Dallas Mavericks vs. Houston Rockets
December 6, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Mavericks beat the Rockets 122-109 on 2025-12-06 at home. The Mavericks started Anthony Davis, P.J. Washington, Naji Marshall, Cooper Flagg, and Ryan Nembhard. The Rockets started Kevin Durant, Clint Capela, Josh Okogie, Jabari Smith Jr., and Amen Thompson. Kevin Durant (Rockets) scored 10 points (4/11) in his matchups, with P.J. Washington as his primary defender. Anthony Davis (Mavericks) scored 11 points (3/16) in his matchups, with Clint Capela as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
122
HOU
Houston Rockets
109
Did not play: Tyler Smith (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Anthony Davis · P.J. Washington · Naji Marshall · Cooper Flagg · Ryan Nembhard Starter 10.1 min
- Anthony Davis · P.J. Washington · Brandon Williams · Max Christie · Cooper Flagg 7.6 min
- Dwight Powell · D'Angelo Russell · Naji Marshall · Cooper Flagg · Ryan Nembhard 4.5 min
- Anthony Davis · P.J. Washington · Naji Marshall · Brandon Williams · Cooper Flagg 4.1 min
- Dwight Powell · P.J. Washington · Brandon Williams · Max Christie · Cooper Flagg 3.8 min
HOU
Houston Rockets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Kevin Durant · Clint Capela · Josh Okogie · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson Starter 14.0 min
- Clint Capela · Aaron Holiday · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 5.2 min
- Aaron Holiday · Josh Okogie · Jae'Sean Tate · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson 5.2 min
- Kevin Durant · Clint Capela · Aaron Holiday · Jabari Smith Jr. · Reed Sheppard 3.0 min
- Jeff Green · Jae'Sean Tate · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 3.0 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Mavericks defense
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Kevin Durant 10 pts (4/11) in 54 possessions
Guarded by: P.J. Washington (33 %, 4 pts) · Naji Marshall (16 %, 0 pts) · Cooper Flagg (14 %, 2 pts)
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Reed Sheppard 17 pts (5/7) in 39 possessions
Guarded by: Max Christie (26 %, 2 pts) · Ryan Nembhard (23 %, 2 pts) · D'Angelo Russell (11 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| P.J. Washington | Jabari Smith Jr.: 23 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Kevin Durant: 18 poss., 4 pts (2/6) |
| Cooper Flagg | Amen Thompson: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Anthony Davis | Clint Capela: 23 poss., 8 pts (4/7) · Jae'Sean Tate: 8 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Naji Marshall | Amen Thompson: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Kevin Durant: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Max Christie | Aaron Holiday: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Reed Sheppard: 10 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Brandon Williams | Aaron Holiday: 13 poss., 6 pts (3/5) · Amen Thompson: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Ryan Nembhard | Josh Okogie: 11 poss., 6 pts (3/3) · Reed Sheppard: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Dwight Powell | Clint Capela: 14 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Jae'Sean Tate: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| D'Angelo Russell | Aaron Holiday: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Amen Thompson: 5 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Jaden Hardy | Jabari Smith Jr.: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Amen Thompson: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Moussa Cisse | Josh Okogie: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jae'Sean Tate: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Caleb Martin | Aaron Holiday: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · JD Davison: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Rockets defense
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Anthony Davis 11 pts (3/16) in 56 possessions
Guarded by: Clint Capela (45 %, 0 pts) · Amen Thompson (15 %, 0 pts) · Jabari Smith Jr. (9 %, 3 pts)
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Cooper Flagg 15 pts (7/15) in 68 possessions
Guarded by: Jabari Smith Jr. (54 %, 9 pts) · Amen Thompson (8 %, 2 pts) · Clint Capela (8 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. | Cooper Flagg: 37 poss., 9 pts (4/7) · P.J. Washington: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/4) |
| Amen Thompson | Naji Marshall: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Anthony Davis: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/4) |
| Kevin Durant | P.J. Washington: 34 poss., 14 pts (5/7) · Naji Marshall: 7 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Clint Capela | Anthony Davis: 25 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Dwight Powell: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Aaron Holiday | Brandon Williams: 13 poss., 7 pts (3/3) · Max Christie: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Josh Okogie | Ryan Nembhard: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Brandon Williams: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Reed Sheppard | Max Christie: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Ryan Nembhard: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jae'Sean Tate | Dwight Powell: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Naji Marshall: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| JD Davison | Brandon Williams: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Max Christie: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jeff Green | Anthony Davis: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · P.J. Washington: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Isaiah Crawford | Jaden Hardy: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Dwight Powell: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |