The Mavs' first game with Cooper Flagg and Kyrie Irving playing together quickly turned into a dud.

Dallas fell to the Houston Rockets by a 128-110 final score in their first game of the 2026-27 NBA regular season.

Mavs fall to Rockets Local perspective: Cooper Flagg, P.J. Washington, Daniel Gafford, Max Christie, and Kyrie Irving started for the Mavs.