Dallas Mavericks vs. Houston Rockets

Mar 31, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DAL	36	30	25	34	125
HOU	24	21	28	34	107

Game Recap

The Mavericks win their seventh game in a row to improve to 45-29 on the year as they snap Houston’s 11-game win streak, defeating them 125-107. Luka Doncic totaled 47 points (32 in first half), nine 3PM, 12 rebounds, and seven assists as Kyrie Irving added 24 points and seven assists for Dallas, who made a season-high 24 3PT FGs in the game. Houston was led by Jabari Smith Jr.’s 28 points, five 3PM and seven rebounds. Houston moves to 38-36 on the year.

Player Stats

MAVERICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
55Derrick Jones Jr.SF	21	1-6	0-1	0-0	5	1	1	0	2	1	+4	2
25P.J. WashingtonPF	28	4-8	3-5	1-2	6	2	1	1	0	5	+16	12
21Daniel GaffordC	21	3-4	0-0	0-0	4	3	1	5	1	2	+13	6
11Kyrie IrvingSG	34	9-19	4-9	2-2	3	7	1	0	1	3	+12	24
77Luka DoncicPG	35	18-30	9-16	2-5	12	7	2	0	4	1	+12	47
0Dante Exum	18	5-5	3-3	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	+6	13
2Dereck Lively II	13	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	2	0	1	+24	2
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	24	3-8	3-6	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	0	+7	9
42Maxi Kleber	20	1-2	0-1	0-0	4	0	0	0	2	2	-4	2
1Jaden Hardy	15	3-7	2-5	0-0	2	1	0	0	2	2	-4	8
88Markieff Morris	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0
7Dwight Powell	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0
9A.J. Lawson	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0
18Olivier-Maxence Prosper	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	+1	0
TOTAL	-	48-9351.6%	24-4751.1%	5-955.6%	47	24	7	8	13	17	-	125

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Dillon BrooksSF	27	0-8	0-7	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	3	-15	0
1Amen ThompsonPF	20	3-8	0-1	2-2	7	1	2	0	1	3	-14	8
10Jabari Smith Jr.C	36	9-14	5-7	5-5	7	2	0	3	0	1	-22	28
4Jalen GreenSG	31	5-15	0-5	2-2	6	5	1	0	2	2	-22	12
5Fred VanVleetPG	32	3-4	3-4	1-1	2	7	0	0	3	3	-25	10
25Reggie Bullock Jr.	10	1-3	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	-7	3
2Jock Landale	19	5-12	0-0	1-1	4	1	1	0	0	0	-8	11
7Cam Whitmore	22	5-12	2-6	1-4	5	1	3	0	0	0	+2	13
0Aaron Holiday	22	6-11	2-5	2-2	5	2	2	0	1	2	+9	16
32Jeff Green	5	0-2	0-1	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	2
8Jae'Sean Tate	8	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	2	0	+10	2
19Nate Williams	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+3	2
51Boban Marjanovic	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	39-9242.4%	13-3834.2%	16-1984.2%	43	22	9	3	10	14	-	107

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDALHOU

(11:55) Jump Ball Smith Jr. vs. Gafford: Tip to Doncic
(11:40) MISS Irving 18' Fadeaway Jumper
(11:39) VanVleet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:24) Smith Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brooks 1 AST)
03
(11:13) MISS Doncic 14' Step Back Jump Shot
(11:12) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:11) Gafford P.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Dagher)
(10:52) MISS Ja. Green 17' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(10:51) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:49) Thompson 1' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
05
(10:40) Jones Jr. OFF.Foul (P1) (D.Guthrie)
(10:40) Jones Jr. Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:32) Thompson OFF.Foul (P1) (G.Petraitis)
(10:32) Thompson Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (10:16) Doncic 13' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
25
(10:04) MISS Brooks 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:03) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:51) Doncic 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
45
(9:38) MISS Thompson 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:37) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:31) Thompson S.FOUL (P2.T1) (G.Petraitis)
+1 (9:31) Washington Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
55
(9:31) MISS Washington Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:31) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:14) Ja. Green 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Smith Jr. 1 AST)
57
(9:07) MISS Doncic 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:06) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (8:50) Smith Jr. 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Bullock Jr. 1 AST)
510
+2 (8:35) Gafford 3' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Doncic 1 AST)
710
(8:23) MISS Smith Jr. 13' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(8:22) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:14) MISS Washington 3PT Jump Shot
(8:12) Jones Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:12) MISS Jones Jr. Tip Layup Shot
(8:10) Brooks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:58) MISS Smith Jr. 6' Driving Layup
(7:58) Gafford BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:56) Gafford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:53) Brooks P.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Dagher)
+3 (7:43) Washington 25' 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Doncic 2 AST)
1010
(7:27) MISS Bullock Jr. 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:27) Lively II BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:26) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (7:19) Doncic 1' Running Layup (6 PTS)
1210
(7:12) MISS Brooks 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:10) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
+3 (6:52) Doncic 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (9 PTS)
1510
(6:35) Irving S.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Guthrie)
(6:35) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (6:35) Smith Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
1511
+1 (6:35) Smith Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
1512
(6:19) Smith Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T3) (D.Guthrie)
+1 (6:19) Doncic Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
1612
(6:19) MISS Doncic Free Throw 2 of 2
(6:19) Lively II REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:11) Hardaway Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:11) Landale STEAL (1 STL)
(5:57) MISS Landale 12' Turnaround Jump Shot
(5:56) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
+2 (5:48) Lively II 2' Dunk (2 PTS) (Exum 1 AST)
1812
+3 (5:32) Bullock Jr. 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (VanVleet 1 AST)
1815
(5:07) MISS Doncic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:06) Bullock Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:58) MISS Bullock Jr. 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:57) Hardaway Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:46) MISS Washington 10' Driving Hook Shot
(4:45) Mavericks Rebound
+3 (4:38) Exum 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Doncic 3 AST)
2115
+2 (4:23) Landale 3' Driving Bank Hook Shot (2 PTS) (VanVleet 2 AST)
2117
+3 (4:07) Exum 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Doncic 4 AST)
2417
(3:51) Ja. Green Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:51) Lively II STEAL (1 STL)
(3:45) MISS Hardaway Jr. 12' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(3:44) Landale REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:35) MISS Landale 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(3:34) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:7)
+3 (3:21) Doncic 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (13 PTS)
2717
(3:21) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
(3:17) MISS VanVleet 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:16) Kleber REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:59) Doncic 28' 3PT Step Back Bank Jump Shot (16 PTS)
3017
(2:32) ROCKETS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#3)
(2:14) Ja. Green S.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Dagher)
(2:14) MISS Doncic Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:14) Mavericks Rebound
(2:14) MISS Doncic Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:14) Landale REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (1:53) Whitmore 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Holiday 1 AST)
3020
(1:41) Doncic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:41) Whitmore STEAL (1 STL)
(1:35) MISS Whitmore 7' Running Finger Roll Layup
(1:34) Whitmore REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:30) MISS Holiday 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:30) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:8)
+3 (1:14) Doncic 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (19 PTS)
3320
+2 (1:00) Landale 13' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Ja. Green 1 AST)
3322
(0:44) MISS Hardaway Jr. 9' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(0:42) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:37) Ja. Green 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
3324
+3 (0:24) Doncic 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (22 PTS)
3624
(0:02) MISS Whitmore 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) Lively II REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DAL

HOU

125Points107

48-93(51.6%)Field Goal(%)39-92(42.4%)

24-47(51.1%)3-Point(%)13-38(34.2%)

5-9(55.6%)Free Throw(%)16-19(84.2%)

47(10)Rebounds(Offensive)43(12)

24Assists22

7Steals9

8Blocks3

13Turnovers10

17Fouls14

38Pts In The Paint46

16Fast Break Pts13

18Pts Off Turnovers10

34Bench Pts49

29Largest Lead5

Game Details

Sunday, March 31, 2024 · 7:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 18,055 (98.7%)