Anthony Davis scored 29 points and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Houston Rockets 122-109 to finish a back-to-back coming off a blowout loss at defending champion Oklahoma City. Davis went 14 of 19 from the field a night after scoring two points in 24 minutes in a 132-111 loss to the Thunder. It was fewest points of the 10-time All-Star’s career when playing at least 20 minutes. Kevin Durant scored 20 of his 27 points in the first half but ended up not playing in the fourth quarter after the Mavericks took a 21-point lead early in the fourth of a game that was tied at halftime.