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NBA, round 500

AwayHouston Rockets135
Final
HomeDallas Mavericks117
Friday, October 9, 2026American Airlines CenterAll Princeton sports
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HOU27383436135
DAL19263537117
Final

Rockets beat Mavericks 135-117

The Houston Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks 135-117 on Friday at Venetian Arena.

The Rockets led after every quarter. The second quarter made the difference: the Rockets outscored the Mavericks 38-26.

The Rockets shot 55% to 47% and won the boards 43-38.

For the Rockets, Tari Eason (F): 20. For the Mavericks, Cooper Flagg (F): 19.

The Rockets improve to 1-0. The Mavericks fall to 0-1.

Attendance: 11,564.

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#17
HOU · PointsTari Eason F20
#28
HOU · AssistsAlperen Sengun C10
#28
HOU · ReboundsAlperen Sengun C10
#32
DAL · PointsCooper Flagg F19
#7
DAL · AssistsDwight Powell F8
#10
DAL · ReboundsZaccharie Risacher F8
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF+/-
K. Durant F23157-121-10-102101000+11
J. Smith Jr. F22124-82-32-441010221+12
A. Sengun C22166-90-24-51010310463+22
F. VanVleet G24175-125-122-327120021+15
A. Thompson G2484-80-00-072611342+7
T. Eason F24206-102-26-792020363+17
I. Crawford F1241-31-21-210111103+7
J. Phillips F700-00-00-000000000-5
S. Adams C1421-10-00-031110122-3
O. Tshiebwe C1252-20-01-231200122-1
B. Bogdanovic G1641-40-32-224100022+16
Q. Copeland G930-00-03-411210102-8
S. Pedulla G400-10-10-002000000-4
R. Sheppard G19166-104-70-011110011+12
B. Thornton G9134-63-32-202201000-8
Team13547-8618-3623-32433621114162722

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Houston Rockets vs. Dallas Mavericks: Game Highlights

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Cooper Flagg gets up for alley-oop jam vs. Houston Rockets

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Reed Sheppard shows off the range on 3

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Alperen Sengun gets the basket plus the foul

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Tobi Lawal throws down powerful jam vs. Houston Rockets

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