Houston Rockets at Dallas Mavericks
Friday, October 30, 2026 · Final · American Airlines Center
Houston Rockets111Final
Dallas Mavericks116Computed by NBAScope (model wp-v1) from the score, the time left and the pre-game Elo expectation — see methodology.
Scoring runs: HOU 8-0 (Q2 3:40 → Q2 2:39)
Team comparison
HOUDAL
40-9642-81Field goals
4252Field goal %
7-2912-333-pointers
24363-point %
24-3320-27Free throws
4841Rebounds
2012Offensive rebounds
2624Assists
128Steals
34Blocks
1318Turnovers
4646Points in the paint
1028Fast-break points
2324Fouls
117Largest lead
99Lead changes
Score by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockets | 20 | 31 | 33 | 27 | 111 |
| Mavericks | 27 | 17 | 32 | 40 | 116 |
Houston Rockets — players
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson · starter | 39 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 0-1 | 1-4 | -10 |
| Kevin Durant · starter | 37 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9-20 | 1-6 | 9-13 | +8 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. · starter | 35 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7-15 | 3-7 | 5-5 | -9 |
| Fred VanVleet · starter | 33 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-17 | 3-10 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Clint Capela · starter | 30 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Tari Eason | 26 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-2 | 3-3 | -5 |
| Marcus Smart | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Oscar Tshiebwe | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Bogdan Bogdanovic | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 4-4 | -9 |
| Alperen Sengun | Did not play — low back soreness | ||||||||||
| Reed Sheppard | Did not play — low back soreness | ||||||||||
| Bruce Thornton | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| Jae'Sean Tate | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| Isaiah Crawford | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
Dallas Mavericks — players
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Flagg · starter | 39 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13-19 | 0-4 | 7-10 | +4 |
| Kyrie Irving · starter | 35 | 35 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12-19 | 5-8 | 6-6 | +4 |
| P.J. Washington · starter | 34 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Daniel Gafford · starter | 29 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 6-9 | +10 |
| Max Christie · starter | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Zaccharie Risacher | 28 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 1-2 | +3 |
| Caleb Martin | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Morez Johnson Jr. | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Walter Clayton Jr. | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Marcus Sasser | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Tobi Lawal | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| Moussa Cisse | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| Jett Howard | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| Naji Marshall | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
Play-by-play
- 0.0End of Game111-116
- 0.0End of the 4th Quarter111-116
- 1.3HOURockets offensive team rebound111-116
- 1.3HOUJabari Smith Jr. misses heave jump shot111-116
- 3.1HOUKevin Durant enters the game for Marcus Smart111-116
- 3.1DALZaccharie Risacher enters the game for Max Christie111-116
- 3.1DALKyrie Irving makes free throw 2 of 2111-116
- 3.1DALKyrie Irving makes free throw 1 of 2111-115
- 3.1HOUFred VanVleet personal take foul111-114
- 3.6HOUTari Eason enters the game for Kevin Durant111-114
- 3.6DALMavericks Full timeout111-114
- 3.6DALCooper Flagg makes free throw 1 of 1111-114
- 3.6HOUMarcus Smart away from play foul111-113
- 3.6HOUJabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Clint Capela111-113
- 3.6DALMax Christie enters the game for Daniel Gafford111-113
- 3.6DALMavericks defensive team rebound111-113
- 3.6HOUAmen Thompson lane violation111-113
- 3.6HOUClint Capela enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.111-113
- 3.6DALDaniel Gafford enters the game for Zaccharie Risacher111-113
- 3.6HOUAmen Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2111-113
- 3.6HOUAmen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2111-113
- 3.6DALCooper Flagg personal take foul110-113
- 6.2HOUJabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Clint Capela110-113
- 6.2DALZaccharie Risacher enters the game for Daniel Gafford110-113
- 6.2DALKyrie Irving makes free throw 2 of 2110-113
- 6.2DALKyrie Irving makes free throw 1 of 2110-112
- 6.2HOUFred VanVleet personal foul110-111
- 7.9HOUClint Capela enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.110-111
- 7.9DALDaniel Gafford enters the game for Zaccharie Risacher110-111
- 7.9HOUKevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2110-111
- 7.9HOUKevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2109-111
- 7.9DALCooper Flagg personal take foul108-111
- 11.3HOUFred VanVleet enters the game for Clint Capela108-111
- 11.3HOUMarcus Smart enters the game for Tari Eason108-111
- 11.3DALZaccharie Risacher enters the game for Daniel Gafford108-111
- 11.3HOURockets Full timeout108-111
- 11.3HOUClint Capela enters the game for Fred VanVleet108-111
- 11.3DALDaniel Gafford makes free throw 2 of 2108-111
- 11.3DALDaniel Gafford makes free throw 1 of 2108-110
- 11.3HOUKevin Durant personal foul108-109
- 15.8HOUJabari Smith Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)108-109
- 24.3DALCooper Flagg makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot105-109
- 42.0DALMavericks defensive team rebound105-107
- 42.0HOURockets offensive team rebound105-107
- 42.0HOUTari Eason enters the game for Clint Capela105-107
- 42.0HOUAmen Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2105-107
- 42.0HOUAmen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2105-107
- 42.0HOU(00:42) [Rockets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Rockets] retain their timeout105-107
- 42.0HOURockets Full timeout105-107
- 42.0DALKyrie Irving shooting foul105-107
- 43.5DALP.J. Washington bad pass turnover (Amen Thompson steals)105-107
- 59.9HOUKevin Durant makes 16-foot jumper (Fred VanVleet assists)105-107
- 1:01DALDaniel Gafford enters the game for Morez Johnson Jr.103-107
- 1:01(01:01) [Rockets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)103-107
- 1:01HOUKevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 1103-107
- 1:01DALCaleb Martin away from play foul102-107
- 1:01DALMorez Johnson Jr. enters the game for Daniel Gafford102-107
- 1:05HOURockets offensive team rebound102-107
- 1:05HOUKevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper102-107
- 1:18(01:18) [Rockets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)102-107
- 1:18HOUClint Capela defensive goaltending violation102-107
- 1:18DALDaniel Gafford makes two point shot102-107
- 1:20DALDaniel Gafford offensive rebound102-105
- 1:20DALKyrie Irving misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot102-105
- 1:27HOUKevin Durant makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Clint Capela assists)102-105
- 1:40DALCooper Flagg makes free throw 1 of 1100-105
- 1:40HOUClint Capela enters the game for Tari Eason100-104
- 1:40HOUJabari Smith Jr. shooting foul100-104
- 1:40DALCooper Flagg makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists)100-104
- 1:53DALP.J. Washington defensive rebound100-102
- 1:53HOUTari Eason enters the game for Clint Capela100-102
- 1:53HOUKevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2100-102
- 1:53HOURockets offensive team rebound100-102
- 1:53HOUKevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2100-102
- 1:53DALCaleb Martin personal foul100-102
- 2:08DALKyrie Irving makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)100-102
- 2:26HOUFred VanVleet makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot100-100
- 2:51HOUClint Capela defensive rebound98-100
- 2:51DALKyrie Irving misses 22-foot three point jumper98-100
- 2:57DALMavericks Full timeout98-100
- 2:57HOUAmen Thompson personal foul98-100
- 3:14HOUJabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Tari Eason98-100
- 3:14DALKyrie Irving enters the game for Zaccharie Risacher98-100
- 3:14HOUKevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 298-100
- 3:14HOUKevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 297-100
- 3:14DALZaccharie Risacher personal foul96-100
- 3:28HOUClint Capela defensive goaltending violation96-100
- 3:28DALCooper Flagg makes 7-foot two point shot96-100
- 3:48DALP.J. Washington defensive rebound96-98
- 3:48HOUFred VanVleet misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot96-98
- 4:07DALCooper Flagg makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot96-98
- 4:19delay of game violation96-96
- 4:21HOUFred VanVleet makes 23-foot three point jumper (Clint Capela assists)96-96
- 4:25HOUClint Capela offensive rebound93-96
- 4:25HOUKevin Durant misses 8-foot two point shot93-96
- 4:45HOUClint Capela defensive rebound93-96
- 4:45DALZaccharie Risacher misses 5-foot two point shot93-96
- 4:52DALP.J. Washington defensive rebound93-96
- 4:52HOUTari Eason misses tip shot93-96
- 4:56HOUTari Eason offensive rebound93-96
- 4:56HOUKevin Durant misses 12-foot pullup jump shot93-96
- 5:15HOUClint Capela defensive rebound93-96
- 5:15DALCooper Flagg misses free throw 2 of 293-96
- 5:15HOUFred VanVleet enters the game for Marcus Smart93-96
- 5:15(05:15) [Rockets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)93-96
- 5:15DALCooper Flagg makes free throw 1 of 293-96
- 5:15HOUClint Capela shooting foul93-95
- 5:26DALDaniel Gafford defensive rebound93-95
- 5:26HOUAmen Thompson enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.93-95
- 5:26DALCooper Flagg enters the game for Kyrie Irving93-95
- 5:26HOUClint Capela misses free throw 2 of 293-95
- 5:26HOUClint Capela makes free throw 1 of 293-95
- 5:26DALCaleb Martin shooting foul92-95
- 5:29HOUClint Capela offensive rebound92-95
- 5:29HOUKevin Durant misses running pullup jump shot92-95
- 5:33HOUTari Eason defensive rebound92-95
- 5:33DALP.J. Washington misses tip shot92-95
- 5:35DALP.J. Washington offensive rebound92-95
- 5:35DALKyrie Irving misses 6-foot two point shot92-95
- 5:43HOUMarcus Smart makes 4-foot two point shot92-95
- 5:57DALCaleb Martin makes two point shot (Kyrie Irving assists)90-95
- 6:04DALP.J. Washington defensive rebound90-93
- 6:04HOUKevin Durant misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot90-93
- 6:16DALDaniel Gafford makes dunk (Kyrie Irving assists)90-93
- 6:27HOUTari Eason personal foul90-91
- 6:39HOUKevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 290-91
- 6:39HOUKevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 289-91
- 6:39DALP.J. Washington shooting foul88-91
- 6:59HOUKevin Durant enters the game for Amen Thompson88-91
- 6:59HOURockets Full timeout88-91
- 7:01DALKyrie Irving makes 28-foot three pointer88-91
- 7:12HOUMarcus Smart enters the game for Fred VanVleet88-88
- 7:12HOUshot clock turnover 88-88
- 7:13HOURockets offensive team rebound88-88
- 7:13HOUFred VanVleet misses two point shot88-88
- 7:28HOUFred VanVleet offensive rebound88-88
- 7:28HOUFred VanVleet misses 14-foot pullup jump shot88-88
- 7:43DALCaleb Martin makes 23-foot three point jumper (P.J. Washington assists)88-88
- 7:59HOUFred VanVleet makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot88-85
- 8:15HOUJabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound86-85
- 8:15DALKyrie Irving misses running pullup jump shot86-85
- 8:23DALP.J. Washington defensive rebound86-85
- 8:23HOUJabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper86-85
- 8:29HOUTari Eason enters the game for Bogdan Bogdanovic86-85
- 8:29DALCaleb Martin personal foul86-85
- 8:46DALKyrie Irving makes 29-foot running pullup jump shot86-85
- 8:52DALP.J. Washington defensive rebound86-82
- 8:52HOUAmen Thompson misses 6-foot pullup jump shot86-82
- 9:12DALKyrie Irving makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot86-82
- 9:23DALP.J. Washington enters the game for Cooper Flagg86-80
- 9:23HOUBogdan Bogdanovic makes free throw 2 of 286-80
- 9:23HOUBogdan Bogdanovic makes free throw 1 of 285-80
- 9:23DALDaniel Gafford shooting foul84-80
- 9:42DALKyrie Irving makes two point shot (Cooper Flagg assists)84-80
- 9:50DALCooper Flagg defensive rebound84-78
- 9:50HOUFred VanVleet misses driving floating jump shot84-78
- 10:05DALCooper Flagg bad pass turnover (Jabari Smith Jr. steals)84-78
- 10:20DALKyrie Irving defensive rebound84-78
- 10:20HOUJabari Smith Jr. misses 12-foot two point shot84-78
- 10:34HOUFred VanVleet defensive rebound84-78
- 10:34DALZaccharie Risacher misses 24-foot running jump shot84-78
- 10:41DALCooper Flagg defensive rebound84-78
- 10:41HOUDaniel Gafford blocks Amen Thompson 's 3-foot dunk84-78
- 10:50HOUClint Capela offensive rebound84-78
- 10:50HOUFred VanVleet misses 23-foot three point jumper84-78
- 11:17DALDaniel Gafford makes 4-foot layup (Kyrie Irving assists)84-78
- 11:31DALZaccharie Risacher defensive rebound84-76
- 11:31HOUBogdan Bogdanovic misses 26-foot three point jumper84-76
- 11:49HOURockets defensive team rebound84-76
- 11:49DALCooper Flagg misses 24-foot three point jumper84-76
- 12:00HOUBogdan Bogdanovic enters the game for Marcus Smart84-76
- 12:00HOUClint Capela enters the game for Tari Eason84-76
- 12:00HOUJabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Oscar Tshiebwe84-76
- 12:00HOUFred VanVleet enters the game for Kevin Durant84-76
- 12:00DALKyrie Irving enters the game for Morez Johnson Jr.84-76
- 12:00DALDaniel Gafford enters the game for Walter Clayton Jr.84-76
Recent head-to-head
Full history →| 2026-10-21 | DAL 110 – 128 HOU | Rockets won |
| 2026-01-31 | DAL 107 – 111 HOU | Rockets won |
| 2026-01-03 | HOU 104 – 110 DAL | Mavericks won |
| 2025-12-06 | HOU 109 – 122 DAL | Mavericks won |
| 2025-11-03 | DAL 102 – 110 HOU | Rockets won |
| 2025-03-14 | DAL 96 – 133 HOU | Rockets won |
| 2025-02-08 | HOU 105 – 116 DAL | Mavericks won |
| 2025-01-01 | DAL 99 – 110 HOU | Rockets won |
