Dallas Mavericks @ Houston Rockets
WESTERN CONFERENCE 1ST ROUND - GAME 1 • HOU leads series 1-0
50-32, 23-18 Away
108
50-32, 23-18 Away
56-26, 30-11 Home
118
56-26, 30-11 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
44% (44-99)
Field Goal %
45% (38-85)
35% (6-17)
Three Point %
40% (10-25)
82% (14-17)
Free Throw %
71% (32-45)
17
Turnovers
13
60
Rebounds
58
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Tony Brown
Referee:Joe Crawford
Referee:Ron Garretson
Game Flow
--DAL
--HOU
Shot Chart
- Monta Ellis misses 20-foot jumper
- Terrence Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 19-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Dwight Howard misses 7-foot two point shot
- Chandler Parsons misses 16-foot jumper
- Dwight Howard makes dunk (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Chandler Parsons misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Dwight Howard misses 3-foot two point shot
- Jason Terry makes two point shot
- Rajon Rondo misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Monta Ellis makes 19-foot two point shot
- Terrence Jones makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes 27-foot three point jumper (Terrence Jones assists)
- Monta Ellis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Monta Ellis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Terry makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Monta Ellis misses 15-foot jumper
- Jason Terry makes 23-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Chandler Parsons misses driving layup
- Chandler Parsons makes two point shot (Monta Ellis assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 19-foot jumper
- Devin Harris makes driving layup
- Clint Capela misses free throw 1 of 2
- Clint Capela makes free throw 2 of 2
- Clint Capela makes 2-foot two point shot (Terrence Jones assists)
- Monta Ellis makes layup (Amar'e Stoudemire assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki misses jumper
- Amar'e Stoudemire misses 3-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes two point shot
- Amar'e Stoudemire makes free throw 1 of 2
- Amar'e Stoudemire makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes two point shot
- Corey Brewer makes driving layup
- Monta Ellis misses layup
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Monta Ellis misses free throw 1 of 2
- Monta Ellis makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Josh Smith makes two point shot
- Devin Harris misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
- Amar'e Stoudemire misses 13-foot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
- Clint Capela misses free throw 1 of 2
- Clint Capela makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.J. Barea makes 12-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Al-Farouq Aminu misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Amar'e Stoudemire misses 14-foot jumper
- Pablo Prigioni misses 26-foot three point jumper
- J.J. Barea makes layup (Devin Harris assists)
- Amar'e Stoudemire makes free throw 1 of 2
- Amar'e Stoudemire makes free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- J.J. Barea makes 14-foot two point shot
- Josh Smith makes layup (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Devin Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Josh Smith misses 7-foot two point shot
- Corey Brewer misses 21-foot jumper
- Chandler Parsons makes driving layup
- Josh Smith misses jumper
- Chandler Parsons misses 4-foot jumper
- Tyson Chandler misses tip shot
- Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
- Tyson Chandler makes free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Smith makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Chandler Parsons makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Josh Smith misses 4-foot running hook shot
- Chandler Parsons misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes 17-foot two point shot
- Terrence Jones misses 4-foot Running Jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses 7-foot
- Tyson Chandler makes two point shot
- Jason Terry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- James Harden misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
- Dirk Nowitzki makes two point shot
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 15-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes two point shot (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Terrence Jones makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Terrence Jones misses free throw 1 of 1
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 13-foot two point shot
- Josh Smith makes layup (Terrence Jones assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 13-foot jumper
- Terrence Jones makes 15-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 1
- Rajon Rondo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Monta Ellis assists)
- Jason Terry misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Terrence Jones misses jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes 18-foot jumper
- Terrence Jones makes layup (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses 5-foot two point shot
- Tyson Chandler makes two point shot
- Terrence Jones makes layup (James Harden assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rajon Rondo makes 3-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Monta Ellis misses 6-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Charlie Villanueva misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Terrence Jones makes driving layup
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Terrence Jones assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses two point shot
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Chandler Parsons misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses three point pullup jump shot
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 27-foot three point jumper (Monta Ellis assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 1
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Monta Ellis makes 25-foot (Chandler Parsons assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 18-foot jumper
- Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Terrence Jones assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 15-foot
- Jason Terry misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Terrence Jones misses 8-foot two point shot
- Rajon Rondo misses 5-foot
- Monta Ellis misses 9-foot two point jumper
- James Harden makes layup
- James Harden makes technical free throw
- Rajon Rondo misses finger roll layup
- Tyson Chandler makes two point shot
- Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Monta Ellis misses 5-foot jumper
- James Harden misses layup
- James Harden makes layup (Jason Terry assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Clint Capela makes two point shot (Josh Smith assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses
- Josh Smith misses layup
- Monta Ellis misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Josh Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Amar'e Stoudemire makes 3-foot two point shot (J.J. Barea assists)
- Josh Smith misses 8-foot two point shot
- Al-Farouq Aminu makes two point shot
- Trevor Ariza misses jumper
- Chandler Parsons misses 8-foot jumper
- Clint Capela misses
- Clint Capela makes two point shot
- Amar'e Stoudemire misses 13-foot jumper
- Josh Smith misses 16-foot jumper
- Corey Brewer misses 11-foot two point shot
- Josh Smith makes two point shot
- Amar'e Stoudemire makes 11-foot two point shot
- Josh Smith misses jumper
- J.J. Barea misses 17-foot jumper
- Clint Capela misses
- Amar'e Stoudemire misses 16-foot
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses 10-foot step back jumpshot
- Monta Ellis makes 25-foot three pointer
- Terrence Jones misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Monta Ellis makes two point shot (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Pablo Prigioni misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 2
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2
- Amar'e Stoudemire makes free throw 1 of 2
- Amar'e Stoudemire makes free throw 2 of 2
- Corey Brewer misses 15-foot jump bank shot
- Monta Ellis misses 20-foot jumper
- Amar'e Stoudemire misses layup
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot
- Monta Ellis misses layup
- Dwight Howard misses jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes 23-foot jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
- Tyson Chandler misses layup
- Pablo Prigioni misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes two point shot
- Corey Brewer makes 25-foot three point jumper (Terrence Jones assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes 21-foot jumper (Chandler Parsons assists)
- Pablo Prigioni makes 14-foot two point shot
- J.J. Barea makes two point shot
- Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
- Terrence Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
- Terrence Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rajon Rondo misses 18-foot jumper
- Corey Brewer makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Chandler Parsons makes driving layup (J.J. Barea assists)
- Terrence Jones misses layup
- J.J. Barea misses jumper
- Tyson Chandler makes two point shot
- Corey Brewer makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Chandler Parsons misses jumper
- Jason Terry misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Terrence Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
- Terrence Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chandler Parsons makes driving layup
- Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Terry misses 16-foot jumper
- Chandler Parsons misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Corey Brewer makes driving layup
- Corey Brewer makes free throw 1 of 1
- Dirk Nowitzki misses
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
- Terrence Jones misses driving layup
- J.J. Barea makes layup (Monta Ellis assists)
- Terrence Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
- Terrence Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- Monta Ellis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Monta Ellis misses free throw 2 of 2
- Terrence Jones misses driving layup
- J.J. Barea misses driving layup
- Dirk Nowitzki makes two point shot
- Corey Brewer misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Terrence Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
- Terrence Jones misses free throw 2 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 5-foot jumper
- Terrence Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
- Terrence Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- Charlie Villanueva makes 26-foot three point jumper (J.J. Barea assists)
- Corey Brewer misses free throw 1 of 2
- Corey Brewer makes free throw 2 of 2
- Charlie Villanueva makes 24-foot three point jumper (J.J. Barea assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.J. Barea makes driving layup
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Monta Ellis misses 28-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 36 | 16 | .692 | - | W4 |
| Houston | 32 | 19 | .627 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Memphis | 20 | 31 | .392 | 15.5 | L2 |
| Dallas | 19 | 33 | .365 | 17 | L7 |
| New Orleans | 14 | 40 | .259 | 23 | W1 |
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