Dallas @ Houston Game Overview
DAL vs HOURecords
Head-To-HeadLast 10
Win / Loss
5-5 Even
ATS
6-4-0
Over / Under
4-6-0
| Date | Home | Result | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 03, '26 | DAL |
|
DAL 8.0 | u227.5 |
| Dec 06, '25 | DAL |
|
DAL 6.5 | o221.5 |
| Nov 03, '25 | HOU |
|
DAL 12.5 | u226.5 |
| Mar 14, '25 | HOU |
|
HOU -12.0 | o220.0 |
| Feb 08, '25 | DAL |
|
DAL -3.5 | u227.5 |
| Jan 01, '25 | HOU |
|
HOU -4.5 | u221.0 |
| Oct 31, '24 | DAL |
|
HOU 6.5 | u226.0 |
| Apr 07, '24 | DAL |
|
DAL -9.0 | o227.0 |
| Mar 31, '24 | HOU |
|
DAL -4.0 | o228.5 |
| Dec 22, '23 | HOU |
|
HOU -8.5 | u222.5 |
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Dallas's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Marshall | SF | Day To Day - Rest( Jan 29, '26) | Jan 29, '26 | |
| Marshall did not play on Thursday's (Jan. 29) game against the Hornets. | ||||
| A. Davis | PF | Out - Hand( Jan 12, '26) | Jan 12, '26 | |
| Dallas Anthony Davis will not require surgery on his injured hand after a second opinion with specialist Dr. Steven Shin in Los Angeles on Tuesday (Jan. 13) and will be re-evaluated in six weeks, league sources tell ESPN. | ||||
| D. Lively II | C | Out For Season - Foot( Dec 20, '25) | Dec 20, '25 | |
| The Mavericks announced on Sunday (Dec. 21) that Lively II has successfully underwent foot surgery. | ||||
| K. Irving | SG | Out - Knee( Dec 12, '25) | Dec 12, '25 | |
| Irving remains out indefinitely and doesn't have a return timetable, Mavericks reporter Grant Afseth said during an appearance on HoopsHype's podcast Around the Beat. | ||||
| D. Exum | PG | Out For Season - Knee( Nov 20, '25) | Nov 20, '25 | |
| The Mavericks announced on Friday (Nov. 21) that Exum will undergo season-ending knee surgery. | ||||
Houston's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Finney-Smith | PF | Day To Day - Injury Management( Jan 29, '26) | Jan 29, '26 | |
| Finney-Smith did not play on Thursday's (Jan. 29) game against the Hawks. | ||||
| T. Eason | PF | Day To Day - Injury Management( Jan 29, '26) | Jan 29, '26 | |
| Eason did not play on Thursday's (Jan. 29) game against the Hawks. | ||||
| S. Adams | C | Out For Season - Ankle( Jan 27, '26) | Jan 27, '26 | |
| The Rockets said on Wednesday (Jan. 28) that Adams underwent season-ending ankle surgery. | ||||
| F. VanVleet | PG | Out For Season - ACL( Sep 21, '25) | Sep 21, '25 | |
| The Rockets said on Monday (Sept. 22) that VanVleet suffered a torn ACL and may be out for the entire 2025-26 campaign, per Shams Charania of ESPN. | ||||
DAL vs HOUStats
Offense vs Defense
Key Stats League ranks in parenthesis
| Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.2 | (13) | FG% | (6) | 46.0 |
| 42.2 | (14) | FGM | (12) | 40.6 |
| 89.5 | (18) | FGA | (20) | 88.3 |
| 34.2 | (25) | 3P% | (4) | 34.4 |
| 11.0 | (28) | 3PM | (6) | 12.2 |
| 32.1 | (26) | 3PA | (10) | 35.3 |
| 74.8 | (28) | FT% | (2) | 75.6 |
| 18.8 | (15) | FTM | (3) | 16.6 |
| 25.1 | (10) | FTA | (8) | 22.0 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 46.8 |
| 41.8 |
| 89.3 |
| 35.9 |
| 13.3 |
| 37.0 |
| 78.5 |
| 18.7 |
| 23.8 |
More Stats
| Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.1 | (10) | REB | (2) | 39.3 |
| 10.1 | (25) | OREB | (14) | 11.2 |
| 35.0 | (27) | DREB | (7) | 28.0 |
| 25.4 | (20) | AST | (6) | 24.5 |
| 15.1 | (19) | TO | (20) | 13.5 |
| 1.7 | (23) | AST/TO | (15) | 1.8 |
| 7.7 | (24) | STL | (9) | 8.9 |
| 5.7 | (18) | BLK | (3) | 4.8 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 44.0 |
| 11.5 |
| 32.5 |
| 26.6 |
| 14.6 |
| 1.8 |
| 8.4 |
| 4.9 |
Points
| Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114.2 | (22) | Points | (4) | 110.0 |
| 28.6 | (15) | 1st Q | (18) | 26.6 |
| 27.7 | (15) | 2nd Q | (18) | 27.9 |
| 29.7 | (15) | 3rd Q | (18) | 25.6 |
| 27.4 | (15) | 4th Q | (18) | 28.1 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 115.6 |
| 29.4 |
| 28.8 |
| 29.1 |
| 27.7 |