Parsons' career-high 32 points fuel Rockets' victory over Mavericks

 　　HOUSTON, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Chandler Parsons scored a career-high 32 points to lift the Houston Rockets to an easy 136-103 win over the Dallas Mavericks¹ Sunday night in Houston.

　　The win ended the Rockets' nine-game losing streak² to the Mavericks.

　　James Harden and Jeremy Lin also had big games, adding 21 points each and combining for 16 assists for the Rockets.

　　O.J. Mayo scored 18 points and Shawn Marion had 14 to lead the Mavericks, who dropped six games behind the Rockets for the eighth spot in the Western Conference.

　　The Rockets led 64-61 at halftime, then blew open the close game in the third quarter, outscoring the Mavericks 44-17.

　　With this win, the Rockets are now just percentage points behind the Utah Jazz for seventh place in the Western Conference.

1 mavericks   

未烙印的牲畜( maverick的名词复数 )； 标新立异的人，不合常规的人

参考例句：

• And what about the Dallas Mavericks and Dirk Nowitzki? 那达拉斯小牛队和诺维斯基呢？
• And we see it with bringing Jason Kidd to the Dallas Mavericks. 而且我们看到它同实现基德向达拉斯小牛队。

2 streak   

n.条理，斑纹，倾向，少许，痕迹；v.加条纹，变成条纹，奔驰，快速移动

参考例句：

• The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
• Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹？