Final

Dallas Mavericks20-1499atHouston Rockets22-11110 winner

Wed, Jan 1, 8:00 PM ESTToyota Center, Houston, TXKFAA · Space City Home Network

The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
DAL	30	22	23	24	99
HOU	24	37	28	21	110

Dallas Mavericks

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Klay ThompsonF	32	16	5	1	1	0	5	6-11	4-8	0-0	-21
P.J. WashingtonF	16	6	3	1	0	1	0	3-8	0-1	0-0	-4
Dereck Lively IIC	20	8	6	6	1	4	0	4-5	0-0	0-0	+5
Spencer DinwiddieG	24	8	1	2	0	0	3	3-7	2-4	0-2	+1
Kyrie IrvingG	37	16	7	2	3	2	4	7-13	0-2	2-3	-16
Quentin Grimes	30	17	5	3	0	1	1	6-13	2-7	3-4	-5
Daniel Gafford	12	4	4	0	1	1	2	2-4	0-0	0-0	-27
Maxi Kleber	30	5	2	1	1	1	2	2-4	1-2	0-0	-15
Jaden Hardy	21	11	0	3	1	0	3	4-6	2-3	1-5	+7
Dwight Powell	7	2	2	0	0	2	0	0-0	0-0	2-2	+13
Olivier-Maxence Prosper	7	6	3	0	1	0	0	3-3	0-0	0-0	-1
Brandon Williams	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+4
Jazian Gortman	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	+4
Team		99	38	19	9	12	20	40-75	11-28	8-16

DNP: Naji Marshall (nwt - league suspension), Markieff Morris (coach's decision)

Houston Rockets

110

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Dillon BrooksF	40	19	6	1	1	0	0	6-15	3-8	4-4	+9
Jabari Smith Jr.F	23	12	2	0	2	1	2	5-8	1-2	1-2	-4
Alperen SengunC	37	23	6	4	5	0	4	9-16	0-1	5-8	+21
Jalen GreenG	38	22	5	0	1	0	2	9-21	0-3	4-5	+18
Fred VanVleetG	42	5	5	7	6	0	2	1-8	0-4	3-3	+16
Jae'Sean Tate	15	3	3	2	1	0	0	1-5	1-1	0-0	-7
Aaron Holiday	15	4	1	1	0	0	0	2-4	0-2	0-0	-8
Steven Adams	7	4	4	0	0	0	0	2-3	0-0	0-0	-2
Cam Whitmore	24	18	3	1	1	0	2	7-9	3-4	1-1	+12
Team		110	35	16	17	1	12	42-89	8-25	18-23

DNP: Tari Eason (injury/illness), Jeff Green (coach's decision), Jock Landale (coach's decision), Reed Sheppard (coach's decision), Amen Thompson (nwt - league suspension)

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · HOU: 18
Biggest lead · DAL: 10
Times tied: 2
Lead changes: 5
Longest run · HOU: 13

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How they entered this matchup

Rest edge: HOUTravel tax: DALBody clock: DAL4 in 6: DAL

HOU has the rest edge with 73h between tipoffs, 27h more than DAL.
DAL is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,607 mi from its previous stop.
DAL is dealing with east-to-west pressure: 0h on the body clock and +2h of zone shift.
DAL is playing into a 4 in 6 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
DAL is in game 4 of 4 on the road with 484 mi already logged before tip.

Reading the setup…

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	DAL	HOU
Record	20-14	22-11
Days rest	1 day	2 days edge
Hours rest	46h	73h
Rest swing	-27h	+27h
Travel in	1,607 mi	0 mi edge
Zone change	+2h	0h
Body clock	0h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 4 of 4	Homestand · 3 of 5
Miles before tip	484 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	4 in 6	—
Fatigue Index	6	0 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

DAL carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 6 vs. HOU's 0.

How each side got here1,607 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

DAL

1,607 mi

Sacramento, CAHouston, TX

DAL came from Sacramento, CA with 1,607 mi of travel and +2h of time-zone change.

Sacramento, CA to Houston, TX

HOU

0 mi

Houston, TXNo travel

HOU stayed in Houston, TX between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Houston, TX

Where this game sitsroad 4 of 4 vs homestand 3 of 5

Where this game sits in the run

DAL

Road trip

DAL is on game 4 of 4 on the road, with 484 mi already behind it.

Game in segment4 of 4

Miles before tip484 mi

Segment miles2,091 mi

HOU

Homestand

HOU is in game 3 of 5 on this homestand.

Game in segment3 of 5

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

Local TV: DALKFAAHOUSpace City Home Networkin-market
League Pass: Full replay + condensed game
Radio: HOU790 AM / S: 93.3 FMDAL97.1 FM / S: 99.1 FMSiriusXM

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