Houston Rockets at Dallas Mavericks
· NBA China Game
Regular Season Series
Series starts 10/21
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 135 - 117 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 135 - 117 |
| 4th 21.0 |  |
Sergio de Larrea makes 2-foot layup (Moussa Cisse assists) | 135 - 117 |
| 4th 34.9 |  |
Bruce Thornton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sean Pedulla assists) | 135 - 115 |
| 4th 45.2 | |
Jett Howard makes running layup | 132 - 115 |
Statistics
 HOU |
 DAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 47-86 | FG | 44-94 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 18-36 | 3PT | 18-51 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 23-32 | FT | 11-17 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 36 | Assists | 34 |
| 11 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 29 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 27 |
| 22 | Fast Break Points | 24 |
| 54 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 22 | Fouls | 25 |
| 28 | Largest Lead | 0 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 96 | Percent Led | 0 |
Dallas Mavericks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Santi Aldama, F | Day-To-Day | Oct 18 |
| Tarik Biberovic, F | Day-To-Day | Oct 16 |
| Jett Howard, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 16 |
| Dereck Lively II, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 16 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Game Information
Venue: Venetian Arena
Location: ,
Attendance: 11,564 · Capacity:
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Attendance: 11,564 · Capacity:
2026-27 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Memphis |
3 | 1 | .750 | - | W2 |
 New Orleans |
3 | 1 | .750 | - | W2 |
 Houston |
2 | 1 | .667 | 0.5 | W1 |
 San Antonio |
2 | 3 | .400 | 1.5 | W2 |
 Dallas |
1 | 3 | .250 | 2 | L2 |
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