Mavericks 107-104 Rockets (8 Dec, 2018) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

11-14, 6-9 away

104

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	30	27	27	20	104
DAL	32	24	28	23	107

Dallas Mavericks

13-11, 11-2 home

107

Harrison Barnes misses two point shot
Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point jumper
DeAndre Jordan makes two point shot
Harrison Barnes misses 15-foot jumper
Harrison Barnes makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot
Jalen Brunson makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Wesley Matthews assists)
Luka Doncic misses driving layup
DeAndre Jordan misses two point shot
James Ennis III blocks Harrison Barnes's driving layup
DeAndre Jordan makes dunk
Luka Doncic misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Jalen Brunson makes two point shot (Wesley Matthews assists)
Wesley Matthews makes 23-foot three point jumper (Harrison Barnes assists)
Luka Doncic misses two point shot
DeAndre Jordan makes tip shot
Jalen Brunson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dorian Finney-Smith makes two point shot (Jalen Brunson assists)
DeAndre Jordan makes alley oop dunk shot (Jalen Brunson assists)
J.J. Barea misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Wesley Matthews misses driving floating jump shot
J.J. Barea makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Dwight Powell assists)
Wesley Matthews makes 26-foot three point jumper (J.J. Barea assists)
Dorian Finney-Smith misses dunk
J.J. Barea makes 9-foot two point shot
Dwight Powell makes layup (Devin Harris assists)
Dwight Powell misses 26-foot three point jumper
J.J. Barea misses driving layup
J.J. Barea makes two point shot
Wesley Matthews makes two point shot (Devin Harris assists)
Wesley Matthews misses 14-foot two point shot
Dorian Finney-Smith makes 16-foot jumper (Dwight Powell assists)
J.J. Barea makes 25-foot three pointer
J.J. Barea misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luka Doncic misses layup
Luka Doncic misses 2-foot tip shot
Luka Doncic misses tip shot
Harrison Barnes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Harrison Barnes makes two point shot (DeAndre Jordan assists)
Dorian Finney-Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
DeAndre Jordan makes 3-foot dunk
Luka Doncic makes two point shot
Jalen Brunson misses two point shot
DeAndre Jordan makes tip shot
Luka Doncic misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Harrison Barnes misses 7-foot two point shot
Harrison Barnes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)
Luka Doncic makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
Wesley Matthews misses 23-foot three point jumper
Wesley Matthews misses two point shot
Jalen Brunson makes two point shot
Wesley Matthews makes two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)
Jalen Brunson makes dunk
DeAndre Jordan misses 9-foot two point shot
Luka Doncic makes tip shot
Jalen Brunson makes 8-foot two point shot
Harrison Barnes misses 14-foot two point shot
Wesley Matthews makes 26-foot three point jumper (Harrison Barnes assists)
Dorian Finney-Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Harrison Barnes assists)
Harrison Barnes misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Harden blocks DeAndre Jordan's driving dunk
Harrison Barnes makes two point shot
Luka Doncic misses 10-foot jumper
Wesley Matthews misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
Devin Harris misses three point jumper
Harrison Barnes makes 25-foot three point jumper (J.J. Barea assists)
Wesley Matthews makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (J.J. Barea assists)
James Ennis III blocks Dwight Powell 's 7-foot jumper
Dorian Finney-Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (J.J. Barea assists)
Devin Harris misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
J.J. Barea misses two point shot
Dorian Finney-Smith makes dunk (Dwight Powell assists)
Dorian Finney-Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dwight Powell misses 20-foot jumper
Luka Doncic misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Harrison Barnes misses 27-foot three point jumper
Wesley Matthews misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jalen Brunson makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot
Luka Doncic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Wesley Matthews assists)
Wesley Matthews misses 26-foot three point shot
Luka Doncic makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
Luka Doncic makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot
Luka Doncic makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
Jalen Brunson makes 1-foot layup (DeAndre Jordan assists)
PJ Tucker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
James Ennis III makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
James Ennis III makes driving dunk (James Harden assists)
James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
James Harden makes driving layup
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
James Harden makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Chris Paul assists)
Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
James Ennis III misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Ennis III misses three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 14-foot jumper
Dorian Finney-Smith blocks Eric Gordon 's 5-foot driving floating jump shot
Chris Paul misses 13-foot jumper
PJ Tucker misses 5-foot two point shot
Eric Gordon makes driving dunk
PJ Tucker misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three pointer
Gerald Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Danuel House Jr. assists)
Chris Paul makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Gerald Green misses three point jumper
Clint Capela makes two point shot
Clint Capela makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Clint Capela misses 4-foot hook shot
Chris Paul makes two point shot
Danuel House Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Gerald Green misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
Eric Gordon makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
Clint Capela makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
James Harden misses 15-foot jumper
Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Clint Capela assists)
Eric Gordon makes driving layup
James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes pullup jump shot (Nene Hilario assists)
DeAndre Jordan blocks PJ Tucker 's 4-foot driving layup
Chris Paul misses 13-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nene Hilario misses 33-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper
PJ Tucker makes 4-foot layup (Chris Paul assists)
James Ennis III misses three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 28-foot three pointer
Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses two point shot
James Harden makes driving layup
Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
PJ Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Gerald Green misses driving floating jump shot
James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
Gerald Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nene Hilario makes dunk (James Harden assists)
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes driving layup
James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Clint Capela makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
James Ennis III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
James Ennis III misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
PJ Tucker misses two point shot
Harrison Barnes blocks Clint Capela 's 1-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes 14-foot two point shot
PJ Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses driving floating jump shot
James Harden makes driving layup
Chris Paul makes pullup jump shot
PJ Tucker misses 9-foot two point shot
James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
James Harden misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
James Harden makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot
Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses three point jumper

ROCKETS

MAVERICKS

TIME		HOU	DAL
12:00	Clint Capela vs. DeAndre Jordan (Luka Doncic gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Harrison Barnes misses two point shot	0	0
11:40	Mavericks offensive team rebound	0	0
11:40	PJ Tucker personal foul	0	0
11:28	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:26	DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound	0	0
11:24	DeAndre Jordan makes two point shot	0	2
11:07	PJ Tucker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	3	2
10:59	Chris Paul personal foul	3	2
10:51	Harrison Barnes misses 15-foot jumper	3	2
10:48	Clint Capela defensive rebound	3	2
10:41	James Ennis III makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	6	2
10:19	Harrison Barnes makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot	6	4
9:58	James Ennis III makes driving dunk (James Harden assists)	8	4
9:44	James Harden defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	8	4
9:44	Wesley Matthews makes technical free throw	8	5
9:31	Jalen Brunson makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Wesley Matthews assists)	8	7
9:21	James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot	8	7
9:18	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	8	7
9:03	Luka Doncic misses driving layup	8	7
9:01	Clint Capela defensive rebound	8	7
8:54	Clint Capela bad pass (Luka Doncic steals)	8	7
8:48	DeAndre Jordan misses two point shot	8	7
8:46	DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound	8	7
8:41	James Ennis III blocks Harrison Barnes's driving layup	8	7
8:37	DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound	8	7
8:35	DeAndre Jordan makes dunk	8	9
8:23	James Harden makes driving layup	10	9
8:01	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot step back jumpshot	10	9
7:59	James Harden defensive rebound	10	9
7:49	Chris Paul bad pass (Luka Doncic steals)	10	9
7:44	Jalen Brunson makes two point shot (Wesley Matthews assists)	10	11
7:27	Luka Doncic shooting foul	10	11
7:27	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	11	11
7:27	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	12	11
7:16	Wesley Matthews makes 23-foot three point jumper (Harrison Barnes assists)	12	14
7:09	Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	14
7:06	James Ennis III offensive rebound	12	14
7:00	Chris Paul misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	12	14
6:58	Clint Capela offensive rebound	12	14
6:52	James Harden makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Chris Paul assists)	15	14
6:51	Mavericks Full timeout	15	14
6:51	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Wesley Matthews	15	14
6:51	Eric Gordon enters the game for	15	14
6:51	enters the game for Chris Paul	15	14
6:37	James Harden personal foul	15	14
6:30	James Harden shooting foul	15	14
6:30	Harrison Barnes makes free throw 1 of 2	15	15
6:30	Harrison Barnes makes free throw 2 of 2	15	16
6:15	Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper	15	16
6:10	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	15	16
5:53	Luka Doncic misses two point shot	15	16
5:51	DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound	15	16
5:49	DeAndre Jordan makes tip shot	15	18
5:38	James Harden makes 25-foot step back jumpshot	18	18
5:29	Jalen Brunson misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	18
5:25	James Ennis III defensive rebound	18	18
5:10	James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot	18	18
5:07	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	18	18
5:03	Dorian Finney-Smith makes two point shot (Jalen Brunson assists)	18	20
4:57	James Ennis III misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	20
4:53	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	18	20
4:49	DeAndre Jordan makes alley oop dunk shot (Jalen Brunson assists)	18	22
4:26	James Ennis III misses three point jumper	18	22
4:22	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	18	22
4:17	James Harden personal foul	18	22
4:17	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	18	23
4:17	J.J. Barea enters the game for Jalen Brunson	18	23
4:17	Nene Hilario enters the game for James Ennis III	18	23
4:17	Gerald Green enters the game for Clint Capela	18	23
4:17	Chris Paul enters the game for James Harden	18	23
4:17	Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2	18	23
4:15	Nene Hilario defensive rebound	18	23
4:04	J.J. Barea personal foul	18	23
4:04	Devin Harris enters the game for DeAndre Jordan	18	23
4:04	Dwight Powell enters the game for Luka Doncic	18	23
3:56	Chris Paul makes 14-foot jumper	20	23
3:41	J.J. Barea misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	20	23
3:36	PJ Tucker defensive rebound	20	23
3:26	Nene Hilario lost ball turnover (Dwight Powell steals)	20	23
3:23	Gerald Green shooting foul	20	23
3:23	Dorian Finney-Smith makes free throw 1 of 2	20	24
3:23	Dorian Finney-Smith makes free throw 2 of 2	20	25
3:14	Dorian Finney-Smith blocks Eric Gordon 's 5-foot driving floating jump shot	20	25
3:14	Rockets offensive team rebound	20	25
3:14	Wesley Matthews enters the game for Harrison Barnes	20	25
3:09	Chris Paul misses 13-foot jumper	20	25
3:07	Dwight Powell defensive rebound	20	25
2:56	Rockets Full timeout	20	25
2:50	Wesley Matthews misses driving floating jump shot	20	25
2:47	PJ Tucker defensive rebound	20	25
2:35	PJ Tucker misses 5-foot two point shot	20	25
2:32	Nene Hilario offensive rebound	20	25
2:29	Eric Gordon makes driving dunk	22	25
2:10	J.J. Barea makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Dwight Powell assists)	22	27
1:52	Eric Gordon out of bounds lost ball turnover	22	27
1:45	J.J. Barea traveling	22	27
1:38	PJ Tucker misses 25-foot three point jumper	22	27
1:34	Wesley Matthews defensive rebound	22	27
1:25	Nene Hilario kicked ball violation	22	27
1:25	Danuel House Jr. enters the game for PJ Tucker	22	27
1:17	Wesley Matthews makes 26-foot three point jumper (J.J. Barea assists)	22	30
1:03	Chris Paul makes 25-foot three pointer	25	30
48.8	Dorian Finney-Smith misses dunk	25	30
45.6	Danuel House Jr. defensive rebound	25	30
36.7	Gerald Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Danuel House Jr. assists)	28	30
33.0	Wesley Matthews traveling	28	30
27.1	Chris Paul makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	30	30
4.9	J.J. Barea makes 9-foot two point shot	30	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	32

Regular Season Series

DAL leads 2-0

Mavericks
128
Rockets
108

Game 1

29/11

Rockets
104
Mavericks
107

Game 2

8/12

Mavericks
104
Rockets
120

Game 3

12/2

Rockets
94
Mavericks
93

Game 4

10/3

American Airlines Center

11:00 PM, 8 December 2018

Dallas, TX

Attendance: 20,254

Referees:
Marc Davis
Brett Nansel
Gediminas Petraitis
Gediminas Petraitis

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Dallas	50	32	.610	-	L2
New Orleans	49	33	.598	1	L1
Houston	41	41	.500	9	W2
Memphis	27	55	.329	23	L5
San Antonio	22	60	.268	28	W2

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