The Mavericks played great defense last night as they held the Rockets to 38.8% shooting from the floor and that’s why they won. Dirk Nowitzki led the way with 26 points and 8 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse had a good game off of the bench with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Josh Howard also had a solid game with 15 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

The Mavericks improved to 44-9 on the season with this win. http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270215010