They made tough shots,” Kyrie Irving says of the Rockets. “You can tell this team has grown since last year. They hold each other very accountable.”

Kyrie Irving delivered a clear message to his Dallas Mavericks teammates following their loss to the Houston Rockets in the fifth game of the NBA regular season.

The Dallas Mavericks traveled north to play the Minnesota Timberwolves on the second night of a back-to-back. It's the first rematch of last year's Western Conference Finals, and the Wolves wanted to make up for last season's disappointment.