April 14 -- Plan on watching the Mavericks-Rockets game (9:30 ET, ESPN) on Wednesday? Then watch this video clip of Dallas and Houston squaring off in ESPN NBA Basketball.

The Mavericks are first in the NBA in scoring with 105.4 points per game. The Rockets allow less than 90 points per game, which ranks them top five in the NBA.

Will the Mavericks' high-powered offense be able to race past the mighty Houston defense?

According to the ESPN NBA Basketball simulation, the matchup was a dominated by three stars: Steve Francis had eight assists, Dirk Nowitzki had 32 points and Yao Ming had five blocks. The Rockets were able to pull out the 87-78 victory at home as the Mavericks ended the season with only 15 road wins.

Yao Ming had 16 points, 13 rebounds, five blocks and one steal and was named Player of the Game.


Francis can fly with the big guys: 56k | 300k


Dirk's stroke looks ready for the 2004 Playoffs: 56k | 300k


Yao balanced his defensive presence with a couple of buckets: 56k | 300k


Dirk goes in strong for two: 56k | 300k