Dallas Mavericks @ Houston Rockets

11-5, 5-2 Away

137

11-5, 5-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Mavericks DAL	45	33	27	32	137
Rockets HOU	29	31	35	28	123

Houston RocketsRocketsHOU

11-6, 6-2 Home

123

11-6, 6-2 Home

Matchups

DAL

DAL leads season

1-0

HOU

137

Game 1@ HOU

Final

123

121

Game 2@ HOU

Final

128

149

Game 3@ DAL

Final/OT

153

Game Information

Houston, TX

FxSW

Referee:Derrick Collins

Referee:Sean Wright

Referee:Mitchell Ervin

Western Conference

Southwest	PCT	GB	STRK
New Orleans	.000	-	-
Dallas	.000	-	-
Houston	.000	-	-
San Antonio	.000	-	-
Memphis	.000	-	-

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