Mavericks 121-115 Rockets (29 Nov, 2023) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

8-7, 0-6 away

115

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	22	28	38	27	115
DAL	29	25	30	37	121

Dallas Mavericks

11-6, 5-2 home

121

Luka Doncic misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Luka Doncic misses layup
Kyrie Irving makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
Kyrie Irving misses 15-foot two point shot
Luka Doncic makes 5-foot jump bank shot
Kyrie Irving misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Luka Doncic makes 24-foot step back jumpshot (Kyrie Irving assists)
Alperen Sengun blocks Kyrie Irving 's 1-foot two point shot
Luka Doncic misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Luka Doncic misses 15-foot two point shot
Grant Williams misses driving dunk
Grant Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Derrick Jones Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
Josh Green makes 2-foot two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)
Luka Doncic misses 14-foot two point shot
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dereck Lively II assists)
Richaun Holmes makes 2-foot layup (Dante Exum assists)
Dante Exum makes 4-foot two point shot
Kyrie Irving misses 14-foot two point shot
Kyrie Irving misses 12-foot two point shot
Kyrie Irving misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dante Exum assists)
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Grant Williams assists)
Tari Eason blocks Dante Exum 's 23-foot three point jumper
Jaden Hardy misses driving dunk
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses running pullup jump shot
Luka Doncic makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
Luka Doncic misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Dereck Lively II makes 1-foot dunk (Luka Doncic assists)
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Josh Green makes 23-foot three point shot (Grant Williams assists)
Luka Doncic makes 20-foot step back jumpshot
Dante Exum makes alley oop layup (Luka Doncic assists)
Kyrie Irving makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
Dante Exum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
Kyrie Irving misses 11-foot two point shot
Luka Doncic makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Kyrie Irving assists)
Kyrie Irving misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kyrie Irving misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
Tari Eason blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 's 12-foot pullup jump shot
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 22-foot step back jumpshot (Luka Doncic assists)
Luka Doncic misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Kyrie Irving makes driving layup
Kyrie Irving misses 6-foot pullup jump shot
Grant Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luka Doncic makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
Josh Green misses driving layup
Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Josh Green 's 5-foot two point shot
Luka Doncic misses 16-foot two point shot
Dereck Lively II makes 1-foot dunk (Luka Doncic assists)
Dereck Lively II makes alley oop dunk shot (Kyrie Irving assists)
Luka Doncic makes driving layup
Luka Doncic makes two point shot
Fred VanVleet blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 's 10-foot pullup jump shot
Luka Doncic makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot
Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
Luka Doncic makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot
Derrick Jones Jr. misses layup
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kyrie Irving makes two point shot (Dante Exum assists)
Kyrie Irving makes 14-foot two point shot
Grant Williams misses driving layup
Luka Doncic makes 20-foot jumper (Derrick Jones Jr. assists)
Luka Doncic misses 7-foot two point shot
Grant Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point shot (Josh Green assists)
Luka Doncic misses two point shot
Luka Doncic makes driving layup (Dereck Lively II assists)
Kyrie Irving misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
Luka Doncic makes driving layup
Derrick Jones Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
Derrick Jones Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kyrie Irving makes two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)
Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point shot
Dereck Lively II makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Kyrie Irving assists)
Luka Doncic makes 3-foot two point shot
Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Kyrie Irving makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Green assists)
Kyrie Irving misses 14-foot two point shot
Kyrie Irving misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Luka Doncic misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Kyrie Irving makes 8-foot jump bank shot
Jalen Green blocks Luka Doncic 's 15-foot two point shot
Luka Doncic makes 10-foot two point shot
Kyrie Irving misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Derrick Jones Jr. makes driving dunk (Grant Williams assists)
Alperen Sengun makes 10-foot two point shot (Fred VanVleet assists)
Josh Green blocks Jalen Green 's 5-foot driving layup
Jalen Green misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
Fred VanVleet makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
Jalen Green misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Dereck Lively II blocks Alperen Sengun 's 1-foot layup
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point shot
Dillon Brooks makes two point shot (Jalen Green assists)
Alperen Sengun misses 12-foot two point shot
Alperen Sengun misses driving dunk
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 13-foot jumper (Jalen Green assists)
Alperen Sengun misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dillon Brooks makes driving layup (Fred VanVleet assists)
Alperen Sengun misses 10-foot two point shot
Aaron Holiday misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green makes 2-foot layup (Jalen Green assists)
Jalen Green misses two point shot
Tari Eason makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Jalen Green assists)
Jae'Sean Tate makes layup (Jeff Green assists)
Jeff Green makes driving dunk (Aaron Holiday assists)
Jalen Green misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Jalen Green makes driving layup (Jae'Sean Tate assists)
Fred VanVleet misses 27-foot three point jumper
Dillon Brooks misses two point shot
Dillon Brooks misses driving floating jump shot
Alperen Sengun makes driving layup (Fred VanVleet assists)
Fred VanVleet makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
Dillon Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dillon Brooks makes layup (Alperen Sengun assists)
Jalen Green misses driving layup
Dillon Brooks misses driving layup
Tari Eason misses 8-foot two point shot
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 15-foot two point shot (Alperen Sengun assists)
Jalen Green makes 19-foot step back jumpshot
Alperen Sengun makes 8-foot hook shot (Aaron Holiday assists)
Jalen Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
Tari Eason makes two point shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
Alperen Sengun makes 6-foot two point shot (Fred VanVleet assists)
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alperen Sengun makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Fred VanVleet assists)
Jalen Green makes 24-foot step back jumpshot (Dillon Brooks assists)
Dillon Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 14-foot two point shot
Jalen Green misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Fred VanVleet misses 26-foot three point shot
Alperen Sengun misses 25-foot three point jumper
Fred VanVleet makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot
Dereck Lively II blocks Jalen Green 's 4-foot driving layup
Dillon Brooks makes layup (Alperen Sengun assists)
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 15-foot two point shot
Alperen Sengun misses 3-foot hook shot
Dillon Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Fred VanVleet assists)
Fred VanVleet misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jae'Sean Tate misses 22-foot three point jumper
Aaron Holiday misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Aaron Holiday makes 22-foot three point jumper (Fred VanVleet assists)
Tari Eason misses 5-foot two point shot
Aaron Holiday makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jae'Sean Tate assists)
Tari Eason makes two point shot (Aaron Holiday assists)
Aaron Holiday makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
Jalen Green makes 3-foot two point shot
Jalen Green misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 13-foot two point shot
Tari Eason makes two point shot
Tari Eason misses 14-foot jumper
Kyrie Irving blocks Aaron Holiday 's 10-foot driving layup
Alperen Sengun makes driving layup (Fred VanVleet assists)
Aaron Holiday misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Dillon Brooks makes driving layup
Alperen Sengun misses 6-foot two point shot
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 24-foot three point shot
Jabari Smith Jr. makes layup (Alperen Sengun assists)
Dillon Brooks misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Alperen Sengun makes driving layup (Fred VanVleet assists)
Alperen Sengun misses 7-foot two point shot
Fred VanVleet misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Dillon Brooks makes driving layup (Fred VanVleet assists)
Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot driving dunk (Fred VanVleet assists)
Aaron Holiday misses two point shot
Alperen Sengun makes layup (Aaron Holiday assists)
Alperen Sengun makes driving layup (Fred VanVleet assists)
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists)
Fred VanVleet misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Fred VanVleet misses 77-foot three point jumper

ROCKETS

MAVERICKS

TIME		HOU	DAL
12:00	Jabari Smith Jr. vs. Dereck Lively II (Kyrie Irving gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot step back jumpshot	0	0
11:36	Dereck Lively II offensive rebound	0	0
11:34	Luka Doncic misses layup	0	0
11:33	Mavericks offensive team rebound	0	0
11:24	Kyrie Irving makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	0	3
11:04	Grant Williams personal foul	0	3
10:55	Alperen Sengun makes 10-foot two point shot (Fred VanVleet assists)	2	3
10:48	Dillon Brooks personal foul	2	3
10:44	Kyrie Irving misses 15-foot two point shot	2	3
10:42	Rockets defensive team rebound	2	3
10:30	Josh Green blocks Jalen Green 's 5-foot driving layup	2	3
10:27	Jalen Green offensive rebound	2	3
10:23	Jalen Green misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	2	3
10:21	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	2	3
10:20	Fred VanVleet makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	5	3
10:05	Josh Green out of bounds lost ball turnover	5	3
9:52	Jalen Green misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	3
9:50	Josh Green defensive rebound	5	3
9:35	Luka Doncic makes 5-foot jump bank shot	5	5
9:21	Alperen Sengun bad pass (Luka Doncic steals)	5	5
9:18	Fred VanVleet personal foul	5	5
9:13	Kyrie Irving misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	5
9:10	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	5	5
9:00	Dereck Lively II blocks Alperen Sengun 's 1-foot layup	5	5
8:57	Dereck Lively II defensive rebound	5	5
8:51	Luka Doncic makes 24-foot step back jumpshot (Kyrie Irving assists)	5	8
8:40	Jalen Green bad pass (Kyrie Irving steals)	5	8
8:36	Alperen Sengun blocks Kyrie Irving 's 1-foot two point shot	5	8
8:34	Fred VanVleet defensive rebound	5	8
8:28	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point shot	5	8
8:25	Grant Williams defensive rebound	5	8
8:20	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot step back jumpshot	5	8
8:16	Dereck Lively II offensive rebound	5	8
8:14	Jalen Green personal foul	5	8
8:04	Luka Doncic misses 15-foot two point shot	5	8
8:02	Jalen Green defensive rebound	5	8
7:59	Dillon Brooks makes two point shot (Jalen Green assists)	7	8
7:40	Grant Williams misses driving dunk	7	8
7:38	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	7	8
7:19	Alperen Sengun misses 12-foot two point shot	7	8
7:17	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	7	8
7:02	Grant Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	8
7:00	Mavericks offensive team rebound	7	8
7:00	Derrick Jones Jr. enters the game for Kyrie Irving	7	8
7:00	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Grant Williams	7	8
6:48	Derrick Jones Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	7	11
6:28	Alperen Sengun misses driving dunk	7	11
6:26	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	7	11
6:19	Josh Green makes 2-foot two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)	7	13
6:09	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 13-foot jumper (Jalen Green assists)	9	13
5:58	Jalen Green personal foul	9	13
5:58	Mavericks Full timeout	9	13
5:58	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Jalen Green	9	13
5:58	Jae'Sean Tate enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	9	13
5:45	Luka Doncic misses 14-foot two point shot	9	13
5:45	Rockets defensive team rebound	9	13
5:31	Alperen Sengun misses 24-foot three point jumper	9	13
5:27	Josh Green defensive rebound	9	13
5:17	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dereck Lively II assists)	9	16
5:03	Alperen Sengun out of bounds bad pass turnover	9	16
5:03	Richaun Holmes enters the game for Dereck Lively II	9	16
4:55	Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul	9	16
4:55	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	9	17
4:55	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	9	18
4:52	Josh Green personal foul	9	18
4:52	Dante Exum enters the game for Josh Green	9	18
4:52	Kyrie Irving enters the game for Luka Doncic	9	18
4:34	Dillon Brooks makes driving layup (Fred VanVleet assists)	11	18
4:27	Richaun Holmes makes 2-foot layup (Dante Exum assists)	11	20
4:10	Alperen Sengun misses 10-foot two point shot	11	20
4:07	Richaun Holmes defensive rebound	11	20
4:04	Aaron Holiday shooting foul	11	20
4:04	Dante Exum misses free throw 1 of 2	11	20
4:04	Mavericks offensive team rebound	11	20
4:04	Tari Eason enters the game for Dillon Brooks	11	20
4:04	Jeff Green enters the game for Alperen Sengun	11	20
4:04	Dante Exum makes free throw 2 of 2	11	21
3:44	Tari Eason traveling	11	21
3:31	Dante Exum makes 4-foot two point shot	11	23
3:10	Aaron Holiday misses 23-foot three point jumper	11	23
3:09	Mavericks defensive team rebound	11	23
3:09	Tari Eason loose ball foul	11	23
3:09	Dante Exum misses free throw 1 of 2	11	23
3:09	Mavericks offensive team rebound	11	23
3:09	Dante Exum misses free throw 2 of 2	11	23
3:06	Tari Eason defensive rebound	11	23
2:54	Rockets Full timeout	11	23
2:54	Jalen Green enters the game for Fred VanVleet	11	23
2:45	Jeff Green makes 2-foot layup (Jalen Green assists)	13	23
2:25	Kyrie Irving misses 14-foot two point shot	13	23
2:24	Mavericks offensive team rebound	13	23
2:13	Kyrie Irving misses 12-foot two point shot	13	23
2:10	Tari Eason defensive rebound	13	23
2:00	Jalen Green misses two point shot	13	23
1:58	Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound	13	23
1:51	Kyrie Irving misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	13	23
1:48	Tari Eason defensive rebound	13	23
1:40	Tari Eason makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Jalen Green assists)	15	23
1:28	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	15	23
1:24	Tari Eason defensive rebound	15	23
1:14	Jae'Sean Tate makes layup (Jeff Green assists)	17	23
1:14	Kyrie Irving shooting foul	17	23
1:14	Grant Williams enters the game for Richaun Holmes	17	23
1:14	Jae'Sean Tate makes free throw 1 of 1	18	23
1:04	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dante Exum assists)	18	26
52.1	Jeff Green makes driving dunk (Aaron Holiday assists)	20	26
38.1	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Grant Williams assists)	20	29
29.0	Jalen Green misses 25-foot step back jumpshot	20	29
25.1	Aaron Holiday offensive rebound	20	29
14.0	Jalen Green makes driving layup (Jae'Sean Tate assists)	22	29
0.1	Tari Eason blocks Dante Exum 's 23-foot three point jumper	22	29
0.0	Mavericks offensive team rebound	22	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	29

Regular Season Series

DAL leads 1-0

Rockets
115
Mavericks
121

Game 1

29/11

Mavericks
96
Rockets
122

Game 2

23/12

Mavericks
125
Rockets
107

Game 3

1/4

Rockets
136
Mavericks
147

Game 4

7/4

American Airlines Center

1:30 AM, 29 November 2023

Dallas, TX

Attendance: 20,103

Referees:
Scott Foster
Gediminas Petraitis
Natalie Sago

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Memphis	19	9	.679	-	W1
Houston	18	9	.667	0.5	W1
Dallas	17	10	.630	1.5	L1
San Antonio	14	13	.519	4.5	W1
New Orleans	5	23	.179	14	L5

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