HOUSTON -- — Amen Thompson had 21 points, nine assists and eight rebounds to lead the Houston Rockets to a 111-107 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night.

An alley-oop dunk by Thompson put Houston up four with under two minutes left before the Mavericks scored the next four points, with baskets from rookie Cooper Flagg and Naji Marshall, to tie it about a minute later.

Alperen Sengun’s layup put Houston on top with 28.6 seconds left before Flagg missed a shot in the lane on the other end. The Rockets grabbed the rebound and a dunk by Tari Eason made it 111-107 with 14.4 seconds remaining.

A 3-point attempt by Flagg bounced off the rim after that to end it.

Flagg led the Mavericks with 34 points and 12 rebounds a game after the 19-year-old set the NBA record for points by a teenager with 49 in a loss to Charlotte on Thursday night. Saturday was the fifth game this season with at least 30 points for the No. 1 pick in last year’s draft.

Jabari Smith Jr. added 19 points for the Rockets and Sengun had 14 points and 14 rebounds.

A 7-2 run by Houston extended the lead to 11 with about seven minutes to go before Klay Thompson made consecutive 3-pointers to power a 6-3 run by Dallas that cut the lead to 99-91 midway through the quarter.

The Mavericks trailed by 10 before Flagg scored all their points in a 6-2 run that got them within 103-97 with 3 1/2 minutes remaining. Kevin Durant made a jump shot for the Rockets after that, but Dallas scored the next six points to cut the lead to 105-103 with two minutes left.

The Rockets were up by 13 after a 3-pointer by Josh Okogie with about 5 1/2 minutes in the third quarter before the Mavericks used a 13-5 run to cut the lead to 87-82 entering the fourth quarter.

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Mavericks: Host Boston on Tuesday night.

Rockets: At Indiana on Monday night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Daniel Gafford vs. Alperen Sengun (Amen Thompson gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 17-foot jumper	0	0
11:42	Rockets offensive team rebound	0	0
11:42	P.J. Washington loose ball foul	0	0
11:32	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:31	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	0	0
11:19	P.J. Washington makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	0	2
11:06	Tari Eason misses driving floating jump shot	0	2
11:05	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	0	2
10:59	Amen Thompson misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	0	2
10:59	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	0	2
10:44	Cooper Flagg misses 17-foot jumper	0	2
10:43	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	0	2
10:32	Tari Eason makes 26-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	3	2
10:23	Naji Marshall misses two point shot	3	2
10:22	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	3	2
10:15	Daniel Gafford shooting foul	3	2
10:15	Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2	3	2
10:15	Rockets offensive team rebound	3	2
10:15	Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	4	2
10:04	Cooper Flagg misses 6-foot two point shot	4	2
10:03	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	4	2
9:58	Cooper Flagg blocks Tari Eason 's 3-foot running layup	4	2
9:57	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	4	2
9:49	Naji Marshall misses 9-foot pullup jump shot	4	2
9:48	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	4	2
9:32	Alperen Sengun misses 5-foot two point shot	4	2
9:31	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	4	2
9:25	Naji Marshall makes driving layup (Cooper Flagg assists)	4	4
9:02	Alperen Sengun misses 6-foot hook shot	4	4
9:01	Tari Eason offensive rebound	4	4
8:48	Kevin Durant misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	4	4
8:46	Daniel Gafford defensive rebound	4	4
8:40	Tari Eason personal foul	4	4
8:33	Max Christie misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	4	4
8:32	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	4	4
8:22	Kevin Durant misses driving floating jump shot	4	4
8:21	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	4	4
8:15	Alperen Sengun shooting foul	4	4
8:15	Cooper Flagg makes free throw 1 of 2	4	5
8:15	Cooper Flagg makes free throw 2 of 2	4	6
8:04	Alperen Sengun misses layup	4	6
8:04	Rockets offensive team rebound	4	6
8:04	Dwight Powell enters the game for Daniel Gafford	4	6
7:52	Kevin Durant makes 8-foot two point shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	6	6
7:34	Cooper Flagg makes driving layup	6	8
7:18	Alperen Sengun misses layup	6	8
7:17	Dwight Powell defensive rebound	6	8
7:10	Kevin Durant shooting foul	6	8
7:10	Naji Marshall misses free throw 1 of 2	6	8
7:10	Mavericks offensive team rebound	6	8
7:10	Josh Okogie enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	6	8
7:10	Naji Marshall misses free throw 2 of 2	6	8
7:10	Tari Eason defensive rebound	6	8
6:54	Josh Okogie makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)	9	8
6:42	Dwight Powell misses layup	9	8
6:41	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	9	8
6:34	Amen Thompson makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot	11	8
6:18	P.J. Washington misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	8
6:17	Tari Eason defensive rebound	11	8
6:12	Kevin Durant makes 11-foot running pullup jump shot (Tari Eason assists)	13	8
6:12	Mavericks Full timeout	13	8
6:12	Brandon Williams enters the game for Naji Marshall	13	8
5:56	P.J. Washington lost ball turnover (Tari Eason steals)	13	8
5:52	Tari Eason makes running layup (Kevin Durant assists)	15	8
5:31	Brandon Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	8
5:30	P.J. Washington offensive rebound	15	8
5:22	Cooper Flagg makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	15	10
5:22	Josh Okogie shooting foul	15	10
5:22	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Amen Thompson	15	10
5:22	Daniel Gafford enters the game for Dwight Powell	15	10
5:22	Cooper Flagg makes free throw 1 of 1	15	11
5:09	Josh Okogie misses 23-foot three point jumper	15	11
5:09	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	15	11
5:00	Brandon Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Daniel Gafford assists)	15	14
4:47	Kevin Durant makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	17	14
4:34	Max Christie misses 22-foot pullup jump shot	17	14
4:32	P.J. Washington offensive rebound	17	14
4:26	Cooper Flagg makes 4-foot two point shot (P.J. Washington assists)	17	16
4:12	Reed Sheppard misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	17	16
4:10	Daniel Gafford defensive rebound	17	16
4:03	P.J. Washington misses running layup	17	16
4:02	Daniel Gafford offensive rebound	17	16
4:02	Daniel Gafford makes tip in dunk	17	18
3:45	Alperen Sengun misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot	17	18
3:44	Josh Okogie offensive rebound	17	18
3:44	Josh Okogie makes two point shot	19	18
3:28	Max Christie misses driving floating jump shot	19	18
3:23	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	19	18
3:17	Tari Eason makes two point shot (Josh Okogie assists)	21	18
2:58	Brandon Williams makes 4-foot two point shot	21	20
2:46	Alperen Sengun misses driving dunk	21	20
2:45	Tari Eason offensive rebound	21	20
2:39	Josh Okogie misses 23-foot three point jumper	21	20
2:37	Mavericks defensive team rebound	21	20
2:37	Rockets Full timeout	21	20
2:37	Clint Capela enters the game for Kevin Durant	21	20
2:37	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Tari Eason	21	20
2:37	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Josh Okogie	21	20
2:37	Amen Thompson enters the game for Alperen Sengun	21	20
2:37	Naji Marshall enters the game for Max Christie	21	20
2:37	Klay Thompson enters the game for P.J. Washington	21	20
2:37	Caleb Martin enters the game for Cooper Flagg	21	20
2:27	Brandon Williams makes driving layup	21	22
2:02	Reed Sheppard bad pass turnover (Caleb Martin steals)	21	22
1:57	Brandon Williams misses running layup	21	22
1:57	Rockets defensive team rebound	21	22
1:57	Moussa Cisse enters the game for Daniel Gafford	21	22
1:48	Reed Sheppard makes 18-foot pullup jump shot	23	22
1:32	Klay Thompson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	23	22
1:31	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	23	22
1:14	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	26	22
56.9	Brandon Williams makes 25-foot three pointer (Caleb Martin assists)	26	25
39.5	Clint Capela makes 8-foot two point shot (Reed Sheppard assists)	28	25
37.0	Brandon Williams makes 5-foot two point shot	28	27
37.0	Reed Sheppard shooting foul	28	27
37.0	Kevin Durant enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	28	27
37.0	Brandon Williams makes free throw 1 of 1	28	28
21.6	Clint Capela makes 3-foot dunk (Kevin Durant assists)	30	28
9.7	Brandon Williams bad pass turnover (Amen Thompson steals)	30	28
9.7	Brandon Williams clear path foul	30	28
9.7	(00:09.7) [Mavericks] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	30	28
9.7	Amen Thompson makes free throw clear path 1 of 2	31	28
9.7	Max Christie enters the game for Brandon Williams	31	28
9.7	Amen Thompson misses free throw clear path 2 of 2	31	28
9.7	Rockets offensive team rebound	31	28
1.3	Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot fade away jump shot	31	28
0.1	Rockets offensive team rebound	31	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	28

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Toyota Center (Houston)

Houston, TX

Date & Time

1:30 AM, February 1, 2026

Coverage

ABC, ERADM

Attendance

18,055

Referees

Sean Wright, Jason Goldenberg, Simone Jelks

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	36	16	.692	W4
Houston	32	19	.627	W1
Memphis	20	31	.392	L2
Dallas	19	33	.365	L7
New Orleans	14	40	.259	W1

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