Putting Up Numbers· NBA

Rockets @ Mavericks

Fri, Oct 30, 2026

Mavericks 116, Rockets 111

Rockets at Mavericks: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gameRockets1 gameMavericks1 game
Points−1.5+5.9
Points allowed+3.0−4.2
Rebounds+3.6−2.1
Assists0.0−1.7
3-pointers made−5.6−0.7
Free throw attempts+8.2+3.4
Turnovers−2.7+1.7
Turnovers forced+2.0−3.1

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game.

Who put up numbers

Mavericks

Rockets

Analysis

What was true going in. Each line says how it stood up, and how it came out.

Rockets

  • The Rockets had won 4 straight on the road.streakthe runs →Ended here.
  • The Rockets had won 5 straight.streakthe runs →Ended here.

The series

  • The Rockets lead the series 116–107 since 1980-81. The Mavericks have won 4 straight at home in the series.seriesevery meeting →

If you squint

  • At home, the Mavericks' free throw attempts were 12.7 under expected in 2 games. 2 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 3.6 over expected.
  • Against a division opponent, the Mavericks' turnovers were 4.8 over expected in 2 games. 2 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 1.4 over expected.
  • Against a division opponent, the Rockets' 3-point attempts were 3.9 under expected in 2 games. 2 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 7.9 under expected.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Oct 30, 2026at MavericksMavericks 116, Rockets 111
Oct 21, 2026at RocketsRockets 128, Mavericks 110
Jan 31, 2026at RocketsRockets 111, Mavericks 107
Jan 3, 2026at MavericksMavericks 110, Rockets 104
Dec 6, 2025at MavericksMavericks 122, Rockets 109
Nov 3, 2025at RocketsRockets 110, Mavericks 102
Mar 14, 2025at RocketsRockets 133, Mavericks 96
Feb 8, 2025at MavericksMavericks 116, Rockets 105
Jan 1, 2025at RocketsRockets 110, Mavericks 99
Oct 31, 2024at MavericksRockets 108, Mavericks 102

Method

  • Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The five biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
  • “This season” and the analysis are the games through Oct 29, the day before, so the page says what was true going in. “This game” is the night’s own numbers against expected.
  • A game with no box score sits out.

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