Houston Rockets vs. Dallas Mavericks

Jan 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	31	19	25	29	104
DAL	25	32	30	23	110

Game Recap

The Mavericks defeated the Rockets, 110-104. The Mavericks move to 13-23 while the Rockets fall to 21-11.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kevin DurantSF	37	14-26	2-7	4-5	5	7	0	3	2	4	+15	34
10Jabari Smith Jr.PF	36	2-13	1-7	2-2	9	3	0	0	0	1	-11	7
28Alperen SengunC	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17Tari EasonSG	34	7-17	3-6	2-2	10	2	2	0	2	1	+10	19
1Amen ThompsonPG	39	8-18	0-3	4-4	12	4	3	1	2	2	+1	20
30Clint Capela	26	4-8	0-0	0-2	8	2	5	2	1	1	-1	8
15Reed Sheppard	22	3-10	2-6	0-0	0	5	0	0	1	4	-24	8
2Dorian Finney-Smith	16	1-3	1-3	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	1	-1	3
0Aaron Holiday	14	0-6	0-5	0-0	0	1	3	1	0	3	-4	0
8Jae'Sean Tate	5	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-10	3
20Josh Okogie	5	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-5	2
4JD Davison	— did not play —												— did not play —
32Jeff Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-10638.7%	10-4124.4%	12-1580.0%	51	24	13	7	9	17	-	104

MAVERICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25P.J. WashingtonSF	12	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	1	0	1	-6	0
3Anthony DavisPF	39	9-15	0-2	8-9	12	3	0	5	5	2	-4	26
21Daniel GaffordC	19	4-5	0-0	1-2	8	1	0	2	1	0	-3	9
00Max ChristieSG	34	10-13	4-6	0-0	7	2	1	1	1	0	+6	24
32Cooper FlaggPG	34	3-12	0-2	4-4	7	6	2	1	2	2	+4	10
13Naji Marshall	33	5-11	0-3	0-1	2	5	0	0	1	2	+4	10
10Brandon Williams	24	7-10	1-1	0-1	7	3	1	0	3	5	+9	15
31Klay Thompson	22	3-8	2-4	1-1	3	1	0	0	1	0	+11	9
9Ryan Nembhard	13	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	3	0	0	1	1	+10	5
16Caleb Martin	6	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	2	-1	2
1Jaden Hardy	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Dwight Powell	— did not play —												— did not play —
5D'Angelo Russell	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	44-8055.0%	8-2138.1%	14-1877.8%	47	24	6	10	15	15	-	110

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUDAL

(11:56) Jump Ball Gafford vs. Sengun: Tip to Thompson
(11:45) MISS Smith Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:43) Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:41) Davis Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:41) Thompson STEAL (1 STL)
(11:30) MISS Thompson 3PT Jump Shot
(11:28) Christie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:10) MISS Flagg 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:06) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:56) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (10:48) Thompson 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Eason 1 AST)
20
(10:40) Flagg Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(10:40) Thompson STEAL (2 STL)
(10:40) Flagg FLAGRANT.FOUL.TYPE1 (P1.T1) (C.Blair)
+1 (10:40) Thompson Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
30
+1 (10:40) Thompson Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
40
(10:34) MISS Thompson 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(10:34) Rockets Rebound
(10:34) Washington L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Blair)
+2 (10:28) Durant 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Smith Jr. 1 AST)
60
+2 (10:07) Christie 7' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (Davis 1 AST)
62
+3 (9:48) Durant 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
92
(9:39) Flagg Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(9:39) Capela STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:21) Thompson 7' Turnaround Fadeaway (6 PTS) (Durant 1 AST)
112
(8:59) MISS Christie 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:57) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:51) MISS Durant 29' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(8:48) Gafford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:30) Eason S.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Collins)
+1 (8:30) Flagg Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
113
+1 (8:30) Flagg Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
114
(8:15) MISS Durant 3' Driving Layup
(8:15) Davis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:14) Rockets Rebound
(8:08) Flagg S.FOUL (P2.T3) (A.Nagy)
+1 (8:08) Smith Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
124
+1 (8:08) Smith Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
134
+2 (7:43) Gafford 4' Driving Hook Shot (2 PTS)
136
(7:32) Thompson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:32) Washington STEAL (1 STL)
(7:25) Christie Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(7:25) Capela STEAL (2 STL)
(7:20) MISS Eason 1' Running Finger Roll Layup
(7:20) Washington BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:16) Gafford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:14) MISS Gafford 3' Running Layup
(7:14) Durant BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:11) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:08) Durant 2' Running Layup (7 PTS) (Eason 2 AST)
156
(7:07) MAVERICKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (6:57) Christie 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Williams 1 AST)
159
(6:35) MISS Durant 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:35) Davis BLOCK (2 BLK)
(6:33) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:28) MISS Williams 16' Jump Shot
(6:25) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:11) Durant 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
179
(5:58) Williams Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T5)
+2 (5:38) Durant 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (11 PTS)
199
(5:38) Davis S.FOUL (P1.T4) (C.Blair)
+1 (5:38) Durant Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
209
+2 (5:24) Davis 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Christie 1 AST)
2011
(5:12) MISS Eason 4' Driving Hook Shot
(5:11) Washington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:06) Christie 3' Running Layup (7 PTS)
2013
+2 (4:51) Capela 3' Driving Bank Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Sheppard 1 AST)
2213
+2 (4:32) Davis 9' Turnaround Fadeaway (4 PTS)
2215
(4:32) Durant S.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Collins)
+1 (4:32) Davis Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
2216
(4:18) Durant OFF.Foul (P2) (A.Nagy)
(4:18) Durant Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:07) Finney-Smith S.FOUL (P1.T3) (C.Blair)
+1 (4:07) Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
2217
+1 (4:07) Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
2218
(3:44) MISS Finney-Smith 3PT Jump Shot
(3:41) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:31) Davis 8' Turnaround Fadeaway (9 PTS) (Marshall 1 AST)
2220
(3:31) Capela S.FOUL (P1.T4) (A.Nagy)
+1 (3:31) Davis Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)
2221
(3:21) MISS Thompson 23' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:19) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:14) MISS Thompson 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(3:12) Rockets Rebound
(3:12) Marshall L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (C.Blair)
(3:12) MISS Capela Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:12) Rockets Rebound
(3:12) MISS Capela Free Throw 2 of 2
(3:10) Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (3:03) Williams 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Marshall 2 AST)
2223
+2 (2:37) Thompson 4' Driving Hook Shot (8 PTS)
2423
(2:25) MISS Davis 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:24) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:17) Durant 2' Driving Dunk (14 PTS) (Sheppard 2 AST)
2623
(2:08) MISS Washington 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:05) Finney-Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:52) Sheppard 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Thompson 2 AST)
2923
(1:26) MISS Marshall 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:25) Capela REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:06) MISS Durant 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:03) Finney-Smith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:01) MISS Durant 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:59) Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:49) MISS Marshall 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:47) Finney-Smith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (0:30) Sheppard 2' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Durant 2 AST)
3123
+2 (0:11) Davis 20' Jump Shot (12 PTS)
3125
(0:03) MISS Capela 2' Alley Oop Layup
(0:02) Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(0:00) MAVERICKS Heave
(0:00) MAVERICKS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

DAL

104Points110

41-106(38.7%)Field Goal(%)44-80(55.0%)

10-41(24.4%)3-Point(%)8-21(38.1%)

12-15(80.0%)Free Throw(%)14-18(77.8%)

51(17)Rebounds(Offensive)47(2)

24Assists24

13Steals6

7Blocks10

9Turnovers15

17Fouls15

54Pts In The Paint66

14Fast Break Pts21

20Pts Off Turnovers10

24Bench Pts41

11Largest Lead17

Game Details

Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 8:30 PM

American Airlines Center · Dallas, TX

attendance: 19,703 (98.5%)