SCOUTING THE ROCKETS

The Rockets on Wednesday held the Mavericks to 93 points on 37.9 percent shooting on Wednesday to move to 5-0 when holding opponents shy of 100 points and 5-0 when opponents do not make at least 40 percent of their shots. Rockets opponents had averaged 122.6 points on 50.5 percent shooting in the five-game losing streak. … The Rockets outrebounded the Suns and Mavericks in the past two games, the first time they have outrebounded opponents in consecutive games this season. … The Rockets have averaged 15 3-pointers on 37.4 percent shooting in their past 11 games. They had averaged 11.6 3s on 28.4 percent shooting in their previous 19 games. … Guard John Wall returned after missing four games with knee, hip and hamstring issues, scoring 31 points, his third-most of the season. He had seven assists and has had at least seven in each of his past eight games played. … Christian Wood had 22 points and 10 rebounds for his 14th double-double of the season, matching his total from his first four seasons combined. … Center Kelly Olynyk had a career-high 18 rebounds on Wednesday, making him the first Rockets player with at least 18 rebounds, 10 points, three assists, two steals and two blocked shots since Dwight Howard in the 2013-14 season. … Sterling Brown has made 54.9 percent of his 3-pointers in the past 10 games, making at least two 3s in each of those games for the longest streak of games with multiple 3-pointers in his career. His previously longest streak was four games.