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Rockets
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| vs SAC | W 121-95 | |
| at UTA | L 133-125 | |
| at UTA | W 101-129 | |
| at GSW | W 100-104 | |
| at PHX | W 92-114 |
Mavericks
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| vs MIA | W 118-108 | |
| at DEN | W 121-131 | |
| at LAC | W 110-114 | |
| at LAL | L 129-119 | |
| at MIA | L 106-102 |
Injuries
Rockets
| Player | Pos | Date | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tari Eason | F | Oblique | The Rockets announced that Eason will miss at least four weeks due to an oblique injury. | |
 Dorian Finney-Smith | F | Ankle | Head coach Ime Udoka told Michael Shapiro of SI.com that Finney-Smith was behind schedule in his recovery, but the Rockets haven't offered up any sort of timeline regarding when the veteran forward might play. Consider Finney-Smith week-to-week until the | |
 Fred VanVleet | G | ACL | The Rockets said on Monday (Sept. 22) that VanVleet suffered a torn ACL and may be out for the entire 2025-26 campaign, per Shams Charania of ESPN. |
Mavericks
| Player | Pos | Date | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Daniel Gafford | F-C | Ankle | Gafford did not return to Wednesday's (Dec.3) game against the Heat. | |
 P.J. Washington | F | Ankle | Washington did not play in Wednesday's (Dec. 3) game against Miami. | |
 Dereck Lively II | C | Foot | The Mavericks announced Thursday (Nov. 4) that Lively has no timetable for a return, as per Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.com reports. | |
 Danté Exum | G | Knee | The Mavericks announced on Friday (Nov. 21) that Exum will undergo season-ending knee surgery. | |
 Kyrie Irving | G | Knee | The Mavericks said on Monday (Sept. 29) that Irving is ahead of schedule in his left ACL recovery but there's no timeline on his return yet. |
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