Buoyed by an offense ranked first in efficiency entering the weekend, the Houston Rockets masked some defensive concerns while rolling to an unblemished five-game start to the season.
Against the Dallas Mavericks and their dynamic duo of Cooper Flagg and Kyrie Irving, those issues were laid bare. The Rockets surrendered a whopping 40 points in the fourth quarter of a 116-111 loss, their first of the season, on Friday in Dallas.
Houston will host the short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday.
Kaynak: KNBR