Mavericks vs Rockets: head-to-head
44 meetings since 2015-16
Dallas Mavericks20wins
Houston Rockets24Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Mavericks and the Rockets have met 44 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Rockets lead the series 24-20, close to an even split.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Mavericks won 3 and the Rockets won 3. The most recent game, on October 30, 2026, ended Mavericks 116-111.
The home team won 25 of the 44 games (57%). These matchups averaged 219.0 total points, with a typical winning margin of 11.9 points; 9 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Mavericks in 2021-22, Rockets in 2017-18, Rockets in 2016-17. Their next meeting is scheduled for January 1, 2027 in Houston.
Next meetings
| Jan 1, 2027 | Mavericks @ Rockets | 8:30 PM EST | HOU 80% |
| Jan 31, 2027 | Rockets @ Mavericks | 8:30 PM EST |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Mavericks | DAL 130 – 106 HOU · 2022-01-07 |
| Rockets | DAL 96 – 133 HOU · 2025-03-14 |
2026-27 DAL 1 – 1 HOU
| 2026-10-30 | HOU 111 – 116 DAL | Final |
| 2026-10-21 | DAL 110 – 128 HOU | Final |
2025-26 DAL 2 – 2 HOU
| 2026-01-31 | DAL 107 – 111 HOU | Final |
| 2026-01-03 | HOU 104 – 110 DAL | Final |
| 2025-12-06 | HOU 109 – 122 DAL | Final |
| 2025-11-03 | DAL 102 – 110 HOU | Final |
2024-25 DAL 1 – 3 HOU
| 2025-03-14 | DAL 96 – 133 HOU | Final |
| 2025-02-08 | HOU 105 – 116 DAL | Final |
| 2025-01-01 | DAL 99 – 110 HOU | Final |
| 2024-10-31 | HOU 108 – 102 DAL | Final |
2023-24 DAL 3 – 1 HOU
| 2024-04-07 | HOU 136 – 147 DAL | Final/OT |
| 2024-03-31 | DAL 125 – 107 HOU | Final |
| 2023-12-22 | DAL 96 – 122 HOU | Final |
| 2023-11-28 | HOU 115 – 121 DAL | Final |
2022-23 DAL 3 – 1 HOU
| 2023-01-02 | DAL 111 – 106 HOU | Final |
| 2022-12-29 | HOU 114 – 129 DAL | Final |
| 2022-12-23 | DAL 112 – 106 HOU | Final |
| 2022-11-16 | HOU 101 – 92 DAL | Final |
2021-22 DAL 4 – 0 HOU
| 2022-03-23 | HOU 91 – 110 DAL | Final |
| 2022-03-11 | DAL 113 – 100 HOU | Final |
| 2022-01-07 | DAL 130 – 106 HOU | Final |
| 2021-10-26 | HOU 106 – 116 DAL | Final |
2020-21 DAL 1 – 2 HOU
| 2021-02-19 | DAL 93 – 102 HOU | Final |
| 2021-01-23 | HOU 133 – 108 DAL | Final |
| 2021-01-04 | DAL 113 – 100 HOU | Final |
2019-20 DAL 1 – 2 HOU
| 2020-07-31 | HOU 153 – 149 DAL | Final/OT |
| 2020-01-31 | DAL 121 – 128 HOU | Final |
| 2019-11-24 | DAL 137 – 123 HOU | Final |
2018-19 DAL 2 – 2 HOU
| 2019-03-10 | HOU 94 – 93 DAL | Final |
| 2019-02-11 | DAL 104 – 120 HOU | Final |
| 2018-12-08 | HOU 104 – 107 DAL | Final |
| 2018-11-28 | DAL 128 – 108 HOU | Final |
2017-18 DAL 0 – 4 HOU
| 2018-03-11 | HOU 105 – 82 DAL | Final |
| 2018-02-11 | DAL 97 – 104 HOU | Final |
| 2018-01-24 | HOU 104 – 97 DAL | Final |
| 2017-10-21 | DAL 91 – 107 HOU | Final |
2016-17 DAL 0 – 4 HOU
| 2016-12-27 | HOU 123 – 107 DAL | Final |
| 2016-12-10 | DAL 87 – 109 HOU | Final |
| 2016-10-30 | DAL 92 – 93 HOU | Final |
| 2016-10-28 | HOU 106 – 98 DAL | Final |
2015-16 DAL 2 – 2 HOU
| 2016-04-06 | HOU 86 – 88 DAL | Final |
| 2016-01-24 | DAL 104 – 115 HOU | Final |
| 2015-12-04 | HOU 100 – 96 DAL | Final |
| 2015-11-14 | DAL 110 – 98 HOU | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.