Rockets Crush Undermanned Mavs, 122-96, to Snap Losing Streak
Quick Work. More Whitmore. Front Half.
Facing a heavily undermanned Dallas team, Houston wasted no time reverting back to their winning ways. The Rockets made quick work of the Mavericks, and led by as many as 40 points at one point, as they cruised to a 122-96 victory on Friday night. The win snaps Houston’s three-game losing streak, and improves the squad’s home record to 12-2. Basically 40% of Dallas’ players were unavailable, due to injury or illness. Contrary to facing Atlanta, the Rockets didn’t play around with this wounded Mavs unit.
Alperen Sengun led Houston’s charge with 22 points and 15 rebounds. Sengun should be in the running for his first All-Star bid, especially if the Rockets continue their winning ways into the February break. Cam Whitmore had his best game of his career. The rookie received 14 minutes of action, and made the most of his time. Whitmore flashed his upside with 14 points and some impressive plays in garbage time.
The Rockets took care of business as expected on Friday night. The squad has little time to revel in their latest win, as Houston travels to the Big Easy to take on the Pelicans tomorrow night. That game won’t be anywhere near as easy as this latest victory Dallas. Luckily for the Rockets, they were able to rest key players in this blowout victory. No single Houston player saw more than 31 minutes of action…. hence they should have enough left in the tank to face a rising New Orleans squad on Saturday night.