Houston
Rockets
104
–
110
FINAL
Dallas
Mavericks
Date
Saturday, January 3, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 31 | 19 | 25 | 29 | 104 |
| DAL | 25 | 32 | 30 | 23 | 110 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Max Christie
DAL
24
PTS
7
REB
2
AST
+6
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots8
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending63.6%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.35
Impact Composite46.2
Hustle: 15.5Defense: 29.9Impact: 0.8
76.9% FG4-6 from 38 contested shotsonly 17 pts allowed on 48.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Anthony Davis
DAL
26
PTS
12
REB
3
AST
-4
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-15 (60.0%)
3PT0-2
FT8-9
TS%68.6%
eFG%60.0%
BLK5
TOV5
ORTG102
DRTG111
NET-9
Double-Double60.0% FG5 blocks12 contested shotsonly 13 pts allowed on 64.4 possessions
Box Score
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 37:45 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14-26 | 54% | 2-7 | 29% | 4-5 | 80% | +15 |
| Tari Eason | 34:15 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7-17 | 41% | 3-6 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +10 |
| Alperen Sengun | 1:04 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Amen Thompson | 39:22 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8-18 | 44% | 0-3 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +1 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 36:58 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-13 | 15% | 1-7 | 14% | 2-2 | 100% | -11 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Clint Capela | 26:49 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | -1 |
| Aaron Holiday | 14:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0-6 | 0% | 0-5 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Josh Okogie | 5:31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Reed Sheppard | 22:24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3-10 | 30% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -24 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 5:31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 16:17 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| TOTAL | — | 104 | 51 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 41-106 | 39% | 10-41 | 24% | 12-15 | 80% | — |
JD Davison —
Jeff Green —
| DAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Washington | 12:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Max Christie | 34:54 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10-13 | 77% | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Cooper Flagg | 34:37 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3-12 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +4 |
| Anthony Davis | 39:02 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9-15 | 60% | 0-2 | 0% | 8-9 | 89% | -4 |
| Daniel Gafford | 19:07 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-5 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Nembhard | 13:24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Naji Marshall | 33:17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-11 | 46% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | +4 |
| Caleb Martin | 6:56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Brandon Williams | 24:27 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7-10 | 70% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-1 | 0% | +9 |
| Klay Thompson | 22:16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 38% | 2-4 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | +11 |
| TOTAL | — | 110 | 47 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 44-80 | 55% | 8-21 | 38% | 14-18 | 78% | — |
D'Angelo Russell —
Jaden Hardy —
Dwight Powell —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
HOU41/106 (39%)
Paint
27/54 (50%)
Mid
6/21 (29%)
3PT
10/42 (24%)
RA 53%ATB3 24%Paint 38%Corner 3 23%Mid 57%
DAL44/80 (55%)
Paint
33/50 (66%)
Mid
8/17 (47%)
3PT
8/21 (38%)
RA 68%Paint 61%ATB3 25%Mid 29%Corner 3 80%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Anthony Davis
defended Clint Capela
6.3 min • 7 pts • 43%
Best Defender
Cooper Flagg
held Tari Eason
4.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Max Christie
vs Jabari Smith Jr.
2.9 min • 5 pts • 50%
| DAL Defense | Aaron Holiday | Amen Thompson | Clint Capela | Dorian Finney-Smith | Jabari Smith Jr. | Jae'Sean Tate | Josh Okogie | Kevin Durant | Reed Sheppard | Tari Eason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | 6.3m 7pts 43% | 1.1m 4pts 100% | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Naji Marshall | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 2pts 50% | — | — | 5.2m 4pts 67% | 1.3m 2pts 50% | — |
| Max Christie | — | 3.1m 4pts 100% | — | — | 2.9m 5pts 50% | — | — | 1.2m 6pts 67% | — | 1.7m 2pts 50% |
| Cooper Flagg | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 4.1m 0pts 0% |
| Brandon Williams | — | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 6pts 60% | 1.2m 4pts 100% | 1.3m 3pts 50% |
| Daniel Gafford | — | — | — | — | 2.9m 2pts 100% | 1.0m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% |
| Klay Thompson | — | 1.7m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — |
| Ryan Nembhard | 1.9m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| P.J. Washington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Other | 2.9m 6pts 50% | 2.7m 2pts 100% | 2.5m 4pts 40% | 3.4m 5pts 100% | — | — | 1.6m 5pts 100% | 3.3m 9pts 43% | 2.6m 6pts 100% | 3.0m 6pts 60% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DAL leads, negative = HOU leads
DAL Largest Lead
17
Q4 2:44
HOU Largest Lead
11
Q1 6:22
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DAL 8-0 run
Q1 7:28 – Q1 8:29
-7 → -1
DAL 10-0 run
Q1 7:28 – Q1 8:57
-7 → +1
HOU 9-0 run
Q1 9:23 – Q1 11:29
-1 → -8
DAL 8-0 run
Q1 11:49 – Q2 1:43
-6 → 0