Dallas
Mavericks
111
–
129
FINAL
New Orleans
Pelicans
Date
Monday, March 16, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 26 | 24 | 32 | 25 | 111 |
| NOP | 32 | 33 | 36 | 26 | 129 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Saddiq Bey
NOP
23
PTS
6
REB
3
AST
+1
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots3
Opp FG% When Defending29.4%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.22
Impact Composite62.7
Hustle: 6.5Defense: 56.0Impact: 0.2
held opponents to 29.4% FGonly 13 pts allowed on 60.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Zion Williamson
NOP
27
PTS
4
REB
1
AST
+5
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-13 (84.6%)
3PT0-0
FT5-9
TS%79.6%
eFG%84.6%
STL1
TOV1
ORTG113
DRTG105
NET+8
84.6% FGonly 12 pts allowed on 42.6 possessions
Box Score
| DAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Nembhard | 25:14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1-8 | 13% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Cooper Flagg | 29:59 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10-21 | 48% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +1 |
| Naji Marshall | 32:54 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12-24 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 6-8 | 75% | -6 |
| Max Christie | 31:31 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 57% | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| P.J. Washington | 31:10 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-13 | 54% | 4-8 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Marvin Bagley III | 18:50 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4-7 | 57% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| Dwight Powell | 12:31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -6 |
| AJ Johnson | 12:11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| John Poulakidas | 17:50 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | -19 |
| Tyler Smith | 4:59 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -3 |
| Khris Middleton | 17:40 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-9 | 22% | 2-7 | 29% | 0-0 | 0% | -20 |
| Brandon Williams | 5:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -16 |
| TOTAL | — | 111 | 51 | 13 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 44-104 | 42% | 14-39 | 36% | 9-14 | 64% | — |
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddiq Bey | 35:00 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8-18 | 44% | 1-6 | 17% | 6-6 | 100% | +1 |
| Herbert Jones | 28:39 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4-9 | 44% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | +8 |
| Yves Missi | 28:10 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | -2 |
| Zion Williamson | 28:31 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11-13 | 85% | 0-0 | 0% | 5-9 | 56% | +5 |
| Trey Murphy III | 32:44 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7-15 | 47% | 2-9 | 22% | 1-2 | 50% | +10 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Micah Peavy | 1:45 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | +3 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 1:45 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | +3 |
| Jordan Poole | 18:11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2-9 | 22% | 0-6 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | +10 |
| Derik Queen | 20:44 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 4-4 | 100% | +14 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 24:41 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7-14 | 50% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-2 | 0% | +18 |
| Karlo Matković | 19:50 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-7 | 71% | 2-2 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | +20 |
| TOTAL | — | 129 | 57 | 12 | 31 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 48-95 | 51% | 11-35 | 31% | 22-34 | 65% | — |
Kevon Looney —
DeAndre Jordan —
Dejounte Murray —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DAL44/104 (42%)
Paint
29/59 (49%)
Mid
3/11 (27%)
3PT
14/41 (34%)
RA 58%ATB3 36%Paint 33%Corner 3 30%Mid 20%
NOP48/95 (51%)
Paint
35/56 (63%)
Mid
5/10 (50%)
3PT
11/35 (31%)
RA 67%ATB3 29%Paint 57%Corner 3 36%Mid 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Trey Murphy III
defended Max Christie
4.8 min • 8 pts • 100%
Best Defender
Saddiq Bey
held Naji Marshall
3.6 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Karlo Matković
vs Dwight Powell
2.3 min • 8 pts • 100%
| NOP Defense | AJ Johnson | Brandon Williams | Cooper Flagg | Dwight Powell | John Poulakidas | Khris Middleton | Marvin Bagley III | Max Christie | Naji Marshall | P.J. Washington | Ryan Nembhard | Tyler Smith |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddiq Bey | 1.6m 2pts 33% | — | 1.9m 2pts 33% | — | — | 1.7m 4pts 50% | — | 1.2m 2pts 33% | 3.6m 0pts 0% | — | 1.4m 3pts 25% | — |
| Trey Murphy III | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | 4.8m 8pts 100% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Yves Missi | — | — | 3.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 3.7m 1pts 0% | — | — | 2.4m 1pts 0% | — | — |
| Zion Williamson | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.7m 8pts 100% | 4.3m 4pts 67% | — | — |
| Herbert Jones | — | — | 2.2m 5pts 50% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.8m 2pts 25% | — | — | 2.9m 0pts 0% | — |
| Derik Queen | — | — | 1.3m 3pts 100% | 1.0m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 0% | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Jeremiah Fears | — | 1.2m 2pts 33% | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 50% | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jordan Poole | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 25% | — | — | 1.8m 2pts 100% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Karlo Matković | — | — | — | 2.3m 8pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 7pts 75% | — | — |
| Other | 3.0m 3pts 33% | — | 1.9m 8pts 80% | — | — | 2.8m 2pts 50% | 3.6m 18pts 78% | 1.1m 2pts 100% | 2.3m 7pts 60% | 2.3m 14pts 100% | 2.6m 5pts 67% | 2.0m 3pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NOP leads, negative = DAL leads
NOP Largest Lead
19
Q3 11:34
DAL Largest Lead
10
Q1 6:49
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DAL 8-0 run
Q1 3:41 – Q1 4:39
0 → -5
NOP 10-0 run
Q1 7:05 – Q1 9:23
-8 → 0
NOP 12-0 run
Q1 7:05 – Q1 9:48
-8 → +2
NOP 13-0 run
Q1 7:05 – Q1 9:48
-8 → +3