Dallas
Mavericks
113
–
119
FINAL
New Orleans
Pelicans
Date
Monday, December 22, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 34 | 29 | 24 | 26 | 113 |
| NOP | 36 | 21 | 22 | 40 | 119 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Derik Queen
NOP
19
PTS
10
REB
6
AST
+13
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots15
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending44.4%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.16
Impact Composite75.5
Hustle: 30.0Defense: 43.2Impact: 2.2
Double-Double58.3% FG3 deflections15 contested shots+13 plus/minusonly 8 pts allowed on 50.7 possessions
Box Score MVP
Zion Williamson
NOP
24
PTS
9
REB
3
AST
+2
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-14 (71.4%)
3PT0-0
FT4-4
TS%76.1%
eFG%71.4%
TOV1
ORTG109
DRTG103
NET+5
71.4% FGonly 14 pts allowed on 40.1 possessions
Box Score
| DAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Washington | 28:23 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3-7 | 43% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Anthony Davis | 35:20 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16-28 | 57% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-3 | 67% | -11 |
| Cooper Flagg | 35:01 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5-11 | 46% | 1-1 | 100% | 5-10 | 50% | -9 |
| Naji Marshall | 29:03 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-10 | 70% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Ryan Nembhard | 24:39 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2-13 | 15% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Klay Thompson | 31:04 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-17 | 41% | 5-12 | 42% | 1-3 | 33% | -1 |
| Jaden Hardy | 10:57 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-4 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | 0 |
| Caleb Martin | 16:46 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | +9 |
| Brandon Williams | 14:42 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 25% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Daniel Gafford | 14:05 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +1 |
| TOTAL | — | 113 | 57 | 18 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 46-104 | 44% | 10-33 | 30% | 11-21 | 52% | — |
D'Angelo Russell —
Miles Kelly —
Dwight Powell —
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddiq Bey | 35:13 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-17 | 41% | 0-6 | 0% | 5-5 | 100% | +12 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 24:06 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-14 | 29% | 1-4 | 25% | 3-4 | 75% | +7 |
| Derik Queen | 34:10 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7-12 | 58% | 0-2 | 0% | 5-6 | 83% | +13 |
| Trey Murphy III | 37:59 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-12 | 33% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | +10 |
| Herbert Jones | 21:41 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 57% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Micah Peavy | 5:16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Karlo Matković | 13:40 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | -7 |
| Jose Alvarado | 15:36 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Jordan Poole | 27:14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4-12 | 33% | 2-8 | 25% | 4-4 | 100% | -1 |
| Zion Williamson | 25:05 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10-14 | 71% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +2 |
| TOTAL | — | 119 | 51 | 14 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 44-97 | 45% | 8-34 | 24% | 23-27 | 85% | — |
DeAndre Jordan —
Jordan Hawkins —
Kevon Looney —
Yves Missi —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DAL46/104 (44%)
Paint
33/64 (52%)
Mid
8/18 (44%)
3PT
10/33 (30%)
RA 57%Paint 46%ATB3 23%Corner 3 46%Mid 20%
NOP44/97 (45%)
Paint
36/62 (58%)
Mid
3/8 (38%)
3PT
8/34 (24%)
RA 61%ATB3 16%Paint 42%Corner 3 44%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Derik Queen
defended Anthony Davis
8.1 min • 4 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Saddiq Bey
held P.J. Washington
3.7 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Zion Williamson
vs P.J. Washington
3.2 min • 8 pts • 80%
| NOP Defense | Anthony Davis | Brandon Williams | Caleb Martin | Cooper Flagg | Daniel Gafford | Jaden Hardy | Klay Thompson | Naji Marshall | P.J. Washington | Ryan Nembhard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 1.0m 4pts 100% | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | 4.9m 5pts 33% | 1.8m 2pts 0% | 2.0m 2pts 100% | — |
| Saddiq Bey | — | — | — | 2.4m 5pts 67% | — | — | 2.0m 5pts 50% | 3.0m 2pts 33% | 3.7m 0pts 0% | — |
| Derik Queen | 8.1m 4pts 50% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zion Williamson | 1.1m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0m 4pts 67% | 3.2m 8pts 80% | — |
| Jordan Poole | — | 1.2m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 100% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 3.3m 0pts 0% |
| Jeremiah Fears | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.4m 3pts 33% | — | — | — | 3.7m 2pts 25% |
| Herbert Jones | — | — | — | 4.2m 7pts 75% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Karlo Matković | 1.2m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Alvarado | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 6pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.9m 8pts 38% | 0.7m 2pts 50% | 4.0m 10pts 56% | 3.7m 7pts 60% | 1.6m 4pts 29% | 3.0m 3pts 50% | 3.7m 2pts 100% | 2.6m 4pts 67% | 2.7m 3pts 0% | 3.7m 4pts 33% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NOP leads, negative = DAL leads
NOP Largest Lead
11
Q1 6:05
DAL Largest Lead
11
Q3 5:36
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DAL 8-0 run
Q1 10:05 – Q1 11:08
+9 → +3
DAL 11-0 run
Q1 10:05 – Q1 11:32
+9 → 0
NOP 9-0 run
Q4 4:50 – Q4 5:32
-4 → +3
NOP 8-0 run
Q4 7:23 – Q4 9:07
+1 → +8