Aaron Brooks scored 30 points, Shane Battier made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 2:11 left, and the Houston Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks 97-94 on Thursday night.
Brooks followed Battier's 3 with one of his own for a six-point
lead with 1:35 remaining, and the Rockets held on when Jason Kidd
missed a potential tying shot from behind the arc in the final
second.
The Rockets led through most of the first half and went up 66-52
in the third quarter, aided by six quick points by Brooks. But the
Mavericks scrambled back into the game and tied it at 89 with 4:52
to play.
Jason Terry led a strong bench performance by Dallas with 20
points. Josh Howard had 16 points and Drew Gooden added 10 points
off the bench.