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Dallas Mavericks vs Houston Rockets

Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets: every meeting we hold, series records and the next games.

All-time series

Houston Rockets lead 115-106221 meetings since 1980
Houston Rockets lead 107-98Regular season
Tied 8-8Playoff games
Houston Rockets W1Current streak

Playoff meetings

Biggest wins

Every meeting (221)

Meetings 201–221 of 221, newest first. Series records above include every collected meeting.

Dallas Mavericks vs Houston Rockets — collected meeting history
DateSeasonResult
Jan 3, 19841983-84DAL 119, HOU 117
Nov 30, 19831983-84HOU 102, DAL 113
Nov 12, 19831983-84DAL 98, HOU 100
Apr 6, 19831982-83HOU 101, DAL 99
Mar 15, 19831982-83DAL 123, HOU 110
Mar 1, 19831982-83DAL 123, HOU 115
Jan 29, 19831982-83HOU 113, DAL 119
Nov 3, 19821982-83HOU 101, DAL 102
Nov 2, 19821982-83DAL 113, HOU 103
Apr 11, 19821981-82HOU 97, DAL 109
Mar 30, 19821981-82DAL 95, HOU 99
Feb 27, 19821981-82HOU 105, DAL 108
Feb 23, 19821981-82DAL 95, HOU 105
Dec 18, 19811981-82HOU 112, DAL 93
Dec 12, 19811981-82DAL 97, HOU 101
Mar 24, 19811980-81HOU 114, DAL 111
Feb 4, 19811980-81DAL 68, HOU 116
Jan 2, 19811980-81HOU 124, DAL 120
Nov 29, 19801980-81DAL 90, HOU 115
Nov 11, 19801980-81HOU 105, DAL 94
Oct 29, 19801980-81DAL 103, HOU 109

All-time results (regular season, play-in, playoffs and NBA Cup; preseason and summer league excluded). Play-in games are counted separately from playoff series. Franchise history is listed under current team names.

Series by season

Houston Rockets 1-02026-27 · Preseason
Tied 2-22025-26 · Regular season
Houston Rockets 3-12024-25 · Regular season

Next meetings

All results

DateStageResultTop scorers
Oct 9, 20262026-27 · PreseasonHOU 135, DAL 117Tari Eason 20 · Cooper Flagg 19
Jan 31, 20262025-26 · Regular seasonDAL 107, HOU 111Cooper Flagg 34 · Amen Thompson 21
Jan 3, 20262025-26 · Regular seasonHOU 104, DAL 110Kevin Durant 34 · Anthony Davis 26
Dec 6, 20252025-26 · Regular seasonHOU 109, DAL 122Kevin Durant 27 · Anthony Davis 29
Nov 3, 20252025-26 · Regular seasonDAL 102, HOU 110P.J. Washington Jr. 29 · Amen Thompson 27
Mar 14, 20252024-25 · Regular seasonDAL 96, HOU 133Brandon Williams 25 · Tari Eason 30
Feb 8, 20252024-25 · Regular seasonHOU 105, DAL 116Alperen Sengun 30 · Anthony Davis 26
Jan 1, 20252024-25 · Regular seasonDAL 99, HOU 110Quentin Grimes 17 · Alperen Sengun 23
Oct 31, 20242024-25 · Regular seasonHOU 108, DAL 102Jalen Green 23 · Luka Dončić 29

2025-26 team comparison

Dallas MavericksPer gameHouston Rockets
114.1Points115.2
119.6Points allowed110.0
-5.3Net rating+5.4
110.8Offensive rating118.5
116.2Defensive rating113.1
103.0Pace97.3
44.7Rebounds48.1
25.3Assists25.4

Quick answers

Who won the last Dallas Mavericks vs Houston Rockets game?
The Houston Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks 135-117 on October 9, 2026 (2026-27, preseason).
When do the Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets play next?
The Dallas Mavericks visit the Houston Rockets on Sunday, October 11, 2026 at 6:00 am Eastern Time (2026-27 preseason).
What is the all-time record between the Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets?
The Houston Rockets lead 115-106 in 221 meetings since 1980 (regular season, play-in, playoffs and NBA Cup).

All-time records for every NBA rivalry

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