Dallas Mavericks vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Mar 16, 2026

FINAL

23-46DallasMavericks

111

23-46New OrleansPelicans

129

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DAL	26	28	32	25	111
NOP	32	35	36	26	129

Game Recap

The New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Dallas Mavericks, 129-111, to improve to 23-46 on the season, while the Mavericks fall to 23-46.

Player Stats

MAVERICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
13Naji MarshallSF	32	12-24	2-4	6-8	8	7	0	0	0	3	-6	32
32Cooper FlaggPF	29	10-21	0-3	1-2	7	8	2	1	4	1	+1	21
25P.J. WashingtonC	31	7-13	4-8	0-0	7	2	1	0	0	1	-6	18
00Max ChristieSG	31	4-7	4-6	0-0	4	0	2	0	0	1	+2	12
9Ryan NembhardPG	25	1-8	0-2	0-0	4	5	0	0	3	2	-3	2
35Marvin Bagley III	18	4-7	1-1	0-0	9	1	1	0	0	4	-14	9
10Brandon Williams	5	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	0	-16	0
20Khris Middleton	17	2-9	2-7	0-0	4	1	2	0	2	2	-20	6
John Poulakidas	17	1-5	1-5	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	3	-19	3
7Dwight Powell	12	0-0	0-0	1-2	3	1	0	0	0	3	-6	1
8AJ Johnson	12	2-5	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	1	1	2	0	4
21Tyler Smith	4	1-3	0-2	1-2	1	0	1	0	1	0	-3	3


TOTAL	-	44-10442.3%	14-3935.9%	9-1464.3%	51	27	10	3	11	22	-	111

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
41Saddiq BeySF	35	8-18	1-6	6-6	6	3	1	0	1	1	+1	23
1Zion WilliamsonPF	28	11-13	0-0	5-9	4	1	1	0	1	1	+5	27
21Yves MissiC	28	1-4	0-0	2-4	10	5	0	5	2	1	-2	4
25Trey Murphy IIISG	32	7-15	2-9	1-2	7	7	2	1	2	2	+10	17
2Herbert JonesPG	28	4-9	1-3	1-1	3	4	0	2	1	3	+8	10
0Jeremiah Fears	24	7-14	3-7	0-2	6	5	1	0	3	2	+18	17
17Karlo Matkovic	19	5-7	2-2	1-1	10	1	1	0	0	2	+20	13
22Derik Queen	20	2-4	1-1	4-4	6	2	1	2	2	1	+14	9
3Jordan Poole	18	2-9	0-6	0-1	1	2	0	2	1	3	+10	4
24Jordan Hawkins	1	1-1	1-1	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	+3	5
14Micah Peavy	1	0-1	0-0	0-2	2	1	0	0	1	0	+3	0
9DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
55Kevon Looney	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Dejounte Murray	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	48-9550.5%	11-3531.4%	22-3464.7%	57	31	7	12	14	16	-	129

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDALNOP

(11:57) Jump Ball Missi vs. Washington: Tip to Murphy III
+2 (11:42) Jones 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Bey 1 AST)
02
(11:19) MISS Flagg 10' Turnaround Hook Shot
(11:16) Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:59) MISS Bey 2' Driving Layup
(10:54) Nembhard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:45) MISS Marshall 5' Turnaround Jump Shot
(10:45) Missi BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:41) Missi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:37) Williamson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:37) Christie STEAL (1 STL)
(10:31) Missi S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Wright)
+1 (10:31) Flagg Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
12
(10:31) MISS Flagg Free Throw 2 of 2
(10:29) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:20) Williamson 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
14
(10:07) MISS Christie 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:05) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:00) Nembhard S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Wright)
+1 (10:00) Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
15
(10:00) MISS Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:57) Washington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:50) Washington 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Marshall 1 AST)
45
(9:32) MISS Bey 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:29) Marshall REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:20) Marshall 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Flagg 1 AST)
65
+2 (9:02) Williamson 2' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Murphy III 1 AST)
67
(8:51) Flagg Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (8:35) Williamson 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (7 PTS) (Missi 1 AST)
69
+3 (8:19) Washington 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Marshall 2 AST)
99
(8:07) MISS Williamson 2' Driving Layup
(8:05) Washington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (7:59) Washington 24' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Flagg 2 AST)
129
(7:45) MISS Murphy III 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:41) Missi REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:35) MISS Jones 3PT Jump Shot
(7:32) Washington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (7:21) Flagg 1' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (3 PTS) (Marshall 3 AST)
149
(7:21) PELICANS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (7:07) Williamson 2' Driving Layup (9 PTS)
1411
(6:45) MISS Nembhard 23' Jump Shot
(6:45) Bey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:40) Bey Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:40) Flagg STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:35) Bagley III 1' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Flagg 3 AST)
1611
(6:09) Missi Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:09) Bagley III STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:04) Flagg Running Dunk (5 PTS) (Nembhard 1 AST)
1811
+2 (5:45) Murphy III 13' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1813
+3 (5:23) Bagley III 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Flagg 4 AST)
2113
(5:14) Fears Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(5:14) Flagg STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (5:11) Flagg 1' Running Dunk (7 PTS) (Washington 1 AST)
2313
(5:11) PELICANS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
+2 (4:55) Bey 3' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Fears 1 AST)
2315
(4:37) Matkovic P.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Wright)
(4:25) Middleton Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:25) Bey STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (4:04) Murphy III 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Fears 2 AST)
2318
(3:50) MISS Washington 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:47) Washington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(3:44) MISS Poulakidas 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:41) Matkovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:31) MISS Murphy III 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:28) Middleton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:22) MISS Poulakidas 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:19) Fears REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:11) Middleton S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Cutler)
+1 (3:11) Bey Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2319
+1 (3:11) Bey Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2320
(2:51) MISS Marshall 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:47) Queen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:37) Bey 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Queen 1 AST)
2323
(2:20) MISS Williams 4' Finger Roll Layup
(2:17) Queen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:12) Bey 1' Cutting Layup Shot (9 PTS) (Matkovic 1 AST)
2325
(2:12) Bagley III S.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Cutler)
+1 (2:12) Bey Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)
2326
(2:03) Matkovic S.FOUL (P2.T3) (K.Cutler)
(2:03) MISS Powell Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:03) Mavericks Rebound
+1 (2:03) Powell Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2426
+2 (1:51) Fears 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2428
(1:38) MISS Middleton 21' Jump Shot
(1:35) Matkovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:31) Marshall S.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Dagher)
+1 (1:31) Queen Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2429
+1 (1:31) Queen Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2430
+2 (1:20) Marshall 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Williams 1 AST)
2630
(1:08) MISS Fears 2' Driving Layup
(1:08) Williams BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:08) PELICANS Rebound
(1:06) MISS Poole 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:03) Middleton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:57) MISS Middleton 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(0:55) Matkovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:49) MISS Fears 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:45) Poulakidas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:43) MISS Williams 3' Running Layup
(0:43) Poole BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:43) Mavericks Rebound
(0:41) MISS Middleton 3PT Jump Shot
(0:38) Queen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:32) Fears Offensive Charge Foul (P1) (M.Dagher)
(0:32) Fears Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T5)
(0:11) MISS Marshall 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:08) Queen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (0:00) Queen 9' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS)
2632

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DAL

NOP

111Points129

44-104(42.3%)Field Goal(%)48-95(50.5%)

14-39(35.9%)3-Point(%)11-35(31.4%)

9-14(64.3%)Free Throw(%)22-34(64.7%)

51(13)Rebounds(Offensive)57(12)

27Assists31

10Steals7

3Blocks12

11Turnovers14

22Fouls16

58Pts In The Paint70

39Fast Break Pts21

19Pts Off Turnovers17

26Bench Pts48

10Largest Lead19

Game Details

Monday, March 16, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 16,787 (94.4%)