The NBA Belt · rivalry
Dallas Mavericks vs. Houston Rockets
21Belt meetings
7Mavericks wins
14Rockets wins
6Title changes
Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets have met 21 times with the NBA belt on the line, from February 22, 1984 to April 7, 2021. The belt changed hands in 6 of those games. Houston Rockets lead the belt series 14–7.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,339 | Feb 22, 1984 | Dallas Mavericks beat Houston Rockets 112–106 | Title change |
| 3,715 | Jan 4, 1988 | Houston Rockets beat Dallas Mavericks 117–107 | Defense |
| 3,781 | Nov 30, 1988 | Houston Rockets beat Dallas Mavericks 101–89 | Title change |
| 3,804 | Jan 14, 1989 | Houston Rockets beat Dallas Mavericks 110–98 | Defense |
| 3,819 | Feb 18, 1989 | Houston Rockets beat Dallas Mavericks 105–94 | Defense |
| 4,267 | Dec 18, 1993 | Houston Rockets beat Dallas Mavericks 104–93 | Defense |
| 4,378 | Jan 3, 1995 | Houston Rockets beat Dallas Mavericks 110–98 | Defense |
| 4,379 | Jan 5, 1995 | Houston Rockets beat Dallas Mavericks 108–99 | Defense |
| 5,172 | Feb 21, 2003 | Dallas Mavericks beat Houston Rockets 100–85 | Defense |
| 5,261 | Mar 7, 2004 | Houston Rockets beat Dallas Mavericks 101–98 | Defense |
| 5,388 | Apr 23, 2005 | Houston Rockets beat Dallas Mavericks 98–86 Playoffs | Defense |
| 5,389 | Apr 25, 2005 | Houston Rockets beat Dallas Mavericks 113–111 Playoffs | Defense |
| 5,390 | Apr 28, 2005 | Dallas Mavericks beat Houston Rockets 106–102 Playoffs | Title change |
| 5,391 | Apr 30, 2005 | Dallas Mavericks beat Houston Rockets 97–93 Playoffs | Defense |
| 5,392 | May 2, 2005 | Dallas Mavericks beat Houston Rockets 103–100 Playoffs | Defense |
| 5,393 | May 5, 2005 | Houston Rockets beat Dallas Mavericks 101–83 Playoffs | Title change |
| 5,394 | May 7, 2005 | Dallas Mavericks beat Houston Rockets 116–76 Playoffs | Title change |
| 5,676 | Mar 6, 2008 | Houston Rockets beat Dallas Mavericks 113–98 | Defense |
| 5,830 | Nov 10, 2009 | Dallas Mavericks beat Houston Rockets 121–103 | Defense |
| 6,627 | Oct 21, 2017 | Houston Rockets beat Dallas Mavericks 107–91 | Defense |
| 6,978 | Apr 7, 2021 | Houston Rockets beat Dallas Mavericks 102–93 | Title change |