The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Dallas Mavericks 119-113 on Dec 22, 2025 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Anthony Davis led the Mavericks with 35 points, 17 rebounds and 2 assists.
- Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 24 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.
Dallas Mavericks box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | 35 | 35 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16-28 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 4 |
| Klay Thompson | 31 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-17 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 1 |
| Cooper Flagg | 35 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-11 | 1-1 | 5-10 | 2 |
| Naji Marshall | 29 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| P.J. Washington | 28 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Caleb Martin | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Jaden Hardy | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Ryan Nembhard | 25 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2-13 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Daniel Gafford | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Team | 225 | 109 | 54 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 44-96 | 10-29 | 11-21 | 18 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
New Orleans Pelicans box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 25 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 |
| Saddiq Bey | 35 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-17 | 0-6 | 5-5 | 2 |
| Derik Queen | 34 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7-12 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 3 |
| Jordan Poole | 27 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-12 | 2-8 | 4-4 | 3 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 24 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-14 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 1 |
| Trey Murphy III | 38 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Herbert Jones | 22 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jose Alvarado | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Karlo Matkovic | 14 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 3 |
| Micah Peavy | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 240 | 119 | 51 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 44-97 | 8-34 | 23-27 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Mavericks · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 20, 2025: DAL 114, PHI 121 · Next Dec 23, 2025: DEN 130, DAL 131
- Pelicans · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 20, 2025: IND 109, NO 128 · Next Dec 23, 2025: NO 118, CLE 141