Dallas
Mavericks
90
–
117
FINAL
Charlotte
Hornets
Date
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 23 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 90 |
| CHA | 31 | 26 | 35 | 25 | 117 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Brandon Miller
CHA
17
PTS
5
REB
4
AST
+12
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots5
Opp FG% When Defending60.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.34
Impact Composite42.6
Hustle: 9.5Defense: 30.3Impact: 2.9
60.0% FG+12 plus/minusonly 8 pts allowed on 23.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
LaMelo Ball
CHA
15
PTS
5
REB
9
AST
-5
+/−
Game Performance
FG5-19 (26.3%)
3PT4-13
FT1-1
TS%38.6%
eFG%36.8%
STL5
BLK1
TOV4
ORTG97
DRTG103
NET-6
4-13 from 35 steals5 deflectionsheld opponents to 20.0% FGonly 8 pts allowed on 46.6 possessions
Box Score
| DAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Christie | 33:26 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-15 | 27% | 1-9 | 11% | 2-2 | 100% | -1 |
| Brandon Williams | 26:37 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 40% | 0-1 | 0% | 10-11 | 91% | -13 |
| Khris Middleton | 29:09 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4-11 | 36% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -9 |
| P.J. Washington | 27:55 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-11 | 36% | 1-4 | 25% | 4-6 | 67% | -18 |
| Daniel Gafford | 21:30 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 63% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -19 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| John Poulakidas | 14:28 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Ryan Nembhard | 21:23 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-2 | 50% | 3-4 | 75% | -14 |
| AJ Johnson | 13:15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -17 |
| Caleb Martin | 25:51 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3-7 | 43% | 0-2 | 0% | 3-8 | 38% | -29 |
| Dwight Powell | 26:26 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 6-8 | 75% | -8 |
| TOTAL | — | 90 | 42 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 28-74 | 38% | 3-22 | 14% | 31-42 | 74% | — |
Naji Marshall —
Klay Thompson —
| CHA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kon Knueppel | 31:59 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6-14 | 43% | 1-7 | 14% | 0-1 | 0% | +17 |
| LaMelo Ball | 29:16 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5-19 | 26% | 4-13 | 31% | 1-1 | 100% | -5 |
| Brandon Miller | 21:22 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6-10 | 60% | 2-5 | 40% | 3-3 | 100% | +12 |
| Miles Bridges | 30:37 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-13 | 23% | 1-5 | 20% | 4-7 | 57% | 0 |
| Moussa Diabaté | 22:32 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +10 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Pat Connaughton | 10:27 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | -1 |
| Sion James | 24:14 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-8 | 63% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +30 |
| Tidjane Salaün | 1:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | +3 |
| Josh Green | 25:26 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-6 | 67% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +36 |
| Grant Williams | 20:38 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4-6 | 67% | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +23 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | 18:19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-4 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +18 |
| TOTAL | — | 117 | 49 | 13 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 42-88 | 48% | 20-51 | 39% | 13-19 | 68% | — |
Tre Mann —
Xavier Tillman —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DAL28/74 (38%)
Paint
23/43 (53%)
Mid
3/13 (23%)
3PT
4/23 (17%)
RA 61%ATB3 22%Paint 25%Corner 3 0%Mid 25%
CHA42/88 (48%)
Paint
21/35 (60%)
Mid
3/5 (60%)
3PT
20/51 (39%)
ATB3 39%RA 61%Paint 54%Corner 3 42%Mid 100%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Miles Bridges
defended Khris Middleton
7.1 min • 4 pts • 20%
Best Defender
Ryan Kalkbrenner
held Dwight Powell
6.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Grant Williams
vs P.J. Washington
2.7 min • 9 pts • 100%
| CHA Defense | AJ Johnson | Brandon Williams | Caleb Martin | Daniel Gafford | Dwight Powell | John Poulakidas | Khris Middleton | Max Christie | P.J. Washington | Ryan Nembhard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kon Knueppel | — | 1.1m 2pts 50% | 4.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 5.3m 2pts 33% | 1.2m 2pts 100% | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Miles Bridges | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1m 4pts 20% | 1.3m 2pts 33% | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — |
| LaMelo Ball | — | 5.1m 8pts 43% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 0pts 0% |
| Moussa Diabaté | — | — | — | 6.1m 4pts 100% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Josh Green | 2.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 3pts 100% | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 5pts 100% |
| Sion James | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 2pts 100% |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | — | — | — | — | 6.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Williams | — | — | 1.8m 3pts 100% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 2.7m 9pts 100% | — |
| Brandon Miller | — | — | 2.5m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.7m 6pts 67% | — |
| Pat Connaughton | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 3pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.9m 9pts 100% | 3.3m 3pts 33% | 3.3m 8pts 100% | 2.0m 3pts 25% | 3.0m 10pts 50% | 4.8m 4pts 25% | 2.9m 5pts 67% | 2.8m 6pts 67% | 2.8m 2pts 20% | 2.9m 3pts 33% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = CHA leads, negative = DAL leads
CHA Largest Lead
27
Q4 10:16
DAL Largest Lead
2
Q1 0:13
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DAL 8-0 run
Q1 10:44 – Q2 2:45
+9 → +3
DAL 9-0 run
Q1 10:44 – Q2 2:45
+9 → +2
DAL 10-0 run
Q1 10:44 – Q2 2:45
+9 → +1
CHA 9-0 run
Q2 4:00 – Q2 5:37
+1 → +9