| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dallas Mavericks | 26 | 12 | 38 | 34 | 110 |
 Houston Rockets | 32 | 38 | 30 | 28 | 128 |
Jabari Smith Jr. scored 30 points, and the Houston Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks 128-110 in the season opener for both teams at Toyota Center.
The Rockets took control with a 28-6 run in the second quarter and led by as many as 37.
Kevin Durant scored 30 points on 10-of-16 shooting.
For the Mavericks, Cooper Flagg had 32 points and three steals, and Max Christie missed six of his seven 3-point tries. Marcus Sasser scored 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting off the bench in his first game with the Mavericks.
Houston RocketsDallas MavericksPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
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Houston Rockets128| 30 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10-16 | 2-4 | 8-11 | +12 | 37:25 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +3.7 | |
| 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11-17 | 4-8 | 4-5 | +18 | 36:28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +8.3 | |
| 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 3-5 | +5 | 33:22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4.7 | |
| 23 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9-15 | 2-2 | 3-4 | +23 | 29:57 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +4.7 | |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | +19 | 29:34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +2.9 | |
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| 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +14 | 26:28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0.1 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1-6 | 1-6 | 0-0 | −5 | 15:45 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | −4.0 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +7 | 13:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.7 | |
| 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | −6 | 7:51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1.5 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 | 3:05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1.2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +1 | 2:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.5 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | −1 | 2:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.4 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | −1 | 1:49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.3 | |
| Team | 128 | 42 | 17 | 32 | 47-8853.4% | 16-3644.4% | 18-2572.0% | 240 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 20 | ||
Did not play: Oscar Tshiebwe, Quadir Copeland and Julian Phillips (inactive - coach’s decision); Steven Adams (coach’s decision).
Dallas Mavericks110| 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10-17 | 1-4 | 11-13 | −6 | 32:56 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +6.5 | |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 0-2 | −27 | 30:33 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | −7.0 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2-8 | 1-7 | 0-0 | −21 | 28:32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −8.7 | |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 | −7 | 23:45 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +0.5 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | +9 | 21:31 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3.5 | |
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| 16 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7-13 | 2-6 | 0-0 | −12 | 28:44 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +1.4 | |
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | +7 | 27:06 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −2.2 | |
| 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-8 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 23:42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +4.6 | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | −20 | 13:50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | −2.0 | |
| 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | −14 | 6:51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.6 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +1 | 2:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.9 | |
| Team | 110 | 33 | 8 | 20 | 41-7951.9% | 11-3729.7% | 17-2665.4% | 240 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 23 | ||
Did not play: Caleb Martin, Santi Aldama, Tarik Biberovic, Jett Howard and Dereck Lively II (inactive - injury/illness); Walter Clayton Jr. and Tobi Lawal (coach’s decision).
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
The Rockets won on offensive rebounds (+10.9) and fewer turnovers (+6.1).
Points from the Rockets’ side. Shooting is the difference in points per shot on the average number of shots; each turnover is a shot not taken and each offensive rebound a shot more, at the average points per shot; free throws are their points less the shots the trips used (0.44 of a shot each). Shot quality: what an average shooter scores on the same shots (same spot, same kind of shot); shot making: the rest.
110 points from the field on 88 shots: 14.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-23 | 69.6% | 67% |
| In the paint | 10-22 | 45.5% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 5-7 | 71.4% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-9 | 44.4% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-27 | 44.4% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Flagg | 20 | 7 | 3-5 | 0 |
| P.J. Washington | 11 | 4 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Naji Marshall | 11 | 4 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Max Christie | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 15 | 5-7 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Christie | 16 | 4 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Zaccharie Risacher | 12 | 8 | 3-5 | +5 |
| Naji Marshall | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Cooper Flagg | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 27 | 13 | 4-8 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Washington | 20 | 4 | 2-4 | −2 |
| Daniel Gafford | 13 | 10 | 3-5 | +6 |
| Morez Johnson Jr. | 8 | 7 | 3-4 | +5 |
| Cooper Flagg | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 56 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = DAL leads
HOU Largest Lead
37
Q3 6:28
DAL Largest Lead
5
Q1 10:46
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
HOU 8-0 run
Q1 9:38 – Q1 8:56
-5 → +3
HOU 9-0 run
Q1 4:55 – Q1 3:09
-5 → +4
HOU 12-0 run
Q1 1:14 – Q2 11:21
-2 → +10
HOU 14-0 run
Q2 5:54 – Q2 2:59
+15 → +29
