What Broke in Houston? Breaking Down the Mavs’ 38-12 Second Quarter Collapse

Name: What Broke in Houston? Breaking Down the Mavs’ 38-12 Second Quarter Collapse
Uploaded: 2026-10-23T14:38:58.000Z
Duration: 37 min 6 s

Pod Maverick: A Dallas Mavericks Podcast›

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38-12. That second quarter in Houston sank the Mavericks' opener, and Kirk Henderson and Josh Bowe are digging into what actually broke in the 128-110 loss to the Rockets.

Tonight on After Dark:
- The opener in one word
- News: Walter Clayton Jr. signs a two-way deal
- What broke: transition defense, the three-point drought, and the rebounding effort
- The creation question: teams blitzing Kyrie, the quiet second quarter, and who becomes the third creator
- Marcus Sasser's case for more minutes
- Injury update and weekend preview: Lively still out, and what a bounce-back in Indiana looks like
- Your superchats, the panic meter, Dusty May's debut grade, and our weekend predictions

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