Who won Dallas Mavericks vs Houston Rockets?

The Houston Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks 110-99 on January 1, 2025.

Quentin Grimes scored 17 for the Dallas Mavericks; Alperen Sengun scored 23 for the Houston Rockets.

Dallas Mavericks at Houston Rockets

2024-25 · Regular season Wed, Jan 1, 2025 · 8:00 pm EST · All results that day · Dallas Mavericks vs Houston Rockets head-to-head · Dallas Mavericks schedule · Houston Rockets schedule

Final

Away

Houston Rockets

110

Venue: Toyota Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Houston Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks 110-99 at home on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at Toyota Center. Alperen Sengun had 23 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the Houston Rockets. Quentin Grimes had 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists for the Dallas Mavericks.

The Houston Rockets led 61-52 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 37-22. Bench points: Dallas Mavericks 45, Houston Rockets 29. Jalen Green had 22 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Dallas Mavericks vs Houston Rockets?: The Houston Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks 110-99 on January 1, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Quentin Grimes scored 17 for the Dallas Mavericks; Alperen Sengun scored 23 for the Houston Rockets.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Dallas Mavericks	30	22	23	24	99
Houston Rockets	24	37	28	21	110

Game leaders

Dallas Mavericks

Points: 17 Quentin Grimes
Rebounds: 7 Kyrie Irving
Assists: 6 Dereck Lively II

Houston Rockets

Points: 23 Alperen Sengun
Rebounds: 6 Dillon Brooks
Assists: 7 Fred VanVleet

Dallas Mavericks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Kyrie Irving starter	37:15	16	7	2	3	2	4	7-13	0-2	2-3	4	-16
Klay Thompson starter	31:42	16	5	1	1	0	5	6-11	4-8	0-0	3	-21
Spencer Dinwiddie starter	24:23	8	1	2	0	0	3	3-7	2-4	0-2	1	+1
Dereck Lively II starter	20:23	8	6	6	1	4	0	4-5	0-0	0-0	4	+5
P.J. Washington Jr. starter	16:08	6	3	1	0	1	0	3-8	0-1	0-0	1	-4
Quentin Grimes bench	30:11	17	5	3	0	1	1	6-13	2-7	3-4	0	-5
Maxi Kleber bench	29:35	5	2	1	1	1	2	2-4	1-2	0-0	4	-15
Jaden Hardy bench	20:43	11	0	3	1	0	3	4-6	2-3	1-5	0	+7
Daniel Gafford bench	11:45	4	4	0	1	1	2	2-4	0-0	0-0	2	-27
Olivier-Maxence Prosper bench	7:01	6	3	0	1	0	0	3-3	0-0	0-0	1	-1
Dwight Powell bench	6:57	2	2	0	0	2	0	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	+13
Brandon Williams bench	2:03	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+4
Jazian Gortman bench	1:54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	+4

Not available: Dante Exum, Luka Dončić

Houston Rockets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Fred VanVleet starter	41:48	5	5	7	6	0	2	1-8	0-4	3-3	3	+16
Dillon Brooks starter	39:48	19	6	1	1	0	0	6-15	3-8	4-4	3	+9
Jalen Green starter	37:44	22	5	0	1	0	2	9-21	0-3	4-5	3	+18
Alperen Sengun starter	36:45	23	6	4	5	0	4	9-16	0-1	5-8	2	+21
Jabari Smith Jr. starter	22:50	12	2	0	2	1	2	5-8	1-2	1-2	1	-4
Cam Whitmore bench	24:00	18	3	1	1	0	2	7-9	3-4	1-1	2	+12
Aaron Holiday bench	15:06	4	1	1	0	0	0	2-4	0-2	0-0	2	-8
Jae'Sean Tate bench	14:36	3	3	2	1	0	0	1-5	1-1	0-0	2	-7
Steven Adams bench	7:23	4	4	0	0	0	0	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	-2

Not available: Tari Eason

Team statistics
Dallas Mavericks	Stat	Houston Rockets
8/16 (50%)	Free throws	18/23 (78%)
29/47 (61%)	2 pointers	34/64 (53%)
11/28 (39%)	3 pointers	8/25 (32%)
40/75 (53%)	Field goals	42/89 (47%)
38	Rebounds	35
32	Defensive rebounds	31
6	Offensive rebounds	4
19	Assists	16
20	Turnovers	12
9	Steals	17
12	Blocks	1
20	Fouls	18
7	Max points in a row	13
16:59	Time spent in lead	30:15
10	Biggest lead	18

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Houston Rockets ahead)

Largest margin: 17 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 5
Times tied: 2
Largest lead · Dallas Mavericks: 10 Q1 7:22
Largest lead · Houston Rockets: 18 Q4 6:52
Longest run: 13-0 Houston Rockets · Q2 5:46 to Q2 2:51

Scoring plays

Q1 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Dallas Mavericks	Houston Rockets
11:40	Dallas Mavericks	Dereck Lively II 2-pt field goal	2	0
10:39	Dallas Mavericks	Dereck Lively II 2-pt field goal	4	0
10:23	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 2-pt field goal	4	2
9:34	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	7	2
8:55	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet Free throw	7	3
8:55	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet Free throw	7	4
8:41	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	9	4
8:29	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet Free throw	9	5
8:25	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw	9	6
8:05	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	12	6
7:42	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 2-pt field goal	14	6
7:22	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	16	6
7:07	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 2-pt field goal	16	8
6:49	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	16	10
6:14	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 2-pt field goal	16	12
5:52	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks Free throw	16	13
5:52	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks Free throw	16	14
5:37	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	18	14
5:20	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal	18	16
4:53	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks Free throw	18	17
4:53	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks Free throw	18	18
4:40	Dallas Mavericks	Jaden Hardy 2-pt field goal	20	18
3:53	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 2-pt field goal	20	20
3:40	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	20	21
3:40	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	20	22
3:27	Dallas Mavericks	Maxi Kleber 3-pt field goal	23	22
3:16	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal	23	24
2:34	Dallas Mavericks	Quentin Grimes 3-pt field goal	26	24
1:06	Dallas Mavericks	Jaden Hardy 2-pt field goal	28	24
0:34	Dallas Mavericks	Dwight Powell Free throw	29	24
0:34	Dallas Mavericks	Dwight Powell Free throw	30	24

Q2 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Dallas Mavericks	Houston Rockets
11:44	Houston Rockets	Steven Adams 2-pt field goal	30	26
10:34	Dallas Mavericks	Quentin Grimes 2-pt field goal	32	26
10:17	Houston Rockets	Cam Whitmore 2-pt field goal	32	28
9:40	Dallas Mavericks	Quentin Grimes 2-pt field goal	34	28
9:20	Dallas Mavericks	Quentin Grimes 3-pt field goal	37	28
8:58	Houston Rockets	Aaron Holiday 2-pt field goal	37	30
8:12	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie 3-pt field goal	40	30
7:51	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	40	31
7:41	Houston Rockets	Cam Whitmore 2-pt field goal	40	33
7:41	Houston Rockets	Cam Whitmore Free throw	40	34
7:28	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	42	34
7:07	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	42	36
6:46	Houston Rockets	Cam Whitmore 2-pt field goal	42	38
6:25	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	42	40
6:04	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal	44	40
5:46	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	44	42
5:20	Houston Rockets	Cam Whitmore 3-pt field goal	44	45
4:31	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	44	47
4:08	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green Free throw	44	48
3:33	Houston Rockets	Cam Whitmore 3-pt field goal	44	51
2:51	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 2-pt field goal	44	53
2:31	Dallas Mavericks	Jaden Hardy 3-pt field goal	47	53
2:08	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 2-pt field goal	47	55
1:57	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal	49	55
1:25	Dallas Mavericks	Jaden Hardy 3-pt field goal	52	55
0:47	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks 3-pt field goal	52	58
0:28	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 2-pt field goal	52	60
0:28	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green Free throw	52	61

Q3 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Dallas Mavericks	Houston Rockets
11:41	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	52	64
11:24	Dallas Mavericks	Dereck Lively II 2-pt field goal	54	64
11:13	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal	54	66
10:30	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	54	67
10:30	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	54	68
9:39	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	54	70
9:26	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie 2-pt field goal	56	70
9:12	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	56	72
8:48	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 2-pt field goal	58	72
8:17	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal	60	72
7:52	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal	62	72
7:20	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks 3-pt field goal	62	75
6:57	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal	64	75
6:12	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving Free throw	65	75
5:58	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	65	77
5:38	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	67	77
5:14	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	67	79
4:14	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	67	81
3:32	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving Free throw	68	81
3:25	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 2-pt field goal	68	83
3:15	Dallas Mavericks	Quentin Grimes Free throw	69	83
2:53	Houston Rockets	Jae'Sean Tate 3-pt field goal	69	86
1:33	Dallas Mavericks	Olivier-Maxence Prosper 2-pt field goal	71	86
0:49	Dallas Mavericks	Quentin Grimes Free throw	72	86
0:49	Dallas Mavericks	Quentin Grimes Free throw	73	86
0:19	Dallas Mavericks	Quentin Grimes 2-pt field goal	75	86
0:02	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks 3-pt field goal	75	89

Q4 · 22 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Dallas Mavericks	Houston Rockets
11:38	Houston Rockets	Steven Adams 2-pt field goal	75	91
11:20	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	78	91
10:59	Houston Rockets	Aaron Holiday 2-pt field goal	78	93
10:36	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie 3-pt field goal	81	93
10:19	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	81	95
10:05	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	84	95
9:49	Houston Rockets	Cam Whitmore 2-pt field goal	84	97
9:00	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 2-pt field goal	84	99
8:08	Dallas Mavericks	Dereck Lively II 2-pt field goal	86	99
7:14	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 2-pt field goal	86	101
6:52	Houston Rockets	Cam Whitmore 3-pt field goal	86	104
6:14	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal	88	104
5:45	Dallas Mavericks	Maxi Kleber 2-pt field goal	90	104
5:26	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green Free throw	90	105
5:26	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green Free throw	90	105
4:18	Dallas Mavericks	Quentin Grimes 2-pt field goal	92	106
3:46	Dallas Mavericks	Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal	94	106
3:11	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	94	108
3:00	Dallas Mavericks	Jaden Hardy Free throw	95	108
2:36	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	95	110
0:52	Dallas Mavericks	Olivier-Maxence Prosper 2-pt field goal	97	110
0:26	Dallas Mavericks	Olivier-Maxence Prosper 2-pt field goal	99	110

2024-25 season series

After this game: Houston Rockets 2-0. Final series: Houston Rockets 3-1.

Oct 31: Houston Rockets 108 at Dallas Mavericks 102
Jan 1: Dallas Mavericks 99 at Houston Rockets 110 (this game)
Feb 8: Houston Rockets 105 at Dallas Mavericks 116
Mar 14: Dallas Mavericks 96 at Houston Rockets 133

Highlights

Houston Rockets 110-99 Dallas Mavericks — Full Highlights (YouTube)

Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.

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