Dallas Mavericks: 5 takeaways from seeding game loss to Rockets

Dallas Mavericks: 5 takeaways from loss to Houston Rockets to kick off seeding games

Dallas Mavericks basketball is officially back. They played their first game that counted since March 11 on Friday night. Every contest is taking place inside a bubble environment at Walt Disney World. Fans are just excited that the Mavs are on the court again.

Luka Doncic and the Mavericks faced the Houston Rockets on July 31. There was a lot riding on the game coming in. Not only did both teams want to start off their seeding games on the right foot, but they are battling in the standings too. The Rockets entered 1.5 games up on Dallas. A Mavs win would have bolstered their chances of moving out of seventh significantly.

Houston presents a difficult matchup for any team in Orlando. They completely embraced small ball after trading away Clint Capela. 6’5 P.J. Tucker is the Rockets starting center. The tallest player they played against the Mavs was 6’8. A team going that small presents challenges and advantages for every opponent. It will be interesting to see how the Rockets experiment fares during NBA Disney.

5 takeaways from Dallas Mavericks loss to Houston Rockets to open their seeding games

Nobody expected what happened on Friday night. The game was an absolute score fest from the opening whistle. Both teams had 42 points at the end of the first quarter. The Mavericks were ahead 85-75 at halftime. The Rockets went on to win an overtime thriller 153-149 in Orlando.

There were a lot of takeaways for fans from the Mavs first seeding game. Let us take a look at the five biggest.

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