When and where to watch
Houston Rockets at Dallas Mavericks: tip-off Fri, Oct 30, 8:00 PM ET (5:00 PM PT) at American Airlines Center. Local TV: SCHN/SCHN+ (HOU), KFAA/WFAA (DAL); NBA League Pass out of market.
Expected starters
projected from 2025-26 minutes · every lineup today →
Away · HoustonRockets
Amen ThompsonG-F · #118.3pts · 37.4 min
Kevin DurantF · #726.0pts · 36.4 min
Jabari Smith Jr.F · #1015.8pts · 35.1 min
Alperen SengunC · #2820.4pts · 33.3 min
Marcus SmartG · #369.3pts · 28.5 min
Day-To-DayJulian PhillipsDay-To-DaySteven Adams
Home · DallasMavericks
Cooper FlaggF · #3221.0pts · 33.5 min
P.J. WashingtonF · #2514.2pts · 31.0 min
Naji MarshallF · #315.2pts · 29.5 min
Max ChristieG · #012.3pts · 29.1 min
Zaccharie RisacherF · #109.6pts · 22.4 min
OutCaleb MartinThumb · Arm · RightOutTarik BiberovicHeel · Leg · RightOutDereck Lively IIFoot · Leg · RightOutSanti AldamaKnee · LegDay-To-DayJett Howard
Teams confirm their starters about 30 minutes before tip-off. Until then this is the five the data points to, with anyone ruled out already removed.
Head to head · games that counted
Rockets vs Mavericks: the matchup page →Series tied 2-2
How to watch · Rockets at Mavericks8:00 PM ET5:00 PM PT · Friday, October 30
KFAA/WFAADALSCHN/SCHN+HOU
No national TV: watch on the teams' local broadcasters in-market, or on NBA League Pass out of market (local blackouts apply).
Mavericks marketKFAA/WFAA (local broadcast station — free with an antenna in-market)
Rockets marketSCHN/SCHN+
RadioSiriusXM · 105.3 The Fan / S: KFZO-FM · 790 AM / 740 AM
Around the world
Where this game lands
6 of 12 countries get it at a live-friendly hour
AustraliaLiveSat 11:00 AMDisney+ (ESPN)Irving (DAL)New ZealandLiveSat 1:00 PMDisney+ (ESPN)Adams (HOU)United KingdomLiveSat 00:00Sky SportsLawal (DAL)FranceAlarmSat 01:00beIN SPORTS · beIN SPORTS CONNECTRisacher (DAL)CanadaLiveFri 8:00 PMTSNIrelandLiveSat 00:00Sky SportsPhilippinesLiveSat 8:00 AMPrime VideoGermanyAlarmSat 01:00Sky Sport · Sky GoIndiaAlarmSat 5:30 AMPrime VideoItalyAlarmSat 01:00Sky Sport Basket · Sky GoNigeriaAlarmSat 1:00 AMSportyTVSouth AfricaAlarmSat 02:00SportyTV
Injury report
both teams · read every 15 minutesRockets2 listedDay-To-DayJulian PhillipsIllness · Other · est. return 2026-10-21
Day-To-DaySteven AdamsCalf · Leg · Right · est. return 2026-10-21
Mavericks5 listedOutCaleb MartinThumb · Arm · Right · est. return 2026-10-23
OutTarik BiberovicHeel · Leg · Right · est. return 2026-10-23
OutDereck Lively IIFoot · Leg · Right · est. return 2026-10-23
OutSanti AldamaKnee · Leg · est. return 2026-10-23
Day-To-DayJett HowardCalf · Leg · Right · est. return 2026-10-21