Shen Jing had 22 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists, 8-of-12 shooting, 1-of-1 three-pointers, 5-of-5 free throws, plus/minus +30, 7-of-9 in the first half, 1-of-1 three-pointers, and 5-of-5 free throws to score 20 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist
Green had 17 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, shooting 5-of-14 from the field, 3-of-7 from three-point range, 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, and a plus/minus of +35
Dillon had 10 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, shooting 4-of-9 from the field and 2-of-5 from three-point range, with a plus/minus of +35
Smith had 21 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist, shooting 8-of-13 from the field, 1-of-3 from three-point range, and 4-of-5 from the free-throw line, with a team-high plus/minus of +37
VanVleet had 10 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal, shooting 3-of-8 from the field, 1-of-5 from three-point range, 3-of-3 from the free throw line, and a plus/minus of +29
Tate had 2 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist, shooting 1-of-3 from the field, with a plus/minus of -4
Holiday had 3 3-pointers and 3 rebounds, 1-of-3 from three-point range, and had a plus/minus of -5
Green had 2 points, 1 rebound and 2 blocks, shooting 1-of-2 from the field and a plus/minus of +5
Amen had 9 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal, shooting 4-of-9 from the field, 0-of-2 from three-point range, 1-of-2 from the free throw line, and a plus/minus of -3
Whitmore had 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals, shooting 6-of-12 from the field, 1-of-6 from three-point range, 1-of-2 from the free-throw line, and a plus/minus of -10
Landale had 3 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block, Hinton had 3 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and Samuels had 6 points, 1 rebound and 1 steal
On December 23, the NBA regular season, the Rockets, who lost three in a row, faced the clothing of the second consecutive defeat at home, Eason was suspended on the Rockets' side, Amen Thompson returned, and the main players such as the clothing series and Irving were also absent due to injury.
The Rockets shot just 10-of-26 in the first quarter, shooting 38.5 percent, but they regained the defense they had from the winning streak, allowing the Mavericks to score only 17 points in a single quarter, and the shooting percentage was suppressed at 25 percent, and the Rockets led 23-17 at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, Shen Jing scored 11 points and 5 boards, Smith scored 10 points, the Rockets won the opponent 33-22 in a single quarter by 11 points, and Shen Jing scored 20 points, 10 boards and 1 assist in the first half without turnover. After seven minutes in the third quarter, the Rockets completed a wave of 29-8 offensive mastery, the score came to 85-47, and the lead reached 38 points, and at the end of the third quarter, the Rockets led 89-60, and the Rockets easily closed the game 33-36 in the final quarter.
At the end of the fourth quarter, the Rockets defeated the Mavericks 122-96 to end a three-game losing streak, and their record of 14-12 continued to rank eighth in the West. After suffering three straight losses, the Mavericks fell to seventh in the West with a 16-12 record.