Dallas Mavericks beat Houston Rockets 116-111, improve to 4-2

The Dallas Mavericks beat the Houston Rockets 116-111 at home Friday at American Airlines Center.

The margin of victory was 5 points, and the two teams combined for 227 points. The win moves the Mavericks to 4-2 on the season.

The Rockets fall to 5-1. They are 4-1 over their last 5 games.

In the standings, the Mavericks sit 6th in the Western Conference, while the Rockets are 2nd in the same group. Because both clubs play in the same conference, the result carries extra weight for tiebreakers later in the season.

Across the season so far, the Mavericks are scoring 114.3 points per game and allowing 111.8, while the Rockets are scoring 121 and allowing 110. Despite the result, the Rockets still hold the better point differential, +66 to +15.

It was the 2nd meeting between the teams this season. The Mavericks now have evened the season series 1-1.

Up next, the Mavericks host the Sacramento Kings on Monday, November 2. The Rockets host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday, October 31.

The 227 combined points were below the 228.6 points these two teams’ games have averaged this season.

By the numbers

• Final: Dallas Mavericks 116, Houston Rockets 111
• Margin: 5 points · Combined: 227 points
• Mavericks: 4-2 overall · 2-1 at home · 2-1 on the road · last 5: W-L-W-W-W
• Rockets: 5-1 overall · 2-0 at home · 3-1 on the road · last 5: W-W-W-W-L
• Venue: American Airlines Center

Every NBA team plays 82 regular-season games. The top six teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs directly, while teams seeded seventh through tenth meet in the Play-In Tournament for the final two spots.

After this result, the top of the Western Conference reads: Memphis Grizzlies (5-0), Houston Rockets (5-1), Oklahoma City Thunder (4-1), Portland Trail Blazers (3-1), Los Angeles Lakers (4-2).

Follow both clubs on the Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets team pages, check the latest NBA standings and scores, or compare them head-to-head on the Mavericks vs Rockets page. Scores and records in this report come from official league data and update automatically.

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