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VIDEOS: Josh Smith delivers on both ends in 2nd game back with Rockets

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It's best to forget Josh Smith's first outing of the season wearing Rockets colors after being traded by the Los Angeles Clippers, as his second is a better indication as to why Houston elected to bring him back in the first place.

After putting up two points on 1-of-10 shooting in a win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday, Smith followed up his meager performance with a tremendous showing against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday afternoon.

Late in the third quarter, "J-Smoove" left Dwight Powell in the dust by driving baseline on the Canadian sophomore for the thunderous slam:

That #SmooveSlam 💪🚀

Smith followed up his highlight-reel jam minutes later with some quality defense on the other end of the floor, stuffing Powell's dunk attempt off the backboard:

Smoove doing work! 🏀

He finished with a season-high 16 points, shooting 6-of-14 from the field and 2-of-6 from deep, as Houston won its second game in a row with a 115-104 victory over Dallas.

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