The Mavericks outscored the Rockets 62-43 in the second half and outrebounded them 44-32 and those were the two factors that most led to the victory last night. Dirk Nowitzki had a great game with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Josh Howard also had a very solid game with 28 points and 7 rebounds.

The Mavericks improved to 32-8 on the season with this win. http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270116006