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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 34 | 31 | 36 | 29 | 130 |
 Mavericks | 27 | 42 | 39 | 35 | 143 |
NOPTeam statsDAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 48-9053.3% | 17-3745.9% | 17-2373.9% | 38 | 31 | 9 |
| DAL | 51-8858.0% | 25-4555.6% | 16-2176.2% | 37 | 30 | 6 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Dallas Mavericks143| 40 | 46, Career high (his best before, 42) | 17-30 | 5-8 | 7-9 | +13 | +15.9 | ||||||||
| 37 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −5.1 | |||||
| 35 | 14 | 5-6 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 | +2.8 | |||||
| 33 | 11 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +0.9 | ||||
| 32 | 36 | 13-21 | 8-13, Career high (his best before, 7) | 2-4 | 0 | +8 | +10.6 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 13 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8.1 | ||||
| 21 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −5.1 | |||
| 13 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +0.6 | ||||
| 6 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +1.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | |
| Team | 143 | 51-8858.0% | 25-4555.6% | 37 | 30 | 6 | 22 | 16-2176.2% | 5 | 4 | 2 | |||
Bench 30 points on 11 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Josh Green, James Johnson, Boban Marjanovic and Wes Iwundu (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans130| 37 | 36, Career high (his best before, 35) | 14-15 | 0-1 | 8-11 | 0 | 0 | −12 | +15.0 | ||||||
| 35 | 30 | 11-23 | 4-9 | 4-4 | 0 | −10 | +5.2 | |||||||
| 32 | 16 | 5-7 | 4-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4.4 | ||||||
| 32 | 12 | 4-12 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −0.9 | ||||||
| 20 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −2.6 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 6 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −3.5 | |||||
| 22 | 10 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +3.9 | |||||
| 17 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −3.9 | ||||
| 15 | 11 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +2.6 | ||||||
| Team | 130 | 48-9053.3% | 17-3745.9% | 38 | 31 | 9 | 19 | 17-2373.9% | 9 | 5 | 3 | |||
Bench 32 points on 12 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Sindarius Thornwell, Nicolo Melli, Jaxson Hayes, Wenyen Gabriel and Nickeil Alexander-Walker (coach’s decision).
Mavericks143Pelicans130ClickTap 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.
Luka Dončić had a career-high 46 points and 12 assists, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 143-130 for their fourth straight win.
The Mavericks took control with a 28-15 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 16.
Kristaps Porziņģis scored 36 points (24 on 8 3-pointers) on 13 for 21 shooting. The Mavericks had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Pelicans, Zion Williamson scored a career-high 36 points (28 in the paint) on 14 for 15 shooting, and Brandon Ingram added 30 points. The Pelicans had 2 30-point scorers.
The Mavericks shot 58.0% from the field and 55.6% from 3 to the Pelicans’ 53.3% and 45.9%. The Mavericks made 25 3-pointers, 8 of them by Porziņģis and 5 by Dončić. The Pelicans forced 6 turnovers, about 7 fewer than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Mavericks 21-8 on the fast break. The Mavericks’ starters outscored the Pelicans 72-59 in 20 minutes 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. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
127 points from the field on 88 shots: 32.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 15-19 | 78.9% | 64% |
| In the paint | 6-13 | 46.2% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 5-11 | 45.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 6-11 | 54.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 19-34 | 55.9% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonzo Ball | 30 | 9 | 3-5 | −3 |
| Josh Hart | 25 | 9 | 4-8 | −1 |
| Kira Lewis Jr. | 7 | 5 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Willy Hernangomez | 7 | 7 | 3-6 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 20 | 8-13 | +13 |
The tracking credits him with 50 points on 86 possessions. He usually scores about 34 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Adams | 31 | 16 | 6-8 | +6 |
| Willy Hernangomez | 11 | 9 | 3-6 | +5 |
| Lonzo Ball | 7 | 4 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Brandon Ingram | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 9 | 4-5 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 40 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram | 54 | 9 | 3-3 | +1 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Lonzo Ball | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 5 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 10 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
Redick 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Williamson 4 AST)
Q4 11:15
13.1%
79→66
Cauley-Stein 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Doncic 8 AST)
Q3 0:32
11.7%
79→91
Redick 17' Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Williamson 3 AST)
Q3 0:22
11.7%
90→79
Cauley-Stein 1' Dunk (6 PTS) (Doncic 9 AST)
Q4 10:57
11.6%
66→77
Doncic 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (35 PTS)
Q4 10:20
11.4%
77→89
