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HOUSTON — Alperen Sengun had 23 points, Jalen Green added 22 and the Houston Rockets built a big lead early in the second half and sailed to a 110-99 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night. Dillon Brooks had 19 points and Cam Whitmore added 18 to help the Rockets get back on track after dropping two straight. Quentin Grimes led the Mavericks with 17 points. The Mavericks led by four midway through the second quarter before Houston used a 21-8 run to take a 61-52 lead into halftime. Green made eight points in that stretch and Whitmore added two 3-pointers. The Rockets then opened the second half with an 11-4 spurt that pushed it to 72-56 with nine minutes left in the third.
