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Kyrie Irving scores 25, Moses Brown adds 20 points and 11 rebounds in Mavs' 103-96 win over Hornets

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40-98FG40-97

41Field Goal %41

7-273PT11-36

26Three Point %31

9-13FT12-16

14Offensive Rebounds10

42Defensive Rebounds38

25Assists23

3Steals12

2Blocks7

15Turnovers7

0Technical Fouls1

20Points Conceded Off Turnovers9

8Fast Break Points11

16Fouls11

6Largest Lead11

Game Recap

By AP•Feb 28, 2025 • 4:09 AM

Charlotte Hornets vs. Dallas Mavericks: Game Highlights

DALLAS -- — Kyrie Irving scored 18 of his 25 points in the second half and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 103-96 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday night.

Moses Brown, in his penultimate game on a 10-day contract, added 20 points and 11 rebounds in 31 minutes of his first start for the Mavericks.

Mark Williams had 26 points and 16 rebounds for the Hornets, who have lost five consecutive games and 16 of their last 19. Miles Bridges had 20 points and 12 rebounds.

P.J. Washington Jr. again joined Anthony Davis, Daniel Gafford and Dereck Lively II among Dallas big men unavailable because of injury. Washington left the Mavericks' Feb. 8 game with a sprained right ankle and has missed four of seven games since.

LaMelo Ball, who leads the Hornets in scoring and assists, missed his second consecutive game with an ankle injury.

Takeaways

Hornets: Charlotte went 1-8 playing nine consecutive road games, matching a franchise-long road run. The last six followed the All-Star break. The Hornets are 1-21 in games without Ball.

Mavericks: At 32-28, the Mavericks are ninth in the Western Conference but only one game out of sixth place and the conference’s last guaranteed playoff berth. ... It was Brown's highest-scoring game since his career-high 24 points for Oklahoma City in the final game of the 2020-21 season.

Key moment

Irving missed a 3-pointer with Dallas leading 94-91 with 1:52 left but tipped the ball amid a scramble out to Klay Thompson, whose right-corner 3 put the Mavericks ahead 97-91 with 1:48 to play.

Key stat

Irving hit eight of his final 11 shot attempts.

Up next

The Hornets will begin a five-game homestand against Washington on Saturday, when the Mavericks will host Milwaukee.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Mark Williams vs. Moses Brown (KJ Simpson gains possession)	0	0
11:47	Miles Bridges bad pass (Moses Brown steals)	0	0
11:47	Mark Williams personal foul	0	0
11:36	Klay Thompson misses 16-foot jumper	0	0
11:34	KJ Simpson defensive rebound	0	0
11:22	Mark Williams misses layup	0	0
11:21	Mark Williams offensive rebound	0	0
11:15	Josh Green misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:15	Mark Williams offensive rebound	0	0
11:10	Mark Williams misses 2-foot two point shot	0	0
11:08	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	0	0
10:59	Naji Marshall misses driving floating jump shot	0	0
10:55	Mark Williams defensive rebound	0	0
10:46	Mark Williams offensive foul	0	0
10:46	Mark Williams turnover	0	0
10:26	Moses Brown makes dunk	2	0
10:15	Mark Williams misses 12-foot two point shot	2	0
10:13	Mark Williams offensive rebound	2	0
10:10	Miles Bridges misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:06	Kyrie Irving defensive rebound	2	0
9:59	Moses Brown makes 2-foot layup (Naji Marshall assists)	4	0
9:37	Nick Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	0
9:35	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	4	0
9:26	Kyrie Irving misses 11-foot two point shot	4	0
9:23	KJ Simpson defensive rebound	4	0
9:14	Nick Smith Jr. makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot	4	2
9:00	Max Christie makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	6	2
8:43	Miles Bridges misses 11-foot two point shot	6	2
8:41	Moses Brown defensive rebound	6	2
8:30	Klay Thompson makes driving layup (Max Christie assists)	8	2
8:30	Nick Smith Jr. shooting foul	8	2
8:30	Taj Gibson enters the game for Mark Williams	8	2
8:30	Klay Thompson makes free throw 1 of 1	9	2
8:17	Josh Green makes 22-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)	9	5
8:01	Naji Marshall bad pass (KJ Simpson steals)	9	5
7:46	KJ Simpson makes 10-foot two point shot	9	7
7:31	Max Christie makes 24-foot three point jumper (Naji Marshall assists)	12	7
7:30	Hornets Full timeout	12	7
7:18	Miles Bridges misses two point shot	12	7
7:16	Moses Brown defensive rebound	12	7
7:03	Naji Marshall misses 23-foot three point jumper	12	7
7:01	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	12	7
6:54	Miles Bridges misses two point shot	12	7
6:54	Kyrie Irving defensive rebound	12	7
6:45	Moses Brown makes layup (Max Christie assists)	14	7
6:45	Miles Bridges shooting foul	14	7
6:45	Dante Exum enters the game for Klay Thompson	14	7
6:45	Damion Baugh enters the game for KJ Simpson	14	7
6:45	Moses Brown makes free throw 1 of 1	15	7
6:33	Damion Baugh misses 26-foot jump bank shot	15	7
6:31	Moses Brown defensive rebound	15	7
6:24	Kyrie Irving makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dante Exum assists)	18	7
6:11	Taj Gibson makes 1-foot layup (Josh Green assists)	18	9
5:59	Kyrie Irving misses two point shot	18	9
5:57	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	18	9
5:54	Kyrie Irving shooting foul	18	9
5:54	Josh Green makes free throw 1 of 2	18	10
5:54	DaQuan Jeffries enters the game for Miles Bridges	18	10
5:54	Josh Green misses free throw 2 of 2	18	10
5:51	DaQuan Jeffries offensive rebound	18	10
5:47	Nick Smith Jr. misses driving floating jump shot	18	10
5:46	Moses Brown defensive rebound	18	10
5:37	Naji Marshall misses driving floating jump shot	18	10
5:34	Hornets defensive team rebound	18	10
5:34	Spencer Dinwiddie enters the game for Max Christie	18	10
5:34	Miles Bridges enters the game for Nick Smith Jr.	18	10
5:34	Seth Curry enters the game for Josh Green	18	10
5:21	Miles Bridges misses driving floating jump shot	18	10
5:19	Taj Gibson offensive rebound	18	10
5:18	Taj Gibson makes tip shot	18	12
5:05	Kyrie Irving misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	12
5:03	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	18	12
4:53	Seth Curry misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	12
4:50	Mavericks defensive team rebound	18	12
4:50	Olivier-Maxence Prosper enters the game for Moses Brown	18	12
4:50	Kessler Edwards enters the game for Naji Marshall	18	12
4:30	Kessler Edwards misses 15-foot jumper	18	12
4:27	Seth Curry defensive rebound	18	12
4:17	Taj Gibson out of bounds bad pass turnover	18	12
4:17	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Taj Gibson	18	12
3:57	Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses 6-foot hook shot	18	12
3:55	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	18	12
3:50	Moussa Diabate makes two point shot (Miles Bridges assists)	18	14
3:50	Mavericks Full timeout	18	14
3:50	Dwight Powell enters the game for Olivier-Maxence Prosper	18	14
3:35	Kyrie Irving makes 12-foot step back jumpshot	20	14
3:15	Damion Baugh makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Miles Bridges assists)	20	16
2:54	Kessler Edwards makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dante Exum assists)	23	16
2:39	Moussa Diabate bad pass (Dante Exum steals)	23	16
2:34	DaQuan Jeffries shooting foul	23	16
2:34	Dante Exum makes free throw 1 of 2	24	16
2:34	Jaden Hardy enters the game for Kyrie Irving	24	16
2:34	Dante Exum makes free throw 2 of 2	25	16
2:17	Miles Bridges makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Damion Baugh assists)	25	18
1:57	Jaden Hardy misses 26-foot three point jumper	25	18
1:54	DaQuan Jeffries defensive rebound	25	18
1:48	DaQuan Jeffries makes driving layup	25	20
1:32	Jaden Hardy misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	25	20
1:30	Hornets defensive team rebound	25	20
1:11	DaQuan Jeffries misses 24-foot three point jumper	25	20
1:08	Kessler Edwards defensive rebound	25	20
1:06	Kessler Edwards bad pass (Moussa Diabate steals)	25	20
1:04	Moussa Diabate makes driving dunk	25	22
45.1	Kessler Edwards misses 22-foot three point jumper	25	22
42.1	DaQuan Jeffries defensive rebound	25	22
24.1	Miles Bridges makes 9-foot two point shot	25	24
0.1	Kessler Edwards misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	25	24
0.0	Mavericks offensive team rebound	25	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	24

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American Airlines Center

Dallas, TX

Date & Time

1:30 AM, February 28, 2025

Coverage

KFAA-TV, Mavs.com, WSOC-TV Channel 9, TV64, FanDuel SN SE, NBA League Pass

Attendance

20,009

Referees

Derek Richardson, CJ Washington, Gediminas Petraitis

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	31	27	.534	L1
Miami	32	29	.525	W1
Charlotte	30	31	.492	W4
Atlanta	30	31	.492	W3
Washington	16	43	.271	L4

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	43	16	.729	W11
Houston	37	22	.627	L1
Memphis	22	36	.379	W1
Dallas	21	38	.356	L2
New Orleans	19	42	.311	W4

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