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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 33 | 32 | 26 | 35 | 126 |
 Mavericks | 25 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 109 |
NOPTeam statsDAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 49-9153.8% | 12-2646.2% | 16-2176.2% | 47 | 27 | 11 |
| DAL | 40-9044.4% | 10-2343.5% | 19-2576.0% | 43 | 25 | 12 |
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New Orleans Pelicans126| 37 | 23 | 9-19 | 0-1 | 5-5 | +21 | +5.5 | ||||||||
| 32 | 30 | 12-19 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +27 | +9.5 | |||||
| 32 | 14 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +6.7 | |||||
| 31 | 24 | 8-15 | 6-11 | 2-2 | 0 | +11 | +6.1 | |||||||
| 30 | 7 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0 | +18 | −5.3 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −5.2 | ||||
| 23 | 13 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0 | +4 | +6.2 | |||||||
| 20 | 9 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −2.4 | |||||
| 9 | 6 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.6 | |||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.6 | |
| Team | 126 | 49-9153.8% | 12-2646.2% | 47 | 27 | 11 | 21 | 16-2176.2% | 6 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 28 points on 12 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Emeka Okafor (injury/illness).
Dallas Mavericks109| 31 | 23 | 9-22 | 0-3 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | −13 | +1.8 | ||||||
| 31 | 18 | 6-16 | 1-3 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −1.4 | |||||
| 26 | 23, Season high (his best before, 22) | 8-13 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +6.1 | ||||||
| 23 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −3.7 | |||
| 23 | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.7 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | 10 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −2.4 | ||||||
| 22 | 13 | 5-14 | 3-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −13 | −1.2 | ||||||
| 18 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −13 | +0.6 | |||||
| 17 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +1 | +1.5 | ||||||
| 8 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −2.7 | |||
| 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −0.6 | |||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Team | 109 | 40-9044.4% | 10-2343.5% | 43 | 25 | 12 | 20 | 19-2576.0% | 10 | 5 | 2 | |||
Bench 35 points on 14 for 32 shooting
Pelicans126Mavericks109ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Jrue Holiday scored 30 points (16 in the paint), and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Dallas Mavericks 126-109 for their eighth straight win.
The Pelicans took control with a 28-12 run in the fourth quarter and led by as many as 20.
Nikola Mirotic scored 24 points with 6 3-pointers, and Anthony Davis added 23 points (18 in the paint), 13 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 blocks. The Pelicans had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki scored a season-high 23 points on 8 for 13 shooting, and Dennis Smith Jr. added 23 points and 8 assists.
The Pelicans shot 53.8% from the field and 46.2% from 3 to the Mavericks’ 44.4% and 43.5%. The Pelicans’ starters outscored the Mavericks 57-43 in 21 minutes together.
New Orleans PelicansDallas MavericksPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
110 points from the field on 90 shots: 16.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 21-31 | 67.7% | 63% |
| In the paint | 7-13 | 53.8% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 9-21 | 42.9% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-7 | 28.6% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-19 | 52.6% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 21 | 6 | 3-5 | +1 |
| Yogi Ferrell | 10 | 8 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Kyle Collinsworth | 9 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Harrison Barnes | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 16 | 6-10 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 34 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki | 20 | 13 | 5-7 | +7 |
| Harrison Barnes | 14 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Dwight Powell | 13 | 6 | 2-3 | +2 |
| J.J. Barea | 6 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 2 | 0-2 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Powell | 23 | 4 | 2-5 | −4 |
| Nerlens Noel | 21 | 2 | 1-4 | −5 |
| Salah Mejri | 9 | 5 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 10 | 5-7 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
DAL win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
NOP
50/50
DAL
Highest Leverage Moments
Holiday 28' 3PT Jump Shot (26 PTS) (Davis 1 AST)
Q4 9:30
15.0%
29→14
Barea 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
Q4 10:30
10.6%
24→35
Noel 1' Alley Oop Dunk (4 PTS) (Smith Jr. 4 AST)
Q1 5:56
9.0%
49→58
Rondo 18' Jump Shot (3 PTS)
Q1 5:42
9.0%
58→49
Nowitzki 4' Hook Shot (13 PTS) (Barea 2 AST)
Q2 8:56
9.0%
21→30
