53pts
Dirk Nowitzki
DALvsHOU
Dec 2, 2004
NBA head-to-headDivision Rivals
Dallas Mavericks vs Houston Rockets Head-to-Head
Houston Rockets lead the all-time record 115-106 across 221 recorded meetings.
Matchup fact
The Houston Rockets led the 1990s 32-13; the Dallas Mavericks led the 2000s 31-16.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026DAL
106
vs
HOU
115
221 meetings
All-time
HOU lead 115-106
Recent form
DAL 5-5 over the latest 10
Last meeting
HOU won 111-107 on Jan 31, 2026
Closeness
9 wins separate the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 10.8 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Jan 31, 26
HOU 111-107 DAL
HOUJan 3, 26
DAL 110-104 HOU
DALDec 6, 25
DAL 122-109 HOU
DALNov 3, 25
HOU 110-102 DAL
HOUMar 14, 25
HOU 133-96 DAL
HOUFeb 8, 25
DAL 116-105 HOU
DALJan 1, 25
HOU 110-99 DAL
HOUOct 31, 24
DAL 102-108 HOU
HOUApr 7, 24
DAL 147-136 HOU
DALMar 31, 24
HOU 107-125 DAL
DAL| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | HOU | DAL | 111–107 | HOU |
| Jan 3, 2026 | DAL | HOU | 110–104 | DAL |
| Dec 6, 2025 | DAL | HOU | 122–109 | DAL |
| Nov 3, 2025 | HOU | DAL | 110–102 | HOU |
| Mar 14, 2025 | HOU | DAL | 133–96 | HOU |
| Feb 8, 2025 | DAL | HOU | 116–105 | DAL |
| Jan 1, 2025 | HOU | DAL | 110–99 | HOU |
| Oct 31, 2024 | DAL | HOU | 102–108 | HOU |
| Apr 7, 2024 | DAL | HOU | 147–136 | DAL |
| Mar 31, 2024 | HOU | DAL | 107–125 | DAL |
Last Meeting
Jan 31, 2026Final
HOU
111
HOME
DAL
107
AWAY
Rocketswon by4
Game 221 of all-time series
Matchup context
The latest 10 scored meetings are split 5-5. Houston Rockets lead the complete decided record 115-106. The 10.8-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1980 to 2026
- 46 seasons
- Average margin
- 10.8 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 16
- 16 playoff meetings across 3 postseasons
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
106W
115W
DAL
HOU
48%52%
Dallas MavericksHouston Rockets
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season205 games
98
107
Playoffs16 games
8
8
Dallas Mavericks Biggest Win
116–76+40
May 7, 2005Playoff
Houston Rockets Biggest Win
116–68+48
Feb 4, 1981
Decade Breakdown
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Season by Season
| Season ↓ | DAL ↕ | HOU ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024–25 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023–24 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022–23 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021–22 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018–19 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017–18 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
47-64
DAL
AWAY
51-59
HOU
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Houston Rockets won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 10.8 pts on average
10.8pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
DAL-Neutral
Last 1050%
All-Time48%
HOU-Neutral
Last 1050%
All-Time52%
Last 10 Results
DAL / HOU
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 102 of 221 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
7
DAL OT Wins
3
HOU OT Wins
4
Biggest OT Game
149-153 on Jul 31, 2020 (1OT)
Largest Leads
DAL Biggest Leads
+40pts
May 7, 2005
#2:+33 pts·Nov 4, 2006
#3:+31 pts·Dec 30, 2000
HOU Biggest Leads
+41pts
Nov 17, 2001
#2:+35 pts·Nov 25, 2009
#3:+35 pts·Jan 18, 2006
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
26
Dec 8, 2018
Average per Game
6.4
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
18
Nov 5, 2007
Average Ties per Game
5.1
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
20,894
May 2, 2005
Lowest
11,030
Jan 22, 2002
Average
18,292
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
DAL45.2%
HOU45.1%
DAL +0.1 pp
3P%
DAL37.7%
HOU35.6%
DAL +2.1 pp
FT%
DAL79.4%
HOU74.8%
DAL +4.6 pp
TS%
DAL54.5%
HOU54.8%
HOU +0.3 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
DAL Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki | 1635 | 78 | 21.0 | 53 |
| Michael Finley | 761 | 38 | 20.0 | 35 |
| Jason Terry | 567 | 34 | 16.7 | 32 |
| Josh Howard | 437 | 27 | 16.2 | 28 |
| Luka Doncic | 347 | 12 | 28.9 | 50 |
| J.J. Barea | 322 | 31 | 10.4 | 27 |
| Monta Ellis | 313 | 15 | 20.9 | 37 |
| Steve Nash | 291 | 19 | 15.3 | 33 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | 285 | 21 | 13.6 | 26 |
| Devin Harris | 254 | 32 | 7.9 | 22 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 243 | 13 | 18.7 | 31 |
| Shawn Bradley | 191 | 25 | 7.6 | 23 |
| Dwight Powell | 173 | 23 | 7.5 | 20 |
| Wesley Matthews | 166 | 10 | 16.6 | 29 |
| Harrison Barnes | 156 | 10 | 15.6 | 31 |
HOU Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 834 | 31 | 26.9 | 49 |
| Yao Ming | 583 | 27 | 21.6 | 36 |
| Tracy McGrady | 520 | 20 | 26.0 | 48 |
| Steve Francis | 371 | 20 | 18.6 | 36 |
| Cuttino Mobley | 342 | 21 | 16.3 | 35 |
| Eric Gordon | 330 | 20 | 16.5 | 33 |
| Trevor Ariza | 278 | 23 | 12.1 | 27 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 248 | 15 | 16.5 | 27 |
| Luis Scola | 229 | 17 | 13.5 | 30 |
| Dwight Howard | 222 | 13 | 17.1 | 33 |
| Aaron Brooks | 207 | 16 | 12.9 | 30 |
| Clint Capela | 188 | 19 | 9.9 | 21 |
| Charles Barkley | 169 | 11 | 15.4 | 26 |
| Rafer Alston | 164 | 12 | 13.7 | 24 |
| Terrence Jones | 161 | 14 | 11.5 | 19 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
50pts
Luka Doncic
DALvsHOU
Dec 23, 2022
49pts
James Harden
HOUvsDAL
Jul 31, 2020
48pts
Tracy McGrady
HOUvsDAL
Dec 2, 2004
45pts
Tracy McGrady
HOUvsDAL
Jan 16, 2007
Rivalry Fingerprint
Focus or tap a row to compare the exact gap. Every value is an average from matched game-level records, not a projection.
Quarter scoring pulse
103 games with complete quarter lines
DALHOU
How they create points
94 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Q2 scoring: HOU +0.6 points103 games
DAL highest-scoring quarter
Q1 · 26.2
HOU highest-scoring quarter
Q1 · 26.1
Widest fingerprint gap
HOU +0.6 q2 scoring
Questions about this record: Dallas Mavericks vs Houston Rockets
What is the Dallas Mavericks vs Houston Rockets NBA playoff record?
The playoff subset contains 16 games: Dallas Mavericks have 8 wins and Houston Rockets have 8. Those games are already included in the complete all-time total.
How do recent Dallas Mavericks vs Houston Rockets results compare with the complete record?
The latest 10 decided meetings are split 5-5. Houston Rockets lead the complete decided record 115-106. The recent window is a subset of the complete history, so the page reports the two separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.
Stats are refreshed after completed game days when new source data is available. Each page's Last updated date shows when its underlying data was actually synced. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.
Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.