Dallas led 28-27 after one quarter and 58-51 at the half, a seven-point edge built on 12 lead changes.
Kyrie Irving led Dallas with 17 points on 6-of-13 shooting. Zaccharie Risacher added 16, and bench scorers Naji Marshall and Max Christie each had 14, with Christie going 2-of-3 from three.
Dallas controlled the paint 50-40 and ran away on the break, 24 fast-break points to Houston's 11. The bench gap was the biggest number on the sheet: Mavericks reserves scored 66 against the Rockets' 45.
17 points on 6-of-13 shooting and 3-of-3 from the line in just under 22 minutes.
The Mavericks beat the Rockets 132-115 in a preseason game at Venetian Arena in Macao, avenging a 135-117 loss to Houston two days earlier. Dallas pulled away with a 37-point third quarter and got…