41:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T04:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/334407\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T04:41:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T04:41:14","slug":"anthony-davis-bounces-back-from-rough-game-with-29-points-as-mavs-beat-rockets-122-109","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/334407\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Davis bounces back from rough game with 29 points as Mavs beat Rockets 122-109"},"content":{"rendered":"

DALLAS — – Anthony Davis<\/a> scored 29 points and the Dallas Mavericks<\/a> beat the Houston Rockets<\/a> 122-109 on Saturday night to finish a back-to-back coming off a blowout loss at defending champion Oklahoma City.<\/p>\n

Davis went 14 of 19 from the field a night after making just one of nine shots and scoring two points in 24 minutes in a 132-111 loss to the Thunder<\/a>. It was fewest points of the 10-time All-Star’s career when playing at least 20 minutes.<\/p>\n

Kevin Durant<\/a> scored 20 of his 27 points in the first half but ended up not playing in the fourth quarter after the Mavericks outscored Houston 37-20 in the third and took a 21-point lead early in the fourth. The game was tied at halftime.<\/p>\n

Cooper Flagg<\/a> had 19 points, and one of his three assists came on a nifty transition bounce pass to Ryan Nembhard<\/a> for a 98-77 lead. Brandon Williams<\/a> scored 20 points as the backup point guard to Nembhard, the rookie who had 11 points and seven assists in his sixth consecutive start, the first of his career.<\/p>\n

P.J. Washington<\/a>, who missed the previous four games after injuring his right ankle by landing on a loose ball during pregame warmups at the Los Angeles Clippers, had consecutive dunks during a 14-0 run in the third quarter and finished with 14 points, seven rebounds and five steals.<\/p>\n

Naji Marshall<\/a> beat the third-quarter buzzer with his only 3-pointer and scored 15 points.<\/p>\n

Jabari Smith<\/a> Jr. scored 22 points and Aaron Holiday<\/a> added 19 for the Rockets, who were without forward Alperen Sengun<\/a> on both nights of a back-to-back due to an illness.<\/p>\n

Davis was 6 of 7 in the third quarter, when the Mavericks shot 73% (16 of 22).<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Rockets: The Clippers at home on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Mavericks: Brooklyn at home on Friday.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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