The New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Dallas Mavericks 129-111 on March 16, 2026 at Smoothie King Center. A crowd of 16,787 witnessed the New Orleans Pelicans secure the victory by 18 points.
Game Information
Quarter-by-Quarter Scoring
| Team |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
Total |
| NO |
32 |
35 |
36 |
26 |
129 |
| DAL |
26 |
28 |
32 |
25 |
111 |
Officials
Sean Wright (Referee), Kevin Cutler (Referee), Mousa Dagher (Referee)
Injury Report
| Team |
Player |
Position |
Status |
Injury |
Expected Return |
| NO |
Dejounte Murray |
G |
Out |
Illness – Not Specified |
2026-03-18 |
| NO |
Bryce McGowens |
G |
Out |
Toe – Fracture |
2026-03-18 |
| DAL |
Caleb Martin |
F |
Out |
Foot – Soreness |
2026-03-18 |
| DAL |
Daniel Gafford |
F |
Out |
Illness – Not Specified |
2026-03-18 |
| DAL |
Klay Thompson |
G |
Out |
Rest – Not Specified |
2026-03-18 |
| DAL |
Kyrie Irving |
G |
Out |
Knee – Surgery |
2026-10-01 |
Team Statistics
| Team |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
PTS |
| DAL |
42 |
36 |
64 |
51 |
27 |
10 |
3 |
12 |
111 |
| NO |
51 |
31 |
65 |
57 |
31 |
7 |
12 |
14 |
129 |
Dallas Mavericks Player Statistics
| Player |
POS |
MIN |
PTS |
FGM-A |
FG% |
3PM-A |
3P% |
FTM-A |
FT% |
OREB |
DREB |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
PF |
+/- |
| P.J. Washington |
F |
31 |
18 |
7-13 |
53.8 |
4-8 |
50.0 |
0-0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-6 |
| Naji Marshall |
F |
33 |
32 |
12-24 |
50.0 |
2-4 |
50.0 |
6-8 |
75.0 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
-6 |
| Cooper Flagg |
F |
30 |
21 |
10-21 |
47.6 |
0-3 |
0.0 |
1-2 |
50.0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
+1 |
| Max Christie |
G |
32 |
12 |
4-7 |
57.1 |
4-6 |
66.7 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
| Ryan Nembhard |
G |
25 |
2 |
1-8 |
12.5 |
0-2 |
0.0 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
-3 |
| Khris Middleton |
F |
18 |
6 |
2-9 |
22.2 |
2-7 |
28.6 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-20 |
| Dwight Powell |
F |
13 |
1 |
0-0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0 |
1-2 |
50.0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
-6 |
| Marvin Bagley III |
F |
19 |
9 |
4-7 |
57.1 |
1-1 |
100.0 |
0-0 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
-14 |
| Tyler Smith |
F |
5 |
3 |
1-3 |
33.3 |
0-2 |
0.0 |
1-2 |
50.0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
-3 |
| Brandon Williams |
G |
5 |
0 |
0-2 |
0.0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
-16 |
| John Poulakidas |
G |
18 |
3 |
1-5 |
20.0 |
1-5 |
20.0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
-19 |
| AJ Johnson |
G |
12 |
4 |
2-5 |
40.0 |
0-1 |
0.0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
New Orleans Pelicans Player Statistics
| Player |
POS |
MIN |
PTS |
FGM-A |
FG% |
3PM-A |
3P% |
FTM-A |
FT% |
OREB |
DREB |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
PF |
+/- |
| Herbert Jones |
F |
29 |
10 |
4-9 |
44.4 |
1-3 |
33.3 |
1-1 |
100.0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+8 |
| Zion Williamson |
F |
29 |
27 |
11-13 |
84.6 |
0-0 |
0 |
5-9 |
55.6 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+5 |
| Trey Murphy III |
F |
33 |
17 |
7-15 |
46.7 |
2-9 |
22.2 |
1-2 |
50.0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
+10 |
| Yves Missi |
C |
28 |
4 |
1-4 |
25.0 |
0-0 |
0 |
2-4 |
50.0 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
-2 |
| Saddiq Bey |
G |
35 |
23 |
8-18 |
44.4 |
1-6 |
16.7 |
6-6 |
100.0 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
| Karlo Matkovic |
F |
20 |
13 |
5-7 |
71.4 |
2-2 |
100.0 |
1-1 |
100.0 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
+20 |
| Derik Queen |
C |
21 |
9 |
2-4 |
50.0 |
1-1 |
100.0 |
4-4 |
100.0 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
+14 |
| Jordan Poole |
G |
18 |
4 |
2-9 |
22.2 |
0-6 |
0.0 |
0-1 |
0.0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+10 |
| Micah Peavy |
G |
2 |
0 |
0-1 |
0.0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0-2 |
0.0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
+3 |
| Jordan Hawkins |
G |
2 |
5 |
1-1 |
100.0 |
1-1 |
100.0 |
2-2 |
100.0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
| Jeremiah Fears |
G |
25 |
17 |
7-14 |
50.0 |
3-7 |
42.9 |
0-2 |
0.0 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
+18 |
Naji Marshall paced the offense with 32 points. Yves Missi secured 10 rebounds and Cooper Flagg facilitated the offense with 8 assists. Comprehensive statistics are shown above.
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