Charlotte
Hornets
123
–
121
FINAL
Dallas
Mavericks
Date
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 33 | 26 | 34 | 30 | 123 |
| DAL | 20 | 38 | 35 | 28 | 121 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
LaMelo Ball
CHA
22
PTS
3
REB
9
AST
+9
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots4
Opp FG% When Defending46.2%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.34
Impact Composite43.9
Hustle: 8.0Defense: 34.4Impact: 1.5
6-10 from 3only 17 pts allowed on 50.7 possessions
Box Score MVP
Kon Knueppel
CHA
34
PTS
4
REB
3
AST
+7
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-16 (62.5%)
3PT8-12
FT6-6
TS%91.2%
eFG%87.5%
STL1
TOV0
ORTG130
DRTG121
NET+9
34 points62.5% FG8-12 from 33 deflections13 contested shotsonly 28 pts allowed on 66.2 possessions
Box Score
| CHA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Miller | 26:47 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7-13 | 54% | 3-7 | 43% | 6-6 | 100% | +12 |
| LaMelo Ball | 30:49 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8-17 | 47% | 6-10 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Miles Bridges | 38:12 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7-17 | 41% | 1-5 | 20% | 2-2 | 100% | +11 |
| Kon Knueppel | 36:25 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-16 | 63% | 8-12 | 67% | 6-6 | 100% | +7 |
| Moussa Diabaté | 32:04 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5-9 | 56% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Collin Sexton | 20:18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-10 | 30% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | 15:27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | 0 |
| Sion James | 15:40 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Tidjane Salaün | 9:48 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Josh Green | 14:31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| TOTAL | — | 123 | 45 | 8 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 43-91 | 47% | 20-41 | 49% | 17-18 | 94% | — |
Tre Mann —
Pat Connaughton —
Liam McNeeley —
| DAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Washington | 35:05 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6-19 | 32% | 1-5 | 20% | 1-1 | 100% | -5 |
| Caleb Martin | 27:14 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2-6 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Max Christie | 29:12 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-15 | 40% | 1-7 | 14% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Daniel Gafford | 25:12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -8 |
| Cooper Flagg | 38:06 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20-29 | 69% | 3-5 | 60% | 6-6 | 100% | +2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Moussa Cisse | 17:18 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | +11 |
| Ryan Nembhard | 9:13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Klay Thompson | 27:01 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-15 | 40% | 4-11 | 36% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Jaden Hardy | 5:41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Dwight Powell | 5:01 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Brandon Williams | 20:57 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-10 | 60% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | +11 |
| TOTAL | — | 121 | 50 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 48-103 | 47% | 11-33 | 33% | 14-16 | 88% | — |
Miles Kelly —
D'Angelo Russell —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CHA43/91 (47%)
Paint
19/44 (43%)
Mid
4/10 (40%)
3PT
20/41 (49%)
ATB3 48%RA 54%Paint 28%Corner 3 50%Mid 75%
DAL48/103 (47%)
Paint
30/54 (56%)
Mid
9/20 (45%)
3PT
11/33 (33%)
RA 65%Paint 38%ATB3 28%Mid 60%Corner 3 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Cooper Flagg
defended Kon Knueppel
4.4 min • 17 pts • 73%
Best Defender
Daniel Gafford
held Ryan Kalkbrenner
4.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Cooper Flagg
vs Brandon Miller
2.0 min • 10 pts • 80%
| DAL Defense | Brandon Miller | Collin Sexton | Josh Green | Kon Knueppel | LaMelo Ball | Miles Bridges | Moussa Diabaté | Ryan Kalkbrenner | Sion James | Tidjane Salaün |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Flagg | 2.0m 10pts 80% | 1.2m 6pts 60% | — | 4.4m 17pts 73% | — | 3.5m 2pts 33% | 1.1m 16pts 78% | — | — | — |
| P.J. Washington | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 2pts 20% | 4.1m 2pts 20% | — | — | — | 1.7m 2pts 50% |
| Daniel Gafford | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 3.5m 5pts 67% | 4.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Max Christie | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 2.9m 4pts 40% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Caleb Martin | — | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 50% | 3.5m 3pts 100% | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Klay Thompson | — | — | — | 2.2m 5pts 50% | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.7m 5pts 40% | — |
| Brandon Williams | 1.3m 7pts 100% | 1.9m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — |
| Moussa Cisse | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Ryan Nembhard | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dwight Powell | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Other | — | 3.0m 2pts 25% | 3.6m 5pts 20% | 2.0m 2pts 50% | 3.2m 6pts 50% | 1.7m 5pts 50% | 1.8m 15pts 86% | — | — | 2.0m 2pts 33% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DAL leads, negative = CHA leads
DAL Largest Lead
4
Q4 2:06
CHA Largest Lead
15
Q1 11:46
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DAL 8-0 run
Q1 11:57 – Q2 1:37
-13 → -7
CHA 8-0 run
Q3 3:15 – Q3 4:05
-6 → -11
DAL 9-0 run
Q3 11:01 – Q4 0:24
-3 → +3