DALLAS -- — Jalen Green had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Alperen Sengun added 17 points and 12 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets held off a fourth-quarter Dallas rally to beat the Mavericks 108-102 on Thursday night.

The Rockets led by 23 points late in the third quarter before the defending Western Conference champions cut Houston's lead to 103-100 with a minute to play.

Dillon Brooks also had 17 for the Rockets, and Tari Eason scored 15 off the bench for the Rockets, whose reserves outscored the Mavericks’ 33-21.

Luka Doncic led Dallas with 29 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter.

Kyrie Irving scored 28, and Klay Thompson was the only other Maverick to score in double figures with 12 points.

Takeaways

Rockets: Houston was third in the NBA averaging 94.5 field goal attempts per game prior to Thursday and put up 97 shots. Dallas attempted 85 shots.

Mavericks: The center tandem of Daniel Gafford and Dereck Lively was plagued by foul trouble. Lively had five and Gafford four through three quarters. They finished with a combined six rebounds as the Rockets outrebounded the Mavericks 50-37 and outscored them 20-8 on second-chance points.

Key moment

Doncic sank a 3-pointer with 1:08 left pulling Dallas within three, but Amen Thompson answered for Houston with a fadeaway jumper with 43 seconds remaining.

Key stat

The Mavericks dug too deep of a hole after shooting 2 for 12 on 3-pointers in the first half.

Up next

The Rockets begin a three-game homestand on Saturday against the Warriors, and the Mavericks play the first of a home back-to-back on Sunday against the Magic.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Alperen Sengun vs. Daniel Gafford (Jabari Smith Jr. gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Jalen Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	0	3
11:27	P.J. Washington misses driving floating jump shot	0	3
11:25	Jalen Green defensive rebound	0	3
11:22	Klay Thompson personal foul	0	3
11:11	Dillon Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists)	0	6
10:57	Luka Doncic makes 14-foot two point shot	2	6
10:37	Dillon Brooks misses 22-foot three point jumper	2	6
10:34	Daniel Gafford defensive rebound	2	6
10:22	Dillon Brooks personal foul	2	6
10:15	Fred VanVleet shooting foul	2	6
10:15	Dillon Brooks technical foul	2	6
10:15	Kyrie Irving makes technical free throw	3	6
10:15	P.J. Washington misses free throw 1 of 2	3	6
10:15	Mavericks offensive team rebound	3	6
10:15	P.J. Washington misses free throw 2 of 2	3	6
10:11	Jalen Green defensive rebound	3	6
9:57	Daniel Gafford blocks Alperen Sengun 's 1-foot driving layup	3	6
9:55	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	3	6
9:53	P.J. Washington bad pass (Jalen Green steals)	3	6
9:51	Dillon Brooks makes 1-foot dunk (Jalen Green assists)	3	8
9:39	Daniel Gafford misses dunk	3	8
9:37	Fred VanVleet defensive rebound	3	8
9:35	Kyrie Irving shooting foul	3	8
9:35	Dillon Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2	3	9
9:35	Dillon Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2	3	10
9:21	Luka Doncic makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	5	10
9:03	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	5	10
9:02	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	5	10
8:58	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	10
8:55	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	5	10
8:47	Kyrie Irving makes 12-foot running pullup jump shot	7	10
8:31	Alperen Sengun makes 13-foot two point shot (Fred VanVleet assists)	7	12
8:18	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	7	12
8:18	Fred VanVleet defensive rebound	7	12
7:57	Fred VanVleet misses 26-foot three point jumper	7	12
7:56	Mavericks defensive team rebound	7	12
7:49	Kyrie Irving misses 13-foot two point shot	7	12
7:46	Kyrie Irving offensive rebound	7	12
7:43	Daniel Gafford makes layup (Luka Doncic assists)	9	12
7:28	Daniel Gafford shooting foul	9	12
7:28	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2	9	13
7:28	Dereck Lively II enters the game for Daniel Gafford	9	13
7:28	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2	9	14
7:14	Dereck Lively II offensive foul	9	14
7:14	Dereck Lively II turnover	9	14
7:00	Luka Doncic personal foul	9	14
6:46	Fred VanVleet makes 3-foot two point shot	9	16
6:38	Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul	9	16
6:38	Mavericks Full timeout	9	16
6:32	P.J. Washington makes 3-foot layup (Dereck Lively II assists)	11	16
6:11	Jalen Green misses two point shot	11	16
6:09	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	11	16
6:05	Klay Thompson misses 24-foot three point shot	11	16
6:02	Kyrie Irving offensive rebound	11	16
6:00	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	11	16
5:58	Jalen Green defensive rebound	11	16
5:55	Spencer Dinwiddie enters the game for Kyrie Irving	11	16
5:55	Amen Thompson enters the game for Fred VanVleet	11	16
5:45	Dereck Lively II personal foul	11	16
5:45	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2	11	17
5:45	Quentin Grimes enters the game for Klay Thompson	11	17
5:45	Tari Eason enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	11	17
5:45	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2	11	18
5:31	Luka Doncic misses 15-foot two point shot	11	18
5:28	Jalen Green defensive rebound	11	18
5:24	Jalen Green makes two point shot	11	20
5:14	Jalen Green shooting foul	11	20
5:14	Spencer Dinwiddie makes free throw 1 of 2	12	20
5:14	Spencer Dinwiddie makes free throw 2 of 2	13	20
4:52	Alperen Sengun misses 14-foot two point shot	13	20
4:50	Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound	13	20
4:36	Luka Doncic misses 14-foot two point shot	13	20
4:30	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	13	20
4:23	Tari Eason makes dunk (Dillon Brooks assists)	13	22
4:00	Luka Doncic misses 13-foot two point shot	13	22
3:57	Tari Eason defensive rebound	13	22
3:44	Jalen Green bad pass (Luka Doncic steals)	13	22
3:38	Luka Doncic makes two point shot	15	22
3:13	Tari Eason makes 1-foot layup (Alperen Sengun assists)	15	24
2:56	Dereck Lively II misses layup	15	24
2:55	Tari Eason defensive rebound	15	24
2:50	Dillon Brooks makes 25-foot three point shot (Tari Eason assists)	15	27
2:49	Mavericks Full timeout	15	27
2:49	Naji Marshall enters the game for Dereck Lively II	15	27
2:49	Daniel Gafford enters the game for P.J. Washington	15	27
2:49	Kyrie Irving enters the game for Luka Doncic	15	27
2:49	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Jalen Green	15	27
2:49	Fred VanVleet enters the game for Dillon Brooks	15	27
2:49	Steven Adams enters the game for Alperen Sengun	15	27
2:31	Kyrie Irving makes 2-foot two point shot (Daniel Gafford assists)	17	27
2:10	Reed Sheppard makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Steven Adams assists)	17	29
2:00	Kyrie Irving makes 27-foot three point jumper (Naji Marshall assists)	20	29
1:46	Fred VanVleet makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot	20	31
1:22	Steven Adams shooting foul	20	31
1:22	Quentin Grimes misses free throw 1 of 3	20	31
1:22	Mavericks offensive team rebound	20	31
1:22	Quentin Grimes misses free throw 2 of 3	20	31
1:22	Mavericks offensive team rebound	20	31
1:22	Quentin Grimes makes free throw 3 of 3	21	31
1:02	Tari Eason makes 11-foot two point shot	21	33
50.1	Spencer Dinwiddie misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	21	33
49.1	Rockets defensive team rebound	21	33
49.1	Daniel Gafford loose ball foul	21	33
49.1	Tari Eason misses free throw 1 of 2	21	33
49.1	Rockets offensive team rebound	21	33
49.1	Tari Eason makes free throw 2 of 2	21	34
32.0	Quentin Grimes misses 23-foot three point jumper	21	34
29.1	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	21	34
6.1	Fred VanVleet misses 23-foot three point jumper	21	34
3.1	Tari Eason offensive rebound	21	34
2.1	Tari Eason misses two point shot	21	34
2.1	Mavericks defensive team rebound	21	34
0.1	Spencer Dinwiddie misses 36-foot three point jumper	21	34
0.0	Mavericks offensive team rebound	21	34
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	21	34

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Venue

American Airlines Center

Dallas, TX

Date & Time

12:30 AM, November 1, 2024

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Attendance

20,011

Referees

Bill Kennedy, Marat Kogut, Robert Hussey

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	43	16	.729	W11
Houston	37	22	.627	L1
Memphis	22	36	.379	W1
Dallas	21	38	.356	L2
New Orleans	19	42	.311	W4

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