Dallas Mavericks vs. Charlotte Hornets

FINAL

Mar 3, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DAL	23	25	24	18	90
CHA	31	26	35	25	117

Game Recap

The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Dallas Mavericks, 117-90, to improve to 31-31 on the season, while the Mavericks fall to 21-40.

Player Stats

MAVERICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20Khris MiddletonSF	29	4-11	0-2	1-1	8	3	0	0	3	4	-9	9
25P.J. WashingtonPF	27	4-11	1-4	4-6	2	3	0	0	2	1	-18	13
21Daniel GaffordC	21	5-8	0-0	0-0	6	2	2	1	1	1	-19	10
00Max ChristieSG	33	4-15	1-9	2-2	5	1	1	0	1	1	-1	11
10Brandon WilliamsPG	26	4-10	0-1	10-11	4	1	0	1	0	2	-13	18
7Dwight Powell	26	3-5	0-0	6-8	4	3	1	1	2	3	-8	12
16Caleb Martin	25	3-7	0-2	3-8	1	0	0	1	1	3	-29	9
9Ryan Nembhard	21	1-4	1-2	3-4	5	4	3	0	2	1	-14	6
8AJ Johnson	13	0-1	0-1	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	1	-17	2
John Poulakidas	14	0-2	0-1	0-0	5	2	0	0	1	2	-7	0
13Naji Marshall	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Klay Thompson	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	28-7437.8%	3-2213.6%	31-4273.8%	42	19	7	4	14	19	-	90

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kon KnueppelSF	31	6-14	1-7	0-1	6	5	1	1	2	3	+17	13
0Miles BridgesPF	30	3-13	1-5	4-7	3	5	0	1	0	1	0	11
14Moussa DiabateC	22	3-4	0-0	1-1	8	0	0	1	2	4	+10	7
24Brandon MillerSG	21	6-10	2-5	3-3	5	4	1	2	3	5	+12	17
1LaMelo BallPG	29	5-19	4-13	1-1	5	9	5	1	4	4	-5	15
11Ryan Kalkbrenner	18	4-4	0-0	2-2	5	3	1	1	0	2	+18	10
10Josh Green	25	4-6	3-5	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	3	+36	11
2Grant Williams	20	4-6	4-6	0-0	4	3	1	0	0	4	+23	12
4Sion James	24	5-8	3-6	0-0	8	1	2	0	1	3	+30	13
23Tre Mann	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-8	0
21Pat Connaughton	10	2-3	2-3	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	1	-1	8
31Tidjane Salaun	1	0-1	0-1	0-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	+3	0
26Xavier Tillman	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8847.7%	20-5139.2%	13-1968.4%	49	32	11	7	14	31	-	117

Play-by-Play

Scores OnlyExpand All

1st quarterDALCHA

(12:00) Jump Ball Diabate vs. Gafford: Tip to Middleton
+2 (11:47) Christie 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Gafford 1 AST)
20
+2 (11:29) Miller 12' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
22
(11:29) Washington S.FOUL (P1.T1) (G.Petraitis)
+1 (11:29) Miller Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
23
(11:16) MISS Christie 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:14) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:08) MISS Ball 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(11:05) Diabate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:05) Gafford P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Orr)
+2 (10:50) Ball 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Miller 1 AST)
25
(10:35) MISS Williams 4' Driving Layup
(10:35) Miller BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:33) Gafford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:33) Gafford Putback Dunk (2 PTS)
45
+2 (10:13) Knueppel 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Ball 2 AST)
47
+2 (9:58) Middleton 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
67
+3 (9:36) Bridges 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Miller 2 AST)
610
(9:26) Christie Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:26) Ball STEAL (1 STL)
(9:15) MISS Ball 3PT Jump Shot
(9:13) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:08) Williams 3' Running Layup (2 PTS)
810
(9:08) Diabate S.FOUL (P1.T1) (G.Petraitis)
+1 (9:08) Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
910
+2 (8:59) Diabate 2' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Knueppel 1 AST)
912
(8:48) MISS Middleton 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:48) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:34) Ball 29' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
915
(8:18) MISS Washington 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:16) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:10) MISS Knueppel 3PT Running Jump Shot
(8:07) Middleton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:58) Middleton Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:58) Ball STEAL (2 STL)
(7:55) MISS Diabate 3' Running Layup
(7:55) Williams BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:55) HORNETS Rebound
(7:50) MISS Ball 3PT Jump Shot
(7:47) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:44) Miller S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Lindsay)
+1 (7:44) Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1015
+1 (7:44) Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1115
(7:34) Williams P.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Lindsay)
(7:22) MISS Bridges 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:18) Christie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:11) MISS Christie 17' Step Back Jump Shot
(7:08) Knueppel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:04) MISS Knueppel 4' Running Layup
(7:04) Martin BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:04) Mavericks Rebound
(7:04) Diabate L.B.FOUL (P2.T3) (G.Petraitis)
+2 (6:54) Williams 18' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1315
(6:32) Ball Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:32) HORNETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (6:19) Williams 2' Driving Layup (9 PTS)
1515
(6:07) MISS Bridges 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:05) Kalkbrenner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:04) MISS Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:01) Middleton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:56) MISS Middleton 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(5:54) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:49) MISS Miller 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(5:46) Middleton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:37) Middleton Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
(5:37) Ball STEAL (3 STL)
+2 (5:31) Miller 2' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (5 PTS) (Ball 3 AST)
1517
(5:17) Green P.FOUL (P1.T4) (G.Petraitis)
+2 (5:08) Martin 22' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Powell 1 AST)
1717
+2 (4:53) Miller 7' Turnaround Fadeaway (7 PTS)
1719
(4:45) MISS Martin 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:42) Powell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:41) MISS Christie 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:38) Kalkbrenner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (4:25) Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (James 1 AST)
1722
(4:12) Williams S.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Lindsay)
+1 (4:12) Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1822
+1 (4:12) Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1922
(3:56) Miller Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:56) Nembhard STEAL (1 STL)
(3:44) MISS Martin 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:42) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:29) Miller 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Williams 1 AST)
1925
(3:11) Nembhard Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(3:11) Miller STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (3:04) Williams 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Miller 3 AST)
1928
(3:04) Mavericks Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:48) MISS Johnson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:48) Mavericks Rebound
(2:48) James L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Orr)
(2:48) MISS Washington Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:48) Mavericks Rebound
+1 (2:48) Washington Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2028
(2:38) Nembhard P.FOUL (P1.T4) (G.Petraitis)
+3 (2:29) Miller 31' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (13 PTS)
2031
(2:08) Washington Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
(2:08) Knueppel STEAL (1 STL)
(2:03) MISS Williams 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(1:58) Nembhard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:45) Johnson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
(1:45) Williams STEAL (1 STL)
(1:25) MISS Knueppel 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:23) Gafford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (1:16) Martin 1' Reverse Layup (6 PTS) (Nembhard 1 AST)
2231
(0:53) MISS Miller 30' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:50) Mavericks Rebound
(0:44) Mann S.FOUL (P1.PN) (G.Petraitis)
(0:44) MISS Nembhard Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:44) Mavericks Rebound
+1 (0:44) Nembhard Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2331
(0:38) Knueppel Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:38) Nembhard STEAL (2 STL)
(0:33) MISS Gafford 2' Running Dunk
(0:33) Miller BLOCK (2 BLK)
(0:31) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:09) MISS Knueppel 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:07) Nembhard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:00) MISS Nembhard 21' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) Mavericks Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DAL

CHA

90Points117

28-74(37.8%)Field Goal(%)42-88(47.7%)

3-22(13.6%)3-Point(%)20-51(39.2%)

31-42(73.8%)Free Throw(%)13-19(68.4%)

42(7)Rebounds(Offensive)49(13)

19Assists32

7Steals11

4Blocks7

14Turnovers14

19Fouls31

46Pts In The Paint42

12Fast Break Pts10

9Pts Off Turnovers7

29Bench Pts54

2Largest Lead27

Game Details

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC

attendance: 19,519 (96.6%)