Aaron Brooks scores 30 for Rockets

Aaron Brooks scored 30 points, Shane Battier made a tiebreaking three-point shot with 2:11 left, and the Houston Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks, 97-94, on Thursday night.

Brooks followed Battier’s three-pointer with one of his own for a six-point lead with 1:35 remaining, and the Rockets held on when Jason Kidd missed a potential tying shot from behind the arc in the final second.

“I got a great look,” Kidd said after the Mavericks rallied from a 14-point deficit. “I might have rushed it a second. I would love to have that shot again. Give Houston credit. They won the game. . . . We had an opportunity.”

Jason Terry led a strong bench performance by Dallas with 20 points. Dirk Nowitzki sat out much of the first half with three fouls, and finished with 11 points and seven rebounds.

-- associated press