National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Dallas 90, Houston 81
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 8:30 PM
When: 8:30 PM ET, Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Officials: #70 Brent Barnaky, #35 Kane Fitzgerald, #23 Jason Phillips
Attendance: 20359
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Houston 3019122081
Dallas 1927232190
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Houston 27-24 19-7 8-17 L1
Dallas 29-22 19-8 10-14 W2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Dallas Mavericks have a 19-8 record at home this season. The Houston Rockets are 8-17 while on the road this season.
  • Dallas has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Mavericks have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Houston has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Rockets have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Dirk Nowitzki played 35:22 minutes and scored 21 points. He shot 29.4% from the field and has averaged 25.4 points over the last five games.
  • Luis Scola played 35:17 minutes and scored 22 points. He shot 64.3% from the field and has averaged 20 points over the last five games.
  • Following this game the Dallas Mavericks average 94.9 points per game and hold opponents to 93.1 points per game. The Houston Rockets average 98.1 points per game and hold opponents to 97.6 points per game.
Top Game Performances
Houston   Dallas
Luis Scola 22 Scoring Dirk Nowitzki 21
Goran Dragic 7 Assists Rodrigue Beaubois 5
Chandler Parsons 9 Rebounds Shawn Marion 11
Luis Scola 4 Free Throws Made Dirk Nowitzki 11
Goran Dragic 4 Steals Ian Mahinmi 2
Samuel Dalembert 1 Blocks Shawn Marion 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3P FT Ast Reb
Houston 81 41.8 6-21 9-12 17 39
Dallas 90 46.6 6-19 16-20 18 43
Upcoming Games
  • Dallas will play their next game on the road against Miami. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .643 after a win and .478 after a loss.
  • Houston will play their next game at home against Memphis. The Rockets have a W/L % of .519 after a win and .542 after a loss.