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Rockets
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| vs LAC | W 115-113 | |
| at DAL | L 122-109 | |
| vs PHX | W 117-98 | |
| vs SAC | W 121-95 | |
| at UTA | L 133-125 |
Mavericks
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| vs BKN | W 119-111 | |
| vs HOU | W 122-109 | |
| at OKC | L 132-111 | |
| vs MIA | W 118-108 | |
| at DEN | W 121-131 |
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. Eason is targeting a late December return, per Michael Shapiro of SI.com. | |
 Dorian Finney-Smith | F | Ankle | The Rockets are eyeing January for Finney-Smith to make his season debut, Michael Shapiro of SI.com reports. | |
 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 D'Angelo Russell | G | Illness | The Mavericks listed Russell as Out for Friday's (Dec. 12) game against the Nets. | |
 Daniel Gafford | F-C | Ankle | The Mavericks listed Gafford as Out on Friday's (Dec. 12) game against the Nets. | |
 Dereck Lively II | C | Foot | The Mavericks announced on Wednesday (Dec. 10) that Lively II will undergo season-ending foot surgery. | |
 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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