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The pregame read
Dallas at Houston
Dallas Mavericks / Houston Rockets
Jan 02 · 01:30 UTC
Toyota Center
Scheduled
This page switches to live coverage when the official game feed begins.
Before the ball goes up
What to watch
Questions for this game.
2025-26 numbers for context.
Cooper Flagg and Kevin Durant: scoring and assists
Cooper Flagg averaged 21.0 points and 4.5 assists in 70 regular-season games in 2025-26. Kevin Durant averaged 26.0 points and 4.8 assists in 78 regular-season games in 2025-26.
Alperen Sengun and P.J. Washington on the glass
Alperen Sengun: 8.9 rebounds in 33.3 minutes per game, across 72 games in 2025-26. P.J. Washington: 7.0 rebounds in 30.9 minutes per game, across 56 games in 2025-26.
Reed Sheppard's three-point volume
7.0 three-point attempts per game in 2025-26. Reed Sheppard shot 39.4% from three across 82 games.
Pick the players
Put them side by side
2025-26 regular season. Choose from the current rosters; these are individual averages, not a predicted matchup.
70 games · DAL
78 games · HOU
Points / game
21.0
26.0
Assists / game
4.5
4.8
Rebounds / game
6.7
5.5
Minutes / game
33.6
36.4
Three-point shooting
29.5%
41.3%
244 three-point attempts
450 three-point attempts
The personnel
Who's on the roster
Current membership.
Starting lineups are not yet confirmed.
Dallas Mavericks
Availability
No confirmed game-day report available here.
Official NBA injury report ↗- F
- F
- F
- Santi AldamaMEM in 2025-26F-C
- G
- Zaccharie RisacherATL in 2025-26F
- F-C
- Walter Clayton Jr.MEM / UTA in 2025-26G
- Jett HowardORL in 2025-26G
- Marcus SasserDET in 2025-26G
- C
- C
- F
- G
- Morez Johnson Jr.RookieF
- Sergio de LarreaRookieG
- Tarik BiberovićRookieF
- Tobi LawalRookieF
Roster source checked .
DAL team hub ↗
Houston Rockets
Availability
No confirmed game-day report available here.
Official NBA injury report ↗- F
- C
- G-F
- F
- G
- F
- Marcus SmartLAL in 2025-26G
- Oscar TshiebweUTA in 2025-26F-C
- Bogdan BogdanovićLAC in 2025-26G
- C
- C
- Julian PhillipsCHI / MIN in 2025-26F
- F
- F
- Bruce ThorntonRookieG
- G
- Quadir CopelandRookieG
Roster source checked .
HOU team hub ↗Make time for it
How to watch
Toyota Center · Jan 02 · 01:30 UTC
- SCHN/SCHN+ ↗Home market
- KFAA ↗Away market
- MavsTV+ ↗Away streaming
Market and subscription restrictions may apply. NBA viewing guide ↗
Coming into this one
This season so far
2026-27 regular season · Confirmed results before this game.
Sources and comparison notes
Player comparisons use 2025-26 regular-season totals across all teams a player represented. Roster membership reflects the current checked source; it does not confirm availability or a starting role.
NBA box-score source ↗ · Games through 2026-04-12. Source checked 2026-10-20T00:19:55.452984+00:00.
Published dataset: 216413ce2493a28d1a0b568ef9c4ab758ee85aacb433227b6f07c02e46d54990
Official schedule source ↗ · Checked 2026-10-25T11:06:06.530832Z.
This briefing updates as sources arrive. It is not an archived pregame forecast.