National Basketball Association

FINAL Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Dallas Mavericks 110
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Houston Rockets 128
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Match Report

Durant and Smith each score 30 points to power the Rockets past the Mavericks 128-110 in the opener

— Kevin Durant and Jabari Smith Jr. scored 30 points apiece and the Houston Rockets used a big second quarter to build a huge lead and coast to a 128-110 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams.

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Team Stats

41-80
FG
47-88
51
Field Goal %
53
11-38
3PT
16-36
29
Three Point %
44
17-26
FT
18-25
65
Free Throw %
72
33
Rebounds
42
8
Offensive Rebounds
17
25
Defensive Rebounds
25
20
Assists
32
12
Steals
11
4
Blocks
2
21
Turnovers
15
0
Team Turnovers
1
21
Total Turnovers
16
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
2
32
Points Conceded Off Turnovers
19
17
Fast Break Points
29
52
Points in Paint
50
23
Fouls
20
5
Largest Lead
37
7
Lead Changes
7
9
Percent Led
84

Top Performers

DAL

  • Cooper Flagg MIN 33 · PTS 32 · FG 10-17
  • Naji Marshall MIN 29 · PTS 16 · FG 7-14
  • P.J. Washington MIN 31 · PTS 10 · FG 4-9
  • Kyrie Irving MIN 24 · PTS 15 · FG 6-9

HOU

  • Alperen Sengun MIN 30 · PTS 23 · FG 9-15
  • Kevin Durant MIN 37 · PTS 30 · FG 10-16
  • Jabari Smith Jr. MIN 36 · PTS 30 · FG 11-17
  • Amen Thompson MIN 33 · PTS 16 · FG 6-12

Recent Plays

  1. 0.0 · 4th Quarter End of Game
  2. 0.0 · 4th Quarter End of the 4th Quarter
  3. 18.0 · 4th Quarter Sergio de Larrea defensive rebound
  4. 18.0 · 4th Quarter Jae'Sean Tate misses two point shot
  5. 42.3 · 4th Quarter Naji Marshall makes 2-foot turnaround jump shot
  6. 53.3 · 4th Quarter Isaiah Crawford makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists)
  7. 59.6 · 4th Quarter Bogdan Bogdanovic offensive rebound
  8. 59.6 · 4th Quarter Bogdan Bogdanovic misses 28-foot three point jumper

Highlights

01:13 Dallas Mavericks vs. Houston Rockets: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:18 Kevin Durant rocks the rim with powerful dunk Watch on ESPN 00:28 Jabari Smith Jr. slams it home with authority Watch on ESPN 00:20 Alperen Sengun throws down the hammer Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

HOU leads series 1-0

Injuries

Houston Rockets

  • Steven Adams Out
  • Marcus Smart Out

Dallas Mavericks

  • Sergio de Larrea Day-To-Day
  • Caleb Martin Out
  • Naji Marshall Out
  • Tarik Biberovic Out
  • Santi Aldama Out

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