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In Monday night’s win over the Houston Rockets, the Dallas Mavericks big man Christian Wood scored 21 points, seven rebounds, four assists, and five blocks. Dallas has their longest winning streak since the 2010-11 season.

After the game, Wood discussed his continued progression on defense: “I think I had a slow start defensively. I just had to learn the defensive concepts, earn my team’s trust defensively – earn my coaches’ trust defensively. I’m doing that as of late.”