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NBA: Dallas Mavericks 107-102 Houston Rockets

Sunday, 09 December 2018 5:16 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 09 December 2018 5:20 PM ]

Dallas Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes (40) drives to the basket past Houston Rockets forward James Ennis III (8) during the first quarter at the American Airlines Center. (Photo by Reuters)

In the NBA, Luka Doncic has scored 11 straight points in the final quarter to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 107-102 win over the Houston Rockets.

The mavericks trailed by 8 points at 102-94 late in the 4th quarter before Doncic hit back-to-back 3-pointers to get Dallas within two. The Slovenian rookie then made a floater to tie it at 102-all and his final 3-pointer put the MAVS in lead with less than a minute on the clock.

With the victory, Dallas extended their home winning streak to nine games, while handing the rockets their 7th loss of their last 9 games.

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