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DAL 4-3
111 – 129
FINAL
NOP 3-4

Dallas Mavericks 111, New Orleans Pelicans 129 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Dallas Mavericks 111, New Orleans Pelicans 129. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DAL 26-32 NOP; Q2 DAL 28-35 NOP; Q3 DAL 32-36 NOP; Q4 DAL 25-26 NOP.

Top performers (box score): Naji Marshall (DAL) 32 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 threes on 12-of-24 shooting; Zion Williamson (NOP) 27 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists on 11-of-13 shooting; Saddiq Bey (NOP) 23 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-18 shooting; Cooper Flagg (DAL) 21 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists on 10-of-21 shooting; P.J. Washington (DAL) 18 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DAL
Naji Marshall
32 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 2 3PM · 12-24 FG
Scoring · NOP
Zion Williamson
27 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 11-13 FG
Scoring · NOP
Saddiq Bey
23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 3PM · 8-18 FG
Season highs
Karlo Matkovic · Season-high 10 rebounds

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

DAL 10 largest lead Q1 5:11 (DAL 23, NOP 13) · 8-0 run, Q1 8:19–Q1 7:21
NOP 19 largest lead Q3 0:26 (DAL 84, NOP 103) · 13-0 run, Q1 4:55–Q1 2:12
Swings 4 lead changes Tied 2 times

Ahead for good: Saddiq Bey makes 1-foot layup (Karlo Matkovic assists) (Q1 2:12, DAL 23, NOP 25).

Linescore

1234 T
DAL 26283225 111
NOP 32353626 129

🧮 How They Scored

DALNOP
56Points in the paint70
34Fast-break points21
15Second-chance points16
14Points off turnovers17
23Bench points48
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
49.5%Effective FG%56.3%
8.6%Turnover %11.3%
22.4%Offensive rebound %24.5%
0.119Free-throw rate0.358

Box Score

Dallas Mavericks

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Naji Marshall F 33328700012-242-46-8-6
Max Christie G 3212402004-74-60-0+2
P.J. Washington F 3118721007-134-80-0-6
Cooper Flagg F 30217821410-210-31-2+1
Ryan Nembhard G 252450031-80-20-0-3
Marvin Bagley III F 199911004-71-10-0-14
Khris Middleton F 186412022-92-70-0-20
John Poulakidas G 183201001-51-50-0-19
AJ Johnson G 124210112-50-10-00
Dwight Powell F-C 121310000-00-01-2-6
Brandon Williams G 50010100-20-00-0-16

New Orleans Pelicans

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Saddiq Bey F 3523631018-181-66-6+1
Trey Murphy III F 3317772127-152-91-2+10
Zion Williamson F 28274110111-130-05-9+5
Herbert Jones F 2810340214-91-31-1+8
Yves Missi C 2841050521-40-02-4-2
Jeremiah Fears G 2517651037-143-70-2+18
Derik Queen C 219621222-41-14-4+14
Karlo Matkovic F-C 20131011005-72-21-1+20
Jordan Poole G 184120212-90-60-1+10
Jordan Hawkins G 25200001-11-12-2+3
Micah Peavy G-F 20210010-10-00-2+3

🔬 Advanced Stats

Dallas MavericksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Naji Marshall Starter 333258.132.9-8.016.5
Cooper Flagg Starter 302148.034.2+1.514.6
P.J. Washington Starter 311869.216.5-5.110.7
Max Christie Starter 321285.78.6+4.58.3
Ryan Nembhard Starter 25212.516.4-8.6-0.4
Marvin Bagley III Bench 19964.314.9-31.812.6
Khris Middleton Bench 18633.325.0-46.72.5
AJ Johnson Bench 12440.018.8-7.72.9
Dwight Powell Bench 12156.82.9-18.81.0
Brandon Williams Bench 0500.015.4-131.1-2.9
New Orleans PelicansTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Zion Williamson Starter 282779.626.5+8.117.4
Saddiq Bey Starter 352355.725.0+2.811.1
Trey Murphy III Starter 331753.522.8+15.312.2
Herbert Jones Starter 281053.013.5+10.76.7
Yves Missi Starter 28434.711.3-3.28.6
Jeremiah Fears Bench 251757.126.9+28.811.5
Karlo Matkovic Bench 201387.412.7+37.422.1
Derik Queen Bench 21978.113.3+28.015.4
Jordan Hawkins Bench 025133.028.6+66.7118.2
Jordan Poole Bench 18421.219.6+20.9-5.3
DeAndre Jordan Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Kevon Looney Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Dejounte Murray Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Micah Peavy Bench 0200.042.9+66.7-27.3

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series DAL 1 – 3 NOP
Last 23 meetings · since 2020-21 DAL 13 – 10 NOP
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
Dallas Mavericks 23-46 L1 L10 2-8 Next game recap: vs ATL · Wed, Mar 18
New Orleans Pelicans 23-46 W1 L10 6-4 Next game recap: vs LAC · Wed, Mar 18

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