Mavericks 147-136 Rockets (7 Apr, 2024) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

38-40, 12-26 away

136

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
HOU	42	29	35	23	7	136
DAL	27	39	32	31	18	147

Dallas Mavericks

48-30, 25-15 home

147

Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Kyrie Irving 's 4-foot driving layup
Kyrie Irving makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
Luka Doncic makes 12-foot two point shot
Kyrie Irving misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Luka Doncic misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Jabari Smith Jr. blocks P.J. Washington 's 3-foot driving layup
P.J. Washington misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dante Exum misses layup
Luka Doncic misses 13-foot two point shot
Derrick Jones Jr. makes 2-foot two point shot (Maxi Kleber assists)
Luka Doncic makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
Derrick Jones Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
Luka Doncic misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Maxi Kleber assists)
Luka Doncic makes two point shot
Kyrie Irving makes 10-foot two point shot
Kyrie Irving misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
P.J. Washington misses driving floating jump shot
Dante Exum makes 12-foot two point shot
Cam Whitmore blocks Kyrie Irving 's 9-foot driving floating jump shot
Dante Exum misses two point shot
Maxi Kleber makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Derrick Jones Jr. makes 22-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
Luka Doncic makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
Derrick Jones Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dante Exum misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dante Exum makes 22-foot three point jumper (P.J. Washington assists)
Luka Doncic makes 7-foot two point shot
P.J. Washington makes 1-foot dunk (Luka Doncic assists)
Kyrie Irving makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot
Kyrie Irving makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot
P.J. Washington makes driving layup (Luka Doncic assists)
Daniel Gafford makes 3-foot two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)
Luka Doncic misses running pullup jump shot
Kyrie Irving misses running pullup jump shot
Kyrie Irving makes 9-foot two point shot
Daniel Gafford makes layup (Luka Doncic assists)
Luka Doncic makes 7-foot two point shot
Kyrie Irving makes 27-foot three pointer
P.J. Washington misses 24-foot three point shot
Daniel Gafford makes 2-foot two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)
Kyrie Irving misses 5-foot two point shot
Dante Exum misses 3-foot two point shot
Dante Exum makes tip shot
Luka Doncic makes 7-foot two point shot
Luka Doncic makes two point shot
Luka Doncic makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Kyrie Irving assists)
Luka Doncic misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 22-foot three point jumper (Dante Exum assists)
Luka Doncic makes driving layup
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Luka Doncic misses 10-foot two point shot
P.J. Washington misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kyrie Irving misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Reggie Bullock Jr. blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 's 5-foot driving layup
Maxi Kleber misses 25-foot three point jumper
P.J. Washington makes two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)
Kyrie Irving makes 9-foot two point shot
Kyrie Irving makes 23-foot running pullup jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)
Jalen Green blocks Kyrie Irving 's 4-foot two point shot
Cam Whitmore blocks Luka Doncic 's 2-foot two point shot
Kyrie Irving makes 23-foot three point jumper (P.J. Washington assists)
Kyrie Irving makes driving layup
Kyrie Irving makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
Luka Doncic misses running pullup jump shot
Kyrie Irving makes 10-foot two point shot
P.J. Washington misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
P.J. Washington misses 22-foot three point jumper
Luka Doncic makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Kyrie Irving assists)
Kyrie Irving makes layup (Dante Exum assists)
Maxi Kleber misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kyrie Irving misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dante Exum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
Dante Exum misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kyrie Irving makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
Dante Exum makes driving layup
Kyrie Irving misses driving layup
Kyrie Irving makes 4-foot two point shot
Dante Exum misses driving layup
P.J. Washington makes three point jumper (Maxi Kleber assists)
P.J. Washington makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
Luka Doncic makes driving layup
Jalen Green makes two point shot
Dillon Brooks makes 2-foot two point shot (Jalen Green assists)
Fred VanVleet makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Fred VanVleet misses 24-foot three point jumper
Amen Thompson makes 3-foot layup (Fred VanVleet assists)
Fred VanVleet misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 1-foot layup (Amen Thompson assists)
Fred VanVleet makes 26-foot three pointer (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
Jalen Green makes 26-foot three point shot (Amen Thompson assists)
Fred VanVleet misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
Jalen Green makes two point shot
Jalen Green makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
Jalen Green makes 26-foot three pointer (Amen Thompson assists)
Fred VanVleet misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jalen Green misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Jalen Green makes 13-foot two point shot
Jeff Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jabari Smith Jr. misses layup
Jeff Green makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jock Landale assists)
Reggie Bullock Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dillon Brooks assists)
Dillon Brooks misses two point shot
Jeff Green makes alley oop dunk shot (Jalen Green assists)
Jeff Green misses 56-foot three point jumper
Jock Landale makes 13-foot jumper (Fred VanVleet assists)
Cam Whitmore makes 22-foot three point jumper (Fred VanVleet assists)
Aaron Holiday misses 27-foot three point jumper
Cam Whitmore misses 23-foot three point jumper
Fred VanVleet makes 25-foot three pointer
Jock Landale makes 1-foot layup (Fred VanVleet assists)
Jock Landale makes 9-foot two point shot (Fred VanVleet assists)
P.J. Washington blocks Jock Landale 's 2-foot two point shot
Jock Landale makes 4-foot hook shot (Dillon Brooks assists)
Dillon Brooks makes 26-foot three pointer (Fred VanVleet assists)
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 15-foot jumper
Fred VanVleet makes 9-foot running pullup jump shot
Fred VanVleet misses 23-foot pullup jump shot
Dillon Brooks makes two point shot
Dillon Brooks misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green makes 7-foot two point shot (Fred VanVleet assists)
Dillon Brooks misses driving layup
Aaron Holiday makes 23-foot three point jumper (Fred VanVleet assists)
Jeff Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
Fred VanVleet misses 22-foot two point shot
Jeff Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dillon Brooks makes dunk (Jalen Green assists)
Jeff Green misses driving layup
Jeff Green misses tip shot
Daniel Gafford blocks Jabari Smith Jr. 's 1-foot two point shot
Dillon Brooks makes 25-foot three pointer (Fred VanVleet assists)
Jalen Green misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
Jeff Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dillon Brooks makes 11-foot two point shot (Jalen Green assists)
Jeff Green misses 22-foot three point jumper
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 1-foot driving dunk (Fred VanVleet assists)
Fred VanVleet makes 13-foot two point shot
Jeff Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jeff Green assists)
Reggie Bullock Jr. makes layup (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
Maxi Kleber blocks Jalen Green 's 3-foot driving dunk
Dillon Brooks misses driving layup
Reggie Bullock Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists)
Fred VanVleet makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Fred VanVleet makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Luka Doncic blocks Cam Whitmore's jumper
Fred VanVleet misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jock Landale makes two point shot
Fred VanVleet makes 3-foot two point shot
Fred VanVleet misses two point shot
Nate Hinton misses tip shot
Jalen Green misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Cam Whitmore makes 1-foot dunk
Cam Whitmore misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Cam Whitmore makes 3-foot layup (Jock Landale assists)
P.J. Washington blocks Jock Landale 's 2-foot layup
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists)
Jalen Green misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Fred VanVleet misses two point shot
Dillon Brooks makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists)
Jalen Green misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Dillon Brooks makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists)
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot (Reggie Bullock Jr. assists)
Reggie Bullock Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Fred VanVleet assists)
Fred VanVleet misses driving layup
Jalen Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dillon Brooks makes 24-foot three point jumper (Fred VanVleet assists)
Fred VanVleet misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Fred VanVleet makes two point shot
Dillon Brooks misses driving layup
Jalen Green misses driving layup
Jalen Green misses driving layup
Luka Doncic blocks Jabari Smith Jr. 's 27-foot three point jumper
Fred VanVleet misses 29-foot three point jumper

ROCKETS

MAVERICKS

TIME		HOU	DAL
12:00	Jabari Smith Jr. vs. Daniel Gafford (Luka Doncic gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Luka Doncic lost ball turnover (Jalen Green steals)	0	0
11:25	Jalen Green makes two point shot	2	0
11:02	Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Kyrie Irving 's 4-foot driving layup	2	0
11:02	Rockets defensive team rebound	2	0
10:44	Dillon Brooks makes 2-foot two point shot (Jalen Green assists)	4	0
10:26	Kyrie Irving makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot	4	2
10:10	Fred VanVleet makes 18-foot pullup jump shot	6	2
10:00	Jalen Green shooting foul	6	2
10:00	Kyrie Irving makes free throw 1 of 2	6	3
10:00	Kyrie Irving misses free throw 2 of 2	6	3
9:58	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	6	3
9:48	Fred VanVleet misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	3
9:46	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	6	3
9:34	Derrick Jones Jr. traveling	6	3
9:27	Amen Thompson makes 3-foot layup (Fred VanVleet assists)	8	3
9:27	Daniel Gafford shooting foul	8	3
9:27	Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 1	9	3
9:15	Luka Doncic bad pass (Dillon Brooks steals)	9	3
9:03	Fred VanVleet misses 13-foot step back jumpshot	9	3
9:00	Daniel Gafford defensive rebound	9	3
8:52	Luka Doncic makes 12-foot two point shot	9	5
8:40	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 1-foot layup (Amen Thompson assists)	11	5
8:25	Kyrie Irving misses 25-foot step back jumpshot	11	5
8:23	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	11	5
8:20	Fred VanVleet makes 26-foot three pointer (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	14	5
8:19	Mavericks Full timeout	14	5
7:54	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot step back jumpshot	14	5
7:52	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	14	5
7:47	Jalen Green makes 26-foot three point shot (Amen Thompson assists)	17	5
7:37	Kyrie Irving offensive foul	17	5
7:37	Kyrie Irving turnover	17	5
7:37	Dante Exum enters the game for Derrick Jones Jr.	17	5
7:19	Fred VanVleet misses 23-foot step back jumpshot	17	5
7:18	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	17	5
7:18	Dillon Brooks personal foul	17	5
6:59	Luka Doncic lost ball turnover (Jalen Green steals)	17	5
6:56	Jalen Green makes two point shot	19	5
6:42	Jabari Smith Jr. blocks P.J. Washington 's 3-foot driving layup	19	5
6:42	Rockets defensive team rebound	19	5
6:26	Jalen Green makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	21	5
6:14	P.J. Washington misses 23-foot three point jumper	21	5
6:12	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	21	5
6:00	Jalen Green makes 26-foot three pointer (Amen Thompson assists)	24	5
5:50	Fred VanVleet shooting foul	24	5
5:50	Kyrie Irving makes free throw 1 of 2	24	6
5:50	Maxi Kleber enters the game for Daniel Gafford	24	6
5:50	Kyrie Irving makes free throw 2 of 2	24	7
5:38	Fred VanVleet misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot	24	7
5:33	Dante Exum defensive rebound	24	7
5:28	Fred VanVleet shooting foul	24	7
5:28	Dante Exum makes free throw 1 of 2	24	8
5:28	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Kyrie Irving	24	8
5:28	Dante Exum makes free throw 2 of 2	24	9
5:16	Jalen Green misses 25-foot step back jumpshot	24	9
5:12	Dante Exum defensive rebound	24	9
5:01	Dante Exum misses layup	24	9
5:00	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	24	9
4:57	Maxi Kleber shooting foul	24	9
4:57	Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	25	9
4:57	Reggie Bullock Jr. enters the game for Fred VanVleet	25	9
4:57	Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	26	9
4:42	Luka Doncic misses 13-foot two point shot	26	9
4:38	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	26	9
4:27	Jalen Green makes 13-foot two point shot	28	9
4:16	Amen Thompson flagrant foul type 2	28	9
4:16	Amen Thompson ejected	28	9
4:16	Jeff Green enters the game for Amen Thompson	28	9
4:16	Maxi Kleber makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2	28	10
4:16	Maxi Kleber makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2	28	11
4:10	Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul	28	11
4:10	Maxi Kleber makes free throw 1 of 2	28	12
4:10	Maxi Kleber makes free throw 2 of 2	28	13
4:02	Luka Doncic personal foul	28	13
4:02	Derrick Jones Jr. enters the game for P.J. Washington	28	13
3:53	Jeff Green misses 23-foot three point jumper	28	13
3:50	Dante Exum defensive rebound	28	13
3:49	Dante Exum bad pass (Jeff Green steals)	28	13
3:44	Jabari Smith Jr. misses layup	28	13
3:43	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	28	13
3:38	Dante Exum offensive foul	28	13
3:38	Dante Exum turnover	28	13
3:38	Jock Landale enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	28	13
3:24	Jalen Green back court turnover	28	13
3:11	Derrick Jones Jr. makes 2-foot two point shot (Maxi Kleber assists)	28	15
3:00	Jeff Green makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jock Landale assists)	31	15
2:42	Luka Doncic makes 25-foot step back jumpshot	31	18
2:24	Reggie Bullock Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dillon Brooks assists)	34	18
2:09	Derrick Jones Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	34	21
1:54	Jalen Green bad pass (Maxi Kleber steals)	34	21
1:45	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot step back jumpshot	34	21
1:40	Jalen Green defensive rebound	34	21
1:29	Derrick Jones Jr. shooting foul	34	21
1:29	Rockets Full timeout	34	21
1:29	Jaden Hardy enters the game for Dante Exum	34	21
1:29	Dillon Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2	35	21
1:29	Dillon Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2	36	21
1:20	Luka Doncic lost ball turnover (Dillon Brooks steals)	36	21
1:17	Dillon Brooks misses two point shot	36	21
1:17	Rockets offensive team rebound	36	21
1:17	Derrick Jones Jr. loose ball foul	36	21
1:17	Jock Landale misses free throw 1 of 2	36	21
1:17	Rockets offensive team rebound	36	21
1:17	Jock Landale makes free throw 2 of 2	37	21
1:06	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	37	21
1:04	Rockets defensive team rebound	37	21
52.0	Jalen Green bad pass (Derrick Jones Jr. steals)	37	21
43.0	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Maxi Kleber assists)	37	23
36.0	Tim Hardaway Jr. personal foul	37	23
36.0	Dillon Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2	38	23
36.0	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Jock Landale	38	23
36.0	Dillon Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2	39	23
28.1	Luka Doncic makes two point shot	39	25
16.1	Jeff Green makes alley oop dunk shot (Jalen Green assists)	41	25
1.2	Dillon Brooks shooting foul	41	25
1.2	Luka Doncic technical foul	41	25
1.2	Jalen Green makes technical free throw	42	25
1.2	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	42	26
1.2	Jock Landale enters the game for Dillon Brooks	42	26
1.2	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	42	27
0.0	Jeff Green misses 56-foot three point jumper	42	27
0.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	42	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	42	27

Regular Season Series

DAL wins 3-1

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

8:30 PM, 7 April 2024

Dallas, TX

Attendance: 20,317

Referees:
Eric Dalen
Curtis Blair
CJ Washington

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	10	4	.714	-	W5
Memphis	8	6	.571	2	W1
Dallas	7	7	.500	3	W2
San Antonio	6	8	.429	4	L2
New Orleans	4	10	.286	6	L1

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