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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mavericks | 30 | 22 | 28 | 25 | 105 |
 Pelicans | 29 | 25 | 26 | 35 | 115 |
DALTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 43-9047.8% | 10-3528.6% | 9-1181.8% | 40 | 25 | 8 |
| NOP | 48-9152.7% | 10-2540.0% | 9-1560.0% | 46 | 33 | 9 |
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New Orleans Pelicans115| 35 | 14 | 6-13 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −1.7 | ||||
| 35 | 37 | 15-21 | 2-3 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +12.7 | ||||||
| 30 | 19 | 8-14 | 1-4 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +10.4 | |||||
| 11 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −1.1 | |||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −0.6 | ||||||
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| 31 | 8 | 3-10 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1.4 | |||||
| 31 | 19 | 9-15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +0.6 | |||||
| 24 | 10 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +1.8 | |||||
| 19 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −6.3 | |||
| 13 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +2.5 | |||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.7 | ||
| Team | 115 | 48-9152.7% | 10-2540.0% | 46 | 33 | 9 | 11 | 9-1560.0% | 9 | 5 | 2 | |||
Bench 43 points on 18 for 41 shooting
Did not play: Jrue Holiday (injury/illness); Charles Cooke (coach’s decision).
Dallas Mavericks105| 34 | 19 | 8-19 | 1-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −5.3 | |||||
| 29 | 10 | 5-11 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −1.0 | |||||
| 26 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −4.4 | |||
| 25 | 11 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +4.9 | |||||
| 23 | 19 | 7-13 | 4-8 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +4.2 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 11 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −2.5 | |||||
| 27 | 15 | 6-14 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −0.6 | ||||||
| 20 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | −9 | +7.6 | ||||||
| 20 | 8 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +2.8 | |||
| 6 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −1.8 | ||||
| Team | 105 | 43-9047.8% | 10-3528.6% | 40 | 25 | 8 | 14 | 9-1181.8% | 9 | 4 | 2 | |||
Bench 41 points on 16 for 35 shooting
Did not play: Jalen Jones, Johnathan Motley and Jameel Warney (coach’s decision).
Pelicans115Mavericks105ClickTap 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.
Anthony Davis scored 37 points (10 during a 12-0 run in the second quarter), and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Dallas Mavericks 115-105.
Larry Drew II’s corner 3-pointer put the Pelicans ahead for good with 8:37 left in the fourth quarter.
The Mavericks got within 106-103 on J.J. Barea’s floater with 2:52 to play, but Rajon Rondo answered with 2 free throws, and the Mavericks got no closer.
During clutch time, the Pelicans outscored the Mavericks 10-2. Davis (No. 6 in clutch points, 2017-18) scored 4 of the Pelicans’ 10 on 2 for 2 shooting.
Rondo assisted on 7 of Davis’ 15 baskets, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki scored 19 points (12 on 4 3-pointers).
The Pelicans shot 52.7% from the field and 40.0% from 3 to the Mavericks’ 47.8% and 28.6%. The Mavericks forced 9 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Pelicans outscored the Mavericks 21-4 on the fast break.
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).
106 points from the field on 91 shots: 14.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 19-24 | 79.2% | 63% |
| In the paint | 10-21 | 47.6% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 9-21 | 42.9% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-7 | 42.9% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-18 | 38.9% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Powell | 26 | 11 | 4-7 | +2 |
| Nerlens Noel | 15 | 11 | 5-6 | +6 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 7 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 14 | 6-7 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 41 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.J. Barea | 18 | 8 | 4-4 | +5 |
| Yogi Ferrell | 17 | 3 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 9 | 4 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Doug McDermott | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 62 possessions. He usually scores about 9 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yogi Ferrell | 11 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Kyle Collinsworth | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Harrison Barnes | 9 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| J.J. Barea | 9 | 6 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 9 | 4-6 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 11 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.
NOP win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
DAL
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Highest Leverage Moments
Ferrell 27' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Powell 3 AST)
Q4 3:27
18.0%
91→73
Davis 26' 3PT Jump Shot (29 PTS) (Clark 2 AST)
Q3 0:01
17.6%
37→55
Davis 26' 3PT Jump Shot (32 PTS) (Clark 3 AST)
Q4 7:37
14.1%
68→82
Ferrell 2' Running Reverse Layup (10 PTS) (Barea 7 AST)
Q4 5:10
13.3%
91→77
Barnes 27' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Collinsworth 4 AST)
Q3 1:32
13.1%
60→47
