Who won Houston Rockets vs Dallas Mavericks?

The Dallas Mavericks beat the Houston Rockets 122-109 on December 6, 2025.

Kevin Durant scored 27 for the Houston Rockets; Anthony Davis scored 29 for the Dallas Mavericks.

Houston Rockets at Dallas Mavericks

2025-26 · Regular season Sat, Dec 6, 2025 · 8:30 pm EST · All results that day · Houston Rockets vs Dallas Mavericks head-to-head · Houston Rockets schedule · Dallas Mavericks schedule

Final

Away

Dallas Mavericks

122

Venue: American Airlines Center

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

Game recap

The Dallas Mavericks beat the Houston Rockets 122-109 at home on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at American Airlines Center. Anthony Davis had 29 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists for the Dallas Mavericks. Kevin Durant had 27 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists for the Houston Rockets.

The game was tied 57-57 at halftime. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 37-20. Bench points: Houston Rockets 38, Dallas Mavericks 34. Brandon Williams had 20 points, 1 rebound and 5 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 Houston Rockets vs Dallas Mavericks?: The Dallas Mavericks beat the Houston Rockets 122-109 on December 6, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Kevin Durant scored 27 for the Houston Rockets; Anthony Davis scored 29 for the Dallas Mavericks.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Houston Rockets	26	31	20	32	109
Dallas Mavericks	29	28	37	28	122

Game leaders

Houston Rockets

Points: 27 Kevin Durant
Rebounds: 8 Jabari Smith Jr.
Assists: 6 Amen Thompson

Dallas Mavericks

Points: 29 Anthony Davis
Rebounds: 8 Anthony Davis
Assists: 7 Ryan Nembhard

Houston Rockets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jabari Smith Jr. starter	40:54	22	8	3	1	1	1	10-19	2-7	0-0	2	-13
Amen Thompson starter	33:04	7	6	6	3	1	6	2-11	0-3	3-4	4	-14
Kevin Durant starter	31:16	27	1	3	0	0	1	11-20	1-3	4-4	1	-12
Clint Capela starter	29:57	8	8	1	0	2	2	4-7	0-0	0-1	3	-6
Josh Okogie starter	23:20	7	6	0	2	1	2	2-3	1-2	2-2	1	-8
Aaron Holiday bench	26:47	19	2	0	1	1	2	7-12	3-6	2-2	1	+6
Reed Sheppard bench	20:14	12	2	3	0	0	3	5-8	2-3	0-0	5	+5
Jae'Sean Tate bench	17:16	5	3	3	1	0	1	2-4	1-3	0-0	3	-5
JD Davison bench	8:40	0	1	2	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	-14
Jeff Green bench	6:26	2	0	1	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	-6
Isaiah Crawford bench	2:06	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	+2

Not available: Alperen Sengun, Dorian Finney-Smith, Fred VanVleet, Steven Adams, Tari Eason

Dallas Mavericks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
P.J. Washington Jr. starter	36:27	14	7	1	5	1	2	6-13	2-7	0-0	2	+24
Cooper Flagg starter	35:41	19	5	3	2	2	0	7-15	1-2	4-4	0	+9
Anthony Davis starter	30:16	29	8	2	2	1	0	14-19	0-1	1-2	3	+11
Naji Marshall starter	28:11	15	2	2	1	0	1	6-8	1-3	2-2	1	+5
Ryan Nembhard starter	23:15	11	1	7	1	0	2	5-7	1-1	0-0	2	+0
Brandon Williams bench	23:06	20	1	5	2	0	0	8-12	1-2	3-5	2	+18
Max Christie bench	22:42	6	2	0	0	0	2	1-2	1-1	3-3	2	+0
Dwight Powell bench	17:44	4	3	0	0	0	2	1-1	0-0	2-2	2	+2
D'Angelo Russell bench	12:55	4	1	2	0	0	3	1-3	0-1	2-2	0	+3
Jaden Hardy bench	6:39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	-3
Moussa Cisse bench	1:32	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-2
Caleb Martin bench	1:32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-2

Not available: Dereck Lively II, Dante Exum, Daniel Gafford, Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson

Team statistics
Houston Rockets	Stat	Dallas Mavericks
11/13 (84%)	Free throws	17/20 (85%)
34/58 (58%)	2 pointers	42/63 (66%)
10/29 (34%)	3 pointers	7/19 (36%)
44/87 (50%)	Field goals	49/82 (59%)
37	Rebounds	31
21	Defensive rebounds	24
16	Offensive rebounds	7
22	Assists	22
18	Turnovers	12
8	Steals	13
6	Blocks	4
20	Fouls	14
8	Max points in a row	14
4:41	Time spent in lead	36:58
4	Biggest lead	22

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Dallas Mavericks ahead)

Largest margin: 22 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 9
Times tied: 10
Largest lead · Houston Rockets: 4 Q2 5:28
Largest lead · Dallas Mavericks: 22 Q4 9:14
Longest run: 14-0 Dallas Mavericks · Q3 7:00 to Q3 4:33

Scoring plays

Q1 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Houston Rockets	Dallas Mavericks
11:17	Houston Rockets	Clint Capela 2-pt field goal	2	0
11:09	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 3-pt field goal	2	3
10:20	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis 2-pt field goal	2	5
10:01	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	2	7
9:31	Dallas Mavericks	Ryan Nembhard 2-pt field goal	2	9
9:14	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	4	9
8:59	Dallas Mavericks	Ryan Nembhard 2-pt field goal	4	11
8:36	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	6	11
8:28	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis 2-pt field goal	6	13
7:50	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	6	15
7:27	Houston Rockets	Josh Okogie 2-pt field goal	8	15
7:20	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis 2-pt field goal	8	17
6:43	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis 2-pt field goal	8	19
6:29	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	10	19
5:48	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	12	19
5:21	Houston Rockets	Aaron Holiday 3-pt field goal	15	19
4:50	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	15	21
4:28	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	17	21
4:00	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal	20	21
3:22	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 2-pt field goal	22	21
2:48	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 2-pt field goal	22	23
2:07	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	24	23
1:42	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams Free throw	24	24
0:58	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	26	24
0:49	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 2-pt field goal	26	26
0:49	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams Free throw	26	27
0:01	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	26	29

Q2 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Houston Rockets	Dallas Mavericks
11:33	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis 2-pt field goal	26	31
11:13	Dallas Mavericks	D'Angelo Russell 2-pt field goal	26	33
10:59	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 2-pt field goal	28	33
9:50	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal	31	33
9:36	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 3-pt field goal	31	36
9:18	Houston Rockets	Jae'Sean Tate 3-pt field goal	34	36
9:03	Dallas Mavericks	D'Angelo Russell Free throw	34	37
9:03	Dallas Mavericks	D'Angelo Russell Free throw	34	38
8:44	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 2-pt field goal	36	38
8:08	Dallas Mavericks	Ryan Nembhard 2-pt field goal	36	40
7:48	Houston Rockets	Josh Okogie Free throw	37	40
7:48	Houston Rockets	Josh Okogie Free throw	38	40
6:47	Houston Rockets	Clint Capela 2-pt field goal	40	40
6:01	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	42	40
5:28	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	44	40
4:58	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 3-pt field goal	44	43
4:58	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie Free throw	44	44
4:32	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	44	46
4:12	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	46	46
3:36	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 3-pt field goal	46	49
3:21	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	47	49
3:13	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 2-pt field goal	47	51
2:40	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 2-pt field goal	47	53
2:18	Houston Rockets	Aaron Holiday 3-pt field goal	50	53
1:36	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	52	53
1:13	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis 2-pt field goal	52	55
0:42	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie Free throw	52	56
0:42	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie Free throw	52	57
0:33	Houston Rockets	Aaron Holiday 2-pt field goal	54	57
0:01	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	57	57
0:01	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	57	57
0:01	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	57	57

Q3 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Houston Rockets	Dallas Mavericks
11:37	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	59	57
11:09	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis 2-pt field goal	59	59
10:55	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	61	59
10:34	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis 2-pt field goal	61	61
8:34	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	64	61
8:23	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	64	63
8:04	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	66	63
7:44	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	66	65
7:24	Houston Rockets	Clint Capela 2-pt field goal	68	65
7:00	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis Free throw	68	66
7:00	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis 2-pt field goal	68	67
6:34	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams Free throw	68	69
6:11	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 2-pt field goal	68	71
5:55	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis 2-pt field goal	68	73
5:25	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	68	74
5:25	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	68	75
5:09	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	68	77
4:33	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	68	79
4:10	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	70	79
3:45	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis 2-pt field goal	70	81
3:20	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	72	81
3:01	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 2-pt field goal	72	83
2:26	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis 2-pt field goal	72	85
2:14	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	74	85
2:14	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	75	85
2:01	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 2-pt field goal	75	87
1:40	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	75	89
0:49	Houston Rockets	Jeff Green 2-pt field goal	77	89
0:33	Dallas Mavericks	Dwight Powell 2-pt field goal	77	91
0:01	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 3-pt field goal	77	94

Q4 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Houston Rockets	Dallas Mavericks
11:40	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall Free throw	77	95
11:40	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall Free throw	77	96
11:26	Dallas Mavericks	Ryan Nembhard 2-pt field goal	77	98
10:47	Houston Rockets	Aaron Holiday 3-pt field goal	80	98
10:29	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	80	100
9:53	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal	83	100
9:33	Dallas Mavericks	Dwight Powell Free throw	83	101
9:33	Dallas Mavericks	Dwight Powell Free throw	83	102
9:14	Dallas Mavericks	Ryan Nembhard 3-pt field goal	83	105
8:55	Houston Rockets	Clint Capela 2-pt field goal	85	105
8:24	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	88	105
8:03	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	88	107
7:45	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	90	107
7:31	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	90	108
7:31	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	90	109
7:23	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	92	109
6:49	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	93	109
6:49	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	94	109
6:01	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis 2-pt field goal	94	111
5:52	Houston Rockets	Josh Okogie 3-pt field goal	97	111
5:10	Houston Rockets	Aaron Holiday 2-pt field goal	99	111
5:10	Houston Rockets	Aaron Holiday Free throw	100	111
4:50	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 3-pt field goal	100	114
4:28	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	102	114
3:48	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis 2-pt field goal	102	116
3:11	Houston Rockets	Aaron Holiday 2-pt field goal	104	116
3:11	Houston Rockets	Aaron Holiday Free throw	105	116
2:49	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	105	118
2:24	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	105	120
2:01	Houston Rockets	Aaron Holiday 2-pt field goal	107	120
1:52	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	107	122
1:03	Houston Rockets	Jae'Sean Tate 2-pt field goal	109	122

2025-26 season series

After this game: tied 1-1. Final series: tied 2-2.

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

Highlights

Mavericks 122 - 109 Rockets — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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

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