Eric Gordon scored a season-high 33 points, DeMarcus Cousins had his best game for Houston with 28 points and 17 rebounds and the Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks 133-108 on Saturday night. Houston never trailed as Cousins opened the scoring with a three-point play and scored eight points in the first three minutes. Cousins matched his most points since a torn Achilles tendon ended his final season with New Orleans in 2017-18. Gordon was 6 of 9 from 3-point range as the Rockets shot 43% (16 of 37) from beyond the arc. HOMECOMING, SORT OFSilas was back in Dallas after the first-year Rockets coach spent the past two seasons as an assistant with the Mavericks.

Source: Fox News January 24, 2021 15:00 UTC