The Houston Rockets (10) defeated the Dallas Mavericks (0 - 1), 118 - 108, in the opening game of their first round series Saturday at the Toyota Center. The all - Texas series opened with a game that featured several ebbs and flows. Houston got off to a torrid start to gain a 32 - 19 advantage at the end of the first quarter, but Dallas answered with 36 points in the second to cut the lead down to four at the half. Dallas hung close for the majority of the game, but Houston's big fourth quarter was too much for the Mavericks to overcome. Corey Brewer, who shot just 27 percent from beyond the arc during the regular season, provided a huge spark for the Rockets off the bench with three three - pointers in the fourth. Brewer scored 13 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter to help swing the game in Houston's favor. The Mavericks will look to even the series at one game apiece in game two on Tuesday at the Toyota Center. Dallas was aggressive in making Houston convert its free throws, but the Rockets converted 32 of their 45 attempts from the charity stripe, including 15 - of - 17 from James Harden. Chandler Parsons returned to the starting lineup after missing the last six games of the regular season with a knee injury, but had a quiet outing against his former team. Parsons finished with 10 points on 5 - of - 15 shooting from the floor and 0 - for - 4 from beyond the arc. Devin Harris re - aggravated his toe injury during the game and logged just 10 minutes on the floor. It's unclear whether Harris will be able to play in game two. Tyson Chandler turned in a dominant performance on the glass with 18 rebounds to go with 11 points. Houston managed to put up 118 points despite its star guard James Harden hitting four of his eleven attempts from the floor. Harden did his damage from the free throw line and also dished out 11 assists. Dwight Howard was limited to just 17 minutes on the floor, but that was attributed to foul trouble rather than issues with his knee. The Rockets played well on the defensive end as well, forcing 17 turnovers while also tallying 11 steals and nine blocks. Houston will look to gain a 20 advantage in the series Tuesday before it moves to Dallas for game three on Friday.
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