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March 16, 2026 · Smoothie King Center
Dallas Mavericks vs New Orleans Pelicans · March 16, 2026
The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Dallas Mavericks 129-111 on Monday, March 16, 2026 at home. Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 27 points. Naji Marshall led the Mavericks with 32 points and 8 rebounds. The Pelicans are 23-46 and the Mavericks 23-46.
Team 1 2 3 4 T
DAL 26 28 32 25 111 NO 32 35 36 26 129
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Mavericks · 44/104 FG
Q1 11:19 · Cooper Flagg misses 10-foot two point shot
Q1 7:21 · Cooper Flagg makes layup (Naji Marshall assists)
Q1 6:04 · Cooper Flagg makes running dunk (Ryan Nembhard assists)
Q1 5:11 · Cooper Flagg makes running dunk (Ryan Nembhard assists)
Q2 9:12 · Cooper Flagg makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot
Q2 7:48 · Cooper Flagg misses driving floating jump shot
Q2 5:59 · Cooper Flagg misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q2 52.1 · Cooper Flagg misses running layup
Q2 23.3 · Cooper Flagg misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q2 0.0 · Trey Murphy III blocks Cooper Flagg 's 32-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q3 9:06 · Cooper Flagg makes running layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)
Q3 8:13 · Yves Missi blocks Cooper Flagg 's 4-foot driving layup
Q3 5:51 · Cooper Flagg misses driving layup
Q4 11:23 · Cooper Flagg misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 10:02 · Cooper Flagg makes 7-foot running pullup jump shot
Q4 9:38 · Cooper Flagg makes driving layup
Q4 9:08 · Yves Missi blocks Cooper Flagg 's 5-foot two point shot
Q4 8:25 · Cooper Flagg makes driving layup
Q4 8:00 · Cooper Flagg misses 6-foot turnaround jump shot
Q4 7:57 · Cooper Flagg makes 3-foot layup (Marvin Bagley III assists)
Q4 5:23 · Cooper Flagg makes driving layup
Q1 10:45 · Yves Missi blocks Naji Marshall 's 5-foot turnaround jump shot
Q1 9:20 · Naji Marshall makes driving layup (Cooper Flagg assists)
Q1 2:51 · Naji Marshall misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q1 1:20 · Naji Marshall makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Brandon Williams assists)
Q1 11.7 · Naji Marshall misses driving floating jump shot
Q2 11:39 · Naji Marshall makes 23-foot three point jumper (P.J. Washington assists)
Q2 11:11 · Naji Marshall misses 7-foot pullup jump shot
Q2 3:51 · Naji Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 3:47 · Yves Missi blocks Naji Marshall 's 4-foot pullup jump shot
Q2 3:42 · Naji Marshall misses 7-foot pullup jump shot
Q2 1:19 · Naji Marshall makes running layup (Cooper Flagg assists)
Q2 50.0 · Naji Marshall makes tip shot
Q3 8:39 · Naji Marshall misses 22-foot jumper
Q3 5:06 · Naji Marshall makes 7-foot pullup jump shot
Q3 4:34 · Naji Marshall makes running layup (AJ Johnson assists)
Q3 2:55 · Naji Marshall makes 4-foot turnaround jump shot
Q3 2:19 · Jordan Poole blocks Naji Marshall 's 3-foot driving layup
Q3 1:50 · Naji Marshall makes driving layup (Dwight Powell assists)
Q3 54.8 · Naji Marshall misses 8-foot running jump shot
Q3 1.2 · Naji Marshall makes 9-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 11:00 · Naji Marshall makes 26-foot running jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)
Q4 10:16 · Naji Marshall misses driving layup
Q4 7:29 · Yves Missi blocks Naji Marshall 's 3-foot layup
Q4 6:54 · Naji Marshall makes 5-foot turnaround jump shot
Q1 10:07 · Max Christie misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q2 10:38 · Max Christie misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q2 10:22 · Max Christie makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot
Q2 9:58 · Max Christie makes 24-foot running jump shot (Naji Marshall assists)
Q2 8:32 · Max Christie misses layup
Q2 1:48 · Max Christie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ryan Nembhard assists)
Q3 11:14 · Max Christie makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot (Naji Marshall assists)
Q1 9:50 · P.J. Washington makes 27-foot three point jumper (Naji Marshall assists)
Q1 8:19 · P.J. Washington makes 22-foot three point jumper (Naji Marshall assists)
Q1 7:59 · P.J. Washington makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cooper Flagg assists)
Q1 3:50 · P.J. Washington misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 8:52 · Herbert Jones blocks P.J. Washington 's 7-foot driving layup
Q2 6:46 · Derik Queen blocks P.J. Washington 's 1-foot running layup
Q2 3:12 · P.J. Washington makes 16-foot jumper
Q3 11:40 · P.J. Washington makes 2-foot layup (Cooper Flagg assists)
Q3 9:23 · P.J. Washington misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q3 4:23 · P.J. Washington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Naji Marshall assists)
Q3 2:38 · P.J. Washington makes running dunk (Khris Middleton assists)
Q3 1:26 · P.J. Washington misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q4 6:30 · P.J. Washington misses 25-foot running jump shot
Q1 6:45 · Ryan Nembhard misses 22-foot jumper
Q2 11:47 · Ryan Nembhard misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Q2 2:21 · Herbert Jones blocks Ryan Nembhard 's 2-foot driving layup
Q3 10:29 · Ryan Nembhard misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q4 3:34 · Ryan Nembhard makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot
Q4 2:45 · Ryan Nembhard misses driving floating jump shot
Q4 1:15 · Ryan Nembhard misses 15-foot fade away jump shot
Q4 16.4 · Ryan Nembhard misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q1 6:35 · Marvin Bagley III makes dunk (Cooper Flagg assists)
Q1 5:23 · Marvin Bagley III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cooper Flagg assists)
Q2 8:26 · Marvin Bagley III makes dunk
Q2 7:44 · Marvin Bagley III misses tip shot
Q2 7:05 · Marvin Bagley III misses 5-foot two point shot
Q4 11:20 · Marvin Bagley III makes two point shot
Q4 7:57 · Marvin Bagley III misses tip shot
Q1 3:44 · John Poulakidas misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q1 3:22 · John Poulakidas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 2:56 · John Poulakidas makes 25-foot running jump shot (Naji Marshall assists)
Q4 3:47 · John Poulakidas misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q4 3:01 · John Poulakidas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q1 2:20 · Brandon Williams misses finger roll layup
Q1 43.4 · Jordan Poole blocks Brandon Williams 's 2-foot running layup
Q1 1:38 · Khris Middleton misses 21-foot jumper
Q1 57.5 · Khris Middleton misses running pullup jump shot
Q1 41.5 · Khris Middleton misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q2 5:02 · Khris Middleton misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q3 7:22 · Khris Middleton makes 24-foot three pointer
Q3 6:57 · Khris Middleton misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q3 6:29 · Khris Middleton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cooper Flagg assists)
Q3 3:26 · Khris Middleton misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q3 30.1 · Khris Middleton misses 9-foot two point shot
Q3 3:49 · AJ Johnson makes driving layup
Q4 7:03 · AJ Johnson misses driving layup
Q4 5:59 · AJ Johnson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q4 1:25 · Derik Queen blocks AJ Johnson 's 1-foot driving layup
Q4 54.7 · AJ Johnson makes 2-foot layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)
Q4 4:13 · Tyler Smith misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q4 2:12 · Tyler Smith makes running dunk (Ryan Nembhard assists)
Q4 26.0 · Tyler Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
Paint 26/51 51% Mid-range 4/14 29% 3PT 14/39 36%
Pelicans · 48/95 FG
Q1 11:42 · Herbert Jones makes driving layup (Saddiq Bey assists)
Q1 7:35 · Herbert Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q2 11:32 · Herbert Jones misses driving layup
Q2 11:28 · Herbert Jones makes two point shot
Q2 9:05 · Herbert Jones makes driving layup (Jeremiah Fears assists)
Q2 1:25 · Herbert Jones misses 9-foot fade away jump shot
Q3 10:58 · Herbert Jones misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Q3 10:41 · Herbert Jones misses 23-foot running jump shot
Q3 8:57 · Herbert Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trey Murphy III assists)
Q1 10:59 · Saddiq Bey misses driving layup
Q1 9:32 · Saddiq Bey misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q1 4:55 · Saddiq Bey makes 3-foot two point shot (Jeremiah Fears assists)
Q1 2:37 · Saddiq Bey makes 25-foot three pointer (Derik Queen assists)
Q1 2:12 · Saddiq Bey makes 1-foot layup (Karlo Matkovic assists)
Q2 4:25 · Saddiq Bey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 3.0 · Saddiq Bey misses driving layup
Q3 11:23 · Saddiq Bey misses 6-foot turnaround jump shot
Q3 10:22 · Saddiq Bey makes two point shot (Trey Murphy III assists)
Q3 9:58 · Saddiq Bey makes two point shot
Q3 8:30 · Saddiq Bey makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
Q3 7:34 · Saddiq Bey misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q3 6:07 · Saddiq Bey misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q4 8:34 · Saddiq Bey misses 6-foot two point shot
Q4 8:30 · Saddiq Bey makes tip shot
Q4 5:39 · Saddiq Bey makes 8-foot fade away jump shot
Q4 5:01 · Saddiq Bey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q4 3:58 · Saddiq Bey misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
Q1 10:20 · Zion Williamson makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Herbert Jones assists)
Q1 9:02 · Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Trey Murphy III assists)
Q1 8:35 · Zion Williamson makes dunk (Yves Missi assists)
Q1 8:07 · Zion Williamson misses driving layup
Q1 7:07 · Zion Williamson makes driving layup
Q2 5:13 · Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Yves Missi assists)
Q2 4:04 · Zion Williamson makes 2-foot two point shot (Jordan Poole assists)
Q2 42.8 · Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Saddiq Bey assists)
Q3 9:40 · Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Herbert Jones assists)
Q3 8:07 · Zion Williamson makes running dunk (Trey Murphy III assists)
Q3 5:40 · Zion Williamson makes driving layup
Q4 6:38 · Zion Williamson makes 1-foot layup (Trey Murphy III assists)
Q4 4:21 · Zion Williamson misses driving layup
Q1 7:45 · Trey Murphy III misses 29-foot three point jumper
Q1 5:45 · Trey Murphy III makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
Q1 4:04 · Trey Murphy III makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jeremiah Fears assists)
Q1 3:31 · Trey Murphy III misses 28-foot three point jumper
Q2 6:41 · Trey Murphy III makes running dunk (Yves Missi assists)
Q2 6:14 · Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 2:07 · Trey Murphy III makes 27-foot three point jumper (Herbert Jones assists)
Q3 9:15 · Trey Murphy III misses 30-foot three point jumper
Q3 5:20 · Trey Murphy III makes two point shot
Q3 4:40 · Trey Murphy III misses two point shot
Q3 3:35 · Trey Murphy III makes two point shot (Saddiq Bey assists)
Q4 7:42 · Trey Murphy III makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Yves Missi assists)
Q4 7:23 · Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot running jump shot
Q4 4:49 · Trey Murphy III misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q4 1:52 · Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q1 1:51 · Jeremiah Fears makes 6-foot two point shot
Q1 1:08 · Brandon Williams blocks Jeremiah Fears 's 2-foot driving layup
Q1 49.4 · Jeremiah Fears misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q2 11:00 · Jeremiah Fears misses driving layup
Q2 9:42 · Jeremiah Fears makes 28-foot three pointer
Q2 9:28 · Jeremiah Fears makes running dunk
Q2 8:47 · Jeremiah Fears makes 22-foot running jump shot (Jordan Poole assists)
Q3 4:02 · Jeremiah Fears makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q3 1:59 · Jeremiah Fears misses driving layup
Q3 1:03 · Jeremiah Fears misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q3 26.1 · Jeremiah Fears makes running layup
Q4 11:35 · Jeremiah Fears makes 2-foot layup (Derik Queen assists)
Q4 11:06 · Jeremiah Fears misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q4 49.6 · Jeremiah Fears misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q1 1:06 · Jordan Poole misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 10:29 · Jordan Poole misses 25-foot running jump shot
Q2 7:37 · Jordan Poole misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q2 5:26 · Cooper Flagg blocks Jordan Poole 's 26-foot three point jumper
Q2 4:50 · Jordan Poole makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists)
Q4 11:42 · Jordan Poole misses 29-foot three point jumper
Q4 10:11 · Jordan Poole makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Jeremiah Fears assists)
Q4 9:22 · Jordan Poole misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 9:01 · Jordan Poole misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q1 0.0 · Derik Queen makes 8-foot fade away jump shot
Q2 5:47 · Derik Queen misses 7-foot floating jump shot
Q4 10:42 · Derik Queen makes 22-foot three point jumper (Yves Missi assists)
Q4 59.9 · AJ Johnson blocks Derik Queen 's 15-foot pullup jump shot
Q2 10:55 · Karlo Matkovic makes dunk
Q2 10:02 · Karlo Matkovic misses driving layup
Q3 4:30 · Karlo Matkovic makes dunk (Jeremiah Fears assists)
Q3 3:18 · Karlo Matkovic misses dunk
Q3 3:13 · Karlo Matkovic makes 2-foot hook shot
Q3 1:32 · Karlo Matkovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Herbert Jones assists)
Q4 3:12 · Karlo Matkovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
Q2 3:31 · Yves Missi makes driving layup (Trey Murphy III assists)
Q2 1:22 · Yves Missi misses 5-foot tip shot
Q2 58.5 · Yves Missi misses layup
Q3 11:19 · Yves Missi misses tip shot
Q4 1:23 · Jordan Hawkins makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Micah Peavy assists)
Q4 8.8 · Micah Peavy misses running dunk
Paint 32/50 64% Mid-range 5/10 50% 3PT 11/35 31%
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