Who won Dallas Mavericks vs Houston Rockets?

The Houston Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks 111-107 on January 31, 2026.

Cooper Flagg scored 34 for the Dallas Mavericks with 12 rebounds; Amen Thompson scored 21 for the Houston Rockets.

Dallas Mavericks at Houston Rockets

2025-26 · Regular season Sat, Jan 31, 2026 · 8:30 pm EST · All results that day · Dallas Mavericks vs Houston Rockets head-to-head · Dallas Mavericks schedule · Houston Rockets schedule

Final

Away

Houston Rockets

111

Venue: Toyota Center

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

Game recap

The Houston Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks 111-107 at home on Saturday, January 31, 2026 at Toyota Center. Amen Thompson had 21 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists for the Houston Rockets. Cooper Flagg had 34 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists for the Dallas Mavericks.

The Houston Rockets led 59-51 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 28-23. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Alperen Sengun (double-double, Houston Rockets), Cooper Flagg (double-double, Dallas Mavericks), Daniel Gafford (double-double, Dallas Mavericks). Bench points: Dallas Mavericks 29, Houston Rockets 27. Jabari Smith Jr. had 19 points, 8 rebounds and 2 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, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Dallas Mavericks vs Houston Rockets?: The Houston Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks 111-107 on January 31, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Cooper Flagg scored 34 for the Dallas Mavericks with 12 rebounds; Amen Thompson scored 21 for the Houston Rockets.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Dallas Mavericks	28	23	31	25	107
Houston Rockets	31	28	28	24	111

Game leaders

Dallas Mavericks

Points: 34 Cooper Flagg
Rebounds: 12 Cooper Flagg
Assists: 5 Cooper Flagg

Houston Rockets

Points: 21 Amen Thompson
Rebounds: 14 Alperen Sengun
Assists: 9 Amen Thompson

Cooper Flagg double-double (34 PTS, 12 REB) · Daniel Gafford double-double (16 PTS, 11 REB) · Alperen Sengun double-double (14 PTS, 14 REB)

Dallas Mavericks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Cooper Flagg starter	38:55	34	12	5	0	1	2	13-25	1-4	7-10	1	+2
Max Christie starter	32:00	11	2	1	0	1	2	4-11	3-4	0-0	1	-7
Naji Marshall starter	31:39	8	8	2	0	0	0	3-11	0-1	2-6	1	-18
Daniel Gafford starter	28:16	16	11	1	0	0	0	7-10	0-0	2-2	1	+1
P.J. Washington Jr. starter	25:08	9	4	1	1	0	3	4-9	0-1	1-3	2	-12
Klay Thompson bench	27:34	9	2	0	0	0	2	3-9	3-7	0-0	1	+7
Caleb Martin bench	16:43	4	4	5	2	0	0	1-4	1-1	1-2	0	+7
Moussa Cisse bench	13:20	3	1	1	0	1	0	1-1	0-0	1-2	2	+7
Ryan Nembhard bench	11:03	0	1	3	0	1	1	0-4	0-2	0-0	0	+2
Brandon Williams bench	8:58	13	0	0	0	0	1	5-7	2-3	1-1	1	+3
Dwight Powell bench	6:24	0	3	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	-12

Not available: Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II, Dante Exum, Kyrie Irving

Houston Rockets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Amen Thompson starter	40:39	21	8	9	2	0	0	7-15	0-0	7-9	0	+15
Kevin Durant starter	38:15	13	5	8	2	0	1	6-17	1-4	0-0	2	+1
Alperen Sengun starter	34:49	14	14	7	0	0	2	6-20	0-0	2-4	4	-3
Jabari Smith Jr. starter	33:16	19	8	2	0	3	0	7-13	3-5	2-2	2	+12
Tari Eason starter	31:24	17	7	3	2	0	1	7-15	3-5	0-0	4	+5
Josh Okogie bench	21:21	13	5	1	1	1	0	5-11	3-6	0-0	4	+1
Reed Sheppard bench	17:16	6	1	1	2	1	1	3-8	0-4	0-0	3	-4
Clint Capela bench	12:42	6	4	1	1	0	0	3-6	0-0	0-0	1	+5
Dorian Finney-Smith bench	10:18	2	1	1	0	1	0	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	-12

Not available: Fred VanVleet, Steven Adams

Team statistics
Dallas Mavericks	Stat	Houston Rockets
15/26 (57%)	Free throws	11/15 (73%)
31/69 (44%)	2 pointers	35/82 (42%)
10/23 (43%)	3 pointers	10/26 (38%)
41/92 (44%)	Field goals	45/108 (41%)
48	Rebounds	53
37	Defensive rebounds	35
11	Offensive rebounds	18
19	Assists	33
11	Turnovers	5
3	Steals	10
4	Blocks	6
12	Fouls	20
6	Max points in a row	9
2:58	Time spent in lead	41:24
2	Biggest lead	13

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

Largest margin: 13 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 9
Times tied: 6
Largest lead · Dallas Mavericks: 2 Q1 11:19
Largest lead · Houston Rockets: 13 Q3 6:27
Longest run: 9-0 Houston Rockets · Q1 6:54 to Q1 5:52

Scoring plays

Q1 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Dallas Mavericks	Houston Rockets
11:19	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	2	0
10:32	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 3-pt field goal	2	3
10:15	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	2	4
9:25	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	4	4
8:15	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	5	4
8:15	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	6	4
7:52	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	6	6
7:34	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	8	6
6:54	Houston Rockets	Josh Okogie 3-pt field goal	8	9
6:34	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	8	11
6:12	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	8	13
5:52	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 2-pt field goal	8	15
5:22	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	10	15
5:22	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	11	15
5:00	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 3-pt field goal	14	15
4:47	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	14	17
4:26	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	16	17
4:02	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	18	17
3:44	Houston Rockets	Josh Okogie 2-pt field goal	18	19
3:17	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 2-pt field goal	18	21
2:58	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 2-pt field goal	20	21
2:27	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 2-pt field goal	22	21
1:48	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 2-pt field goal	22	23
1:14	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	22	26
0:57	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 3-pt field goal	25	26
0:40	Houston Rockets	Clint Capela 2-pt field goal	25	28
0:37	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 2-pt field goal	27	28
0:37	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams Free throw	28	28
0:22	Houston Rockets	Clint Capela 2-pt field goal	28	30
0:10	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	28	31

Q2 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Dallas Mavericks	Houston Rockets
11:24	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 2-pt field goal	28	33
11:04	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	30	33
10:43	Houston Rockets	Dorian Finney-Smith 2-pt field goal	30	35
10:25	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	32	35
9:52	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	35	35
9:29	Houston Rockets	Clint Capela 2-pt field goal	35	37
7:59	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	37	37
7:27	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	39	37
7:16	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	39	40
6:52	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	39	42
6:15	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	41	42
5:30	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	41	43
5:30	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	41	44
5:05	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	41	46
4:15	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	41	47
3:58	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 3-pt field goal	44	47
3:31	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	44	49
2:58	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	44	52
2:38	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	46	52
1:53	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	46	54
1:40	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	48	54
1:03	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall Free throw	49	54
0:39	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	51	54
0:34	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	51	56
0:06	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal	51	59

Q3 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Dallas Mavericks	Houston Rockets
11:32	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	51	61
11:13	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	53	61
10:50	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	53	63
10:12	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	55	63
10:12	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. Free throw	56	63
9:37	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	56	65
9:21	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	57	65
8:55	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	57	66
8:55	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	57	67
8:37	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	59	67
8:23	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	59	69
8:12	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 3-pt field goal	62	69
7:56	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	62	71
7:33	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 2-pt field goal	62	73
7:13	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	64	73
6:55	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 3-pt field goal	64	76
6:27	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	64	77
6:08	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 3-pt field goal	67	77
5:58	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	67	79
5:42	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	69	79
5:20	Houston Rockets	Josh Okogie 3-pt field goal	69	82
4:45	Dallas Mavericks	Moussa Cisse 2-pt field goal	71	82
4:12	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	72	82
3:35	Dallas Mavericks	Moussa Cisse Free throw	73	82
3:14	Houston Rockets	Josh Okogie 2-pt field goal	73	84
2:56	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 3-pt field goal	76	84
2:25	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	78	84
1:58	Houston Rockets	Josh Okogie 3-pt field goal	78	87
1:28	Dallas Mavericks	Caleb Martin 3-pt field goal	81	87
1:04	Dallas Mavericks	Caleb Martin Free throw	82	87

Q4 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Dallas Mavericks	Houston Rockets
10:25	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 2-pt field goal	82	89
9:30	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall Free throw	83	89
8:58	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	83	91
8:42	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	83	93
8:42	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	83	94
7:51	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 2-pt field goal	85	94
7:02	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw	85	95
7:02	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw	85	96
6:41	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	88	96
6:18	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 3-pt field goal	88	99
6:04	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	91	99
5:16	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	91	101
5:04	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	93	101
4:31	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	93	103
4:19	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	95	103
3:39	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	97	103
3:26	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	97	105
3:05	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	98	105
3:05	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	99	105
2:37	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford Free throw	100	105
2:37	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford Free throw	101	105
2:14	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	103	105
1:54	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	103	107
1:34	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	105	107
0:47	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	107	107
0:29	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	107	109
0:15	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 2-pt field goal	107	111

2025-26 season series

After this game: tied 2-2. Final series: tied 2-2.

Nov 3: Dallas Mavericks 102 at Houston Rockets 110
Dec 6: Houston Rockets 109 at Dallas Mavericks 122
Jan 3: Houston Rockets 104 at Dallas Mavericks 110
Jan 31: Dallas Mavericks 107 at Houston Rockets 111 (this game)

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