The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Dallas Mavericks 129-111 on Mar 16, 2026 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Naji Marshall led the Mavericks with 32 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.
- Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 1 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naji Marshall | 33 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-24 | 2-4 | 6-8 | 3 |
| Cooper Flagg | 30 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10-21 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1 |
| P.J. Washington | 31 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Max Christie | 32 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Marvin Bagley III | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Khris Middleton | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-9 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2 |
| AJ Johnson | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| John Poulakidas | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Ryan Nembhard | 25 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 218 | 107 | 47 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 43-99 | 14-37 | 7-10 | 19 |
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 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11-13 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 1 |
| Saddiq Bey | 35 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8-18 | 1-6 | 6-6 | 1 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 25 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7-14 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 2 |
| Trey Murphy III | 33 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7-15 | 2-9 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Karlo Matkovic | 20 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Herbert Jones | 29 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Derik Queen | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 1 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Yves Missi | 28 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 |
| Jordan Poole | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-9 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 3 |
| Micah Peavy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 |
| Team | 242 | 129 | 57 | 31 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 48-95 | 11-35 | 22-34 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Mavericks · 2025-26 season · Previous Mar 15, 2026: DAL 130, CLE 120 · Next Mar 18, 2026: ATL 135, DAL 120
- Pelicans · 2025-26 season · Previous Mar 13, 2026: NO 105, HOU 107 · Next Mar 18, 2026: LAC 109, NO 124