Dallas Mavericks
Houston Rockets
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First meeting | October 29, 1980 Rockets 109, Mavericks 103 |
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Latest meeting | April 7, 2024 Mavericks 147, Rockets 136 |
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Meetings total | 213[1] |
All-time series | 110–103 (HOU) |
Regular season series | 102–95 (HOU) |
Postseason results | 8–8 (tied) |
Longest win streak | HOU W10 |
Current win streak | DAL W2 |
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The Mavericks–Rockets rivalry also known as the Battle of Texas,[2] is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
Background
[edit]The rivalry between the Mavericks and the Rockets has developed over years of competition in the NBA's Western Conference. With both teams located in the state of Texas, the rivalry is fueled by regional pride and a desire for supremacy within the state. The two teams also share a rivalry with the third Texas team in the NBA: the San Antonio Spurs. In the Mavericks' inaugural season in 1980–81, the Rockets won all six meetings including a 116–68 win.[9] In the playoffs, the Mavericks defeated the Rockets in the 1988 and 2005 playoffs, the latter of which was plagued with allegations of game-fixing,[10] while the Rockets swept several season series with the Mavericks during the 1990s, and also during the Rockets' championship years. On April 11, 1995, the Mavericks defeated the Rockets 156–147 in double overtime, making that win one of their most memorable victories against Houston who were the reigning champions. Two years later, the Rockets and Mavericks have clashed in their first-ever regular season game played in Mexico City, which was won by the Rockets 108–106. In the 2010s, the rivalry has once again flourished with Dallas owner Mark Cuban and Rockets general manager Daryl Morey taking shots at each other on social media, as well as Houston fan-favorite Chandler Parsons signing an offer sheet to leave the Rockets to sign with the rival Mavericks for $46 million, while making negative statements about the city of Houston upon leaving,[11] causing massive backlash among Rockets fans. Finally, longtime Mavericks' player Jason Terry, who was a starter on the Mavericks' 2011 championship team, joined the Rockets for the 2014–15 season, and both teams met in the first round of the 2015 NBA playoffs, with the Rockets as the second seed and Mavericks the seventh seed, and the Rockets got the best of them 4–1.
Season-by-season results
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1980s (Rockets, 34–29)
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1990s (Rockets, 32–13)
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2000s (Mavericks, 31–16)
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2010s (Rockets, 24–19)
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2020s (Mavericks, 11–4)
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Summary of Results
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See also
[edit]- National Basketball Association rivalries
- Governor's Cup (NFL rivalry between Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans)
- Lone Star Series (MLB rivalry between Houston Astros and Texas Rangers)
- Texas Derby (MLS rivalry between Houston Dynamo and FC Dallas)
References
[edit]- ^ "Dallas Mavericks vs. Houston Rockets Head-to-Head in the NBA Playoffs - All-Time Game Log".
- ^ "Rockets win battle of Texas". ESPN.com. 2009-07-12. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ Villanueva, Virgil (2020-07-03). "The Mavs' top 5 rivals of all time, ranked". ClutchPoints. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "Mavericks vs Rockets – The Intrigue of Rivalry: Mavericks vs Rockets in the NBA Landscape – 01/Apr/2024 – Prose Digital". 2024-04-01. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "Cuban deemed Morey's Dirk inquiry a taunt". ESPN.com. 2013-11-23. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "Series sets up Mavs–Rockets to be real rivalry". ESPN.com. 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ Zajdel, Ben (2023-10-14). "Ranking the Dallas Mavericks' rivals". Mavs Moneyball. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "Mavs, Rockets continue Southwest rivalry – UPI.com". UPI. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "Dallas Mavericks at Houston Rockets Box Score, February 4, 1981". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ "Donaghy points smoking gun at Rockets series, misfires". Ultimate Rockets. June 11, 2008. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ "Chandler Parsons Calls Houston 'Dirty'". October 8, 2014. Archived from the original on July 5, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.