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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mavericks | 27 | 45 | 23 | 28 | 123 |
 Pelicans | 41 | 23 | 29 | 23 | 116 |
DALTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 45-9348.4% | 14-4035.0% | 19-2673.1% | 49 | 23 | 11 |
| NOP | 45-9845.9% | 15-4136.6% | 11-1573.3% | 48 | 30 | 14 |
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Dallas Mavericks123| 38 | 25 | 10-19 | 3-9 | 2-2 | 0 | +12 | +8.8 | |||||||
| 29 | 24 | 8-17 | 3-5 | 5-8 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +1.7 | ||||||
| 29 | 14 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +4.4 | ||||
| 22 | 7 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 1-4 | 0 | +5 | −1.5 | |||||||
| 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −0.9 | |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 8 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 0 | +9 | −3.0 | |||||||
| 32 | 20 | 8-12 | 0-1 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | +11 | +11.1 | ||||||
| 22 | 8 | 2-8 | 2-7 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.3 | ||||
| 17 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −1.1 | |||||
| 13 | 7 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −3.2 | ||||
| Team | 123 | 45-9348.4% | 14-4035.0% | 49 | 23 | 11 | 19 | 19-2673.1% | 12 | 8 | 7 | |||
Bench 51 points on 17 for 36 shooting
Did not play: Boban Marjanovic, Ryan Broekhoff and J.J. Barea (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans116| 33 | 15 | 6-16 | 3-12 | 0-2 | 0 | −14 | −0.9 | |||||||
| 33 | 8 | 2-11 | 0-3 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | −14 | −0.5 | ||||||
| 31 | 25 | 10-20 | 4-7, Ties his career high | 1-1 | 0 | −11 | +4.6 | |||||||
| 22 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −5.1 | |||
| 22 | 16 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +5.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 16 | 5-9 | 1-5 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | −5 | +2.4 | ||||||
| 21 | 9 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +0.5 | ||||||
| 15 | 6 | 2-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −1.6 | |||||
| 15 | 10 | 4-9 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +0.6 | |||
| 14 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −2.1 | ||||||
| 7 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +1.0 | ||||
| Team | 116 | 45-9845.9% | 15-4136.6% | 48 | 30 | 14 | 22 | 11-1573.3% | 12 | 6 | 3 | |||
Bench 49 points on 18 for 38 shooting
Did not play: Jaxson Hayes and E'Twaun Moore (coach’s decision).
Mavericks123Pelicans116ClickTap 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.
Delon Wright had 20 points (16 in the paint) and 5 steals, and the Dallas Mavericks rallied from 16 points down in the second quarter to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 123-116 in the Pelicans’ home opener at Smoothie King Center.
The Mavericks trailed 43-27 with 11:36 left in the second quarter. They outscored the Pelicans 96-73 the rest of the way.
Luka Dončić’s driving layup with 1:53 left made it 117-113, and Dorian Finney-Smith’s free throw with 14.8 seconds left put it away at 121-116.
During clutch time, the Mavericks outscored the Pelicans 13-1. Dončić scored 8 of the Mavericks’ 13 on 3 for 3 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Wright had 3 of his 5 steals, 2 of them during an 8-0 Mavericks run, and the Mavericks scored 6 points off them.
Dončić had 25 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, his ninth career triple-double, and Kristaps Porziņģis added 24 points (11 in the second quarter) and 5 blocks. The Mavericks had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Pelicans, Brandon Ingram had 25 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Derrick Favors added 16 points on 8 for 10 shooting. Josh Hart had 16 points and 9 rebounds off the bench.
The Mavericks shot 48.4% from the field to the Pelicans’ 45.9% and outscored them 28-15 on the fast break. The Pelicans outscored the Mavericks 31-21 in 9 minutes with Jackson, Hart, Williams, Alexander-Walker and Melli on the floor together.
Dallas MavericksNew Orleans PelicansPS, 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. The Mavericks’ chance bottomed out at 7.2% (2nd quarter, 11:36 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
104 points from the field on 93 shots: 3.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 21-32 | 65.6% | 64% |
| In the paint | 7-13 | 53.8% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 3-8 | 37.5% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-9 | 22.2% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-31 | 38.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jrue Holiday | 39 | 3 | 1-6 | −10 |
| Josh Hart | 13 | 2 | 1-1 | −2 |
| Lonzo Ball | 10 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Derrick Favors | 4 | 6 | 3-6 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 14 | 6-7 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram | 25 | 5 | 2-7 | −2 |
| Derrick Favors | 17 | 5 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Nicolo Melli | 9 | 9 | 3-5 | +6 |
| Jrue Holiday | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 4 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 62 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonzo Ball | 18 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| JJ Redick | 16 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 11 | 6 | 2-4 | +4 |
| Josh Hart | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 4 | 2-4 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 13 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
50/50
NOP
Highest Leverage Moments
Doncic 5' Driving Layup (22 PTS)
Q4 1:53
19.1%
34→15
Porzingis 26' 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Kleber 1 AST)
Q4 8:04
18.9%
54→35
Ingram 21' Jump Shot (22 PTS)
Q4 5:03
16.0%
40→56
Kleber 27' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Doncic 10 AST)
Q3 2:39
15.0%
29→14
Ingram 26' 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Ball 5 AST)
Q3 2:25
15.0%
14→29
