ROUNDUP

ROUNDUP
Thursday's game
Mavericks 80, Rockets 77
HOUSTON -- Jason Terry hit a go-ahead jumper with 1:09 remaining and made two free throws in the final seconds as Dallas extended its winning streak to nine games. Luther Head had a shot in the lane with about six seconds left to give the Rockets the lead, but it bounced out. The Rockets were forced to foul Terry with 4.2 seconds left and he made both shots to extend the lead. Terry also made a pair of free throws just seconds before his jumper. Dirk Nowitzki had 26 points and Jerry Stackhouse scored 17 for the Mavericks. Tracy McGrady scored 27 points to lead Houston and Juwan Howard added 14. The Mavericks led by two points before the Rockets took a 76-74 lead on a free throw and a 3-pointer by McGrady with about three minutes remaining. McGrady elicited chants of 'M-V-P' from the home crowd when he cut through the middle of the lane for a layin that pushed Houston's lead to 69-66. The crowd was quieted though as Nowitzki soon answered with two 3s in a row to put Dallas back on top 72-69 with 6:16 remaining.
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