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Kyrie Irving scored 35 points and Cooper Flagg 33 on 13-of-19 as the Mavericks rallied to beat the Rockets 116-111. Irving's jumper put Dallas ahead for good at 102-100, and Flagg scored after two pairs of missed Houston free throws in the final two minutes. Irving went 6 of 6 at the line, extending the NBA's longest active streak of made free throws to 54. Kevin Durant led Houston with 28.
"Just in a reality sense, just having a teenager out there making these tough shots and getting and-1s and being as clutch as anyone I've seen, it's amazing to be a part of and it does take some pressure off me to be able to make plays down the stretch." — Kyrie Irving, Mavericks guard
Fantasy angleCaleb Martin played the whole fourth quarter; Zaccharie Risacher had 12 points, three steals and a block off the bench.
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