Dallas Mavericks face Houston Rockets in the NBA on Saturday 2 January 2027 at Toyota Center (Houston), Houston. Start time is 8:30pm EST / 1:30am GMT.
Confirmed broadcast details and any schedule changes are updated here as they are announced.
BASKETBALL · MATCH
Dallas Mavericks at Houston Rockets
Date
1 January 2027Friday
Venue
Houston, United States
Status
Scheduled
Format
Match · Basketball
Schedule contextNBA · rest, travel and time zones from the published schedule
Dallas Mavericks Away
- Rest
- 2 days
- Last game
- Tue v Heat
- Travel
- 365 km (227 mi) · game 1 of 3-game road trip
- Schedule
- 2 in last 7 days
- Body clock
- Tip 7:30pm
Plays tomorrowRoad trip
Houston Rockets Home
- Rest
- 1 day
- Last game
- Wed at Warriors
- Travel
- 2,641 km (1,641 mi) · game 1 of 4-game home stand
- Schedule
- 3rd game in 4 nights · 3 in last 7 days
- Body clock
- Tip 7:30pm
3 in 4 nightsLong tripHome stand
IndoorDivisional
The Mavericks have had 2 days off since Tuesday's game against the Heat, game 1 of a 3-game road trip, with 365 km (227 miles) of travel.
The Rockets play their third game in four nights, game 1 of a 4-game home stand, with 2,641 km (1,641 miles) of travel.
Divisional game indoors.
NBA teams playing their third game in four nights have won 48% of regular-season games since 2015 (6,395 team-games).
From the published schedule, computed 6 Sep 2026. No odds or predictions. All NBA games this week
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